Transit riders have made one aspect of their mobility routines abundantly clear. They want to use contactless payments to pay as they commute to work or ride to the beach. A full 91% of transit users in the second Future of Urban Mobility Survey from Visa Inc. either strongly or …
Read More »Paysafe Bets on Arkansas And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/30/22
Paysafe Ltd. entered the mobile sports-betting market in Arkansas with a partnership with BetSaracen, a sportsbook app offered by Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Ark. The partnership will start with BetSaracen’s integration of Paysafe’s Skrill USA digital wallet.The technology company Bushel launched a digital-payment platform to replace paper checks in transactions …
Read More »Clover Sport in 300 Venues and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/13/22
Fiserv Inc. said more than 300 sports and entertainment venues are now using Clover Sport to provide payment and marketing services to fans. Clover Sport is based on Fiserv’s Clover point-of-sale technology.MoneyGram International Inc. launched a service that supports money transfers via the Stellar Network’s public blockchain and USD Coin, a stablecoin from Circle Internet …
Read More »Google’s New Wallet Digitizes Payment Cards Plus Drivers’ Licenses And Other Credentials
In a nod to consumers’ preference to have all the contents of a physical wallet digitized—including driver’s licenses and vaccine cards, in addition to payment cards—Alphabet Inc.’s Google subsidiary has introduced a new Google Wallet. The new wallet, which Google plans to make available in more than 40 countries, is …
Read More »Crypto, Gift Cards, And Even BNPL Come to Unattended Payments Via PayRange
Transactions on gift cards and cryptocurrency—and even buy now, pay later capability—are coming to commercial washers, dryers, and vending machines with an announcement Monday by PayRange Inc. that it will support the new payment methods. The Portland, Ore.-based company, which says it processes for more than half a million commercial …
Read More »Texas Roadhouse Partners With Ziosk to Roll Out a Tableside Ordering And Payment Platform
With consumers starting to dine out again, improving their dining experience through digital ordering and tableside payments solutions is becoming a pressing need for restaurants. Texas Roadhouse has become the latest restaurant chain to take the digital plunge, implementing Ziosk’s Cloud Commerce Platform for digital tableside ordering and payments. The …
Read More »Strawhecker Ranks Gateways and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/27/22
Consulting firm The Strawhecker Group announced its list of best-performing payment gateways in a range of categories. CSG Forte and FIS (Express) were co-winners in the best-performing gateway category, with JPMorgan Chase (Orbital) as runner-up. Elavon (Fusebox) won for fastest transactions.With the majority of buy now, pay later accounts going unreported to …
Read More »Digital River’s New Drop-in Checkout Tech and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/25/22
Payments provider Digital River Inc. unveiled Drop-in Checkout, technology that streamlines payments acceptance for brands on Digital River’s platform.Payments provider Shift4 Payments Inc. said it will process payments for Concessions International, a provider of food-and-beverage technology for airports, at almost 40 of the company’s locations.Cantaloupe Inc., a payments provider for unattended locations, said it …
Read More »Shift4 Expands Its Sports-Stadium Portfolio to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Add Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena to Shift4 Payments Inc.’s growing list of sports and entertainment venues to which the company provides payment processing. T-Mobile Arena is home to the National Hockey League’s Las Vegas Golden Knights franchise and hosts other entertainment events on the Las Vegas strip. Shift4 will process …
Read More »Improved Order Accuracy And More Upsells Drove Checkers To Install Automated Voice Ordering
Having committed to rolling out automated voice ordering in drive-thru lanes at its corporate-owned restaurants, Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc. expects the new technology will improve order accuracy and significantly increase ticket sizes through more efficient upselling practices. Checkers’ commitment to automated voice ordering, which it announced Monday, comes at a time …
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