Marketing

Payments provider North American Bancard LLC launched two new compensation programs for sales agents, including a restructured bonus program and a portfolio buyout program that includes an opportunity for qualified sales agents to have a portion of their residuals purchased.Processor Wirecard AG is partnering with point-of-sale credit specialist Klarna AB to integrate all of …

As merchants expect more consolidated services from their point-of-sale systems, payments providers are listening and acting. Merchant processor Shift4 Payments LLC said Tuesday that its suite of restaurant POS systems now has an integration with TakeOut7 Inc., an online-ordering service. This enables orders placed via TakeOut7 to sync with Shift4’s …

The Western Union Co. launched WU Incoming Payments for Legal, a service aimed at allowing U.S. law firms to accept foreign payments without bank-processing fees.Payments provider Usio Inc. said InsureSmith, which provides insurance brokerage software products, integrated Usio’s PayFac-in-a-Box service to enable users to pay premiums directly through the InsureSmith platform.E-commerce services provider Signifyd announced …

As the payments industry reeled Monday morning during yet another wild session on Wall Street, card manufacturer CPI Card Group Inc. provided a glimmer of hopeful news when it reported improving financials thanks in part to growing sales of dual-interface cards. Littleton, Colo. based CPI said fourth-quarter sales in its …

Private-equity firm InterPrivate LLC announced the acquisition of SurchX, a payments provider offering surcharging programs. SurchX was renamed InterPayments. Terms were not disclosed.ParTech Inc., a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp., announced an application programming interface integration with eTouchMenu, a digital-menu provider, and ParTech’s Brink POS software.Priority Payment Systems, a subsidiary of …

Perk Labs Inc. announced an agreement with Alipay that will enable Alipay users to make payments on the Perk platform.EVO Payments Inc. said it will offer the Nexgo Inc. N5 Android smart point-of-sale terminal.Certemy Inc., a professional certification and licensing management platform, introduced new payment gateway options, including Stripe Inc., PayPal Holdings Inc., …

In the wake of a weaker-than-expected outlook and a sudden CEO change, share prices for card-linked marketing-services provider Cardlytics Inc. plunged Wednesday even as other payments companies surged with the broader markets that had tanked Tuesday on fears of the coronavirus. As of late morning, Atlanta-based Cardlytics’ stock was going …

Klarna Bank AB, a leading exemplar of the trend toward offering installment-plan payments online and at the point of sale, has received backing from Ant Financial Services Group in a deal that cements an existing alliance between the two companies and could add considerable propulsive force to Klarna’s relatively new …

Bluefin Payment Systems LLC said several devices were added to its PCI-validated point-to-point encryption listing.Forte Payment Systems, a unit of CSG International Systems Inc., launched BillPay, a billing product that features security enhancements, the ability for users to pay online, via kiosk, or in person, and other enhancements.Installment-payment specialist Splitit Payments Ltd. said …

After a more than 10-year relationship with MerchantPro Express LLC, processor and banking-services provider Fiserv Inc. is bringing the Melville, N.Y.-based firm in house with an acquisition of the independent sales organization. Announced Tuesday, the deal sees the long-time partner—likely with First Data Corp., which Fiserv bought last year—acquired as a …