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J.P. Morgan Payments launched its pay-by-bank service, relying on open-banking technology from Mastercard Inc. The service lets customers pay bills directly from their bank accounts. Block Inc.’s Afterpay buy now, pay later platform announced a partnership with Nift Networks to offer users access to products and services offered by Nift. Point-of-sale system maker Revel …

On The Fly POS’s latest product, called Ground Control, is making it easier for hospitality merchants to use their own devices for ordering and table management. The new app, with versions for both iOS and Android mobile devices, enables merchants to use their own hardware with an integrated software app …

AppTech Payments Corp., a specialist in business-to-business and business-to-consumer payments, has agreed to acquire Alliance Partners LLC and its FinZeo money-movement software. With the deal, expected to close Oct. 31, AppTech will become a payment facilitator, a company that allows merchants to accept payments on the company’s merchant account. Terms …

Processor Worldline is adding a flexible payment element to its revenue-share model for its North America partners servicing e-commerce merchants. And, payments provider Payroc says it will be the launch partner for the Ingenico Axium point-of-sale terminal line. Worldline’s new product, called FlexCommissions, enables its software and independent sales organization …

Presto Automation Inc. says its voice-ordering system for restaurants represents a $17-million annual revenue opportunity as the company finishes its first full year as a public company. San Carlos, Calif.-based Presto finished the fiscal year ended June 30 with revenue of $26.1 million, a 14.1% decrease from $30.4 million the …

Paze, an online wallet still in development, will be available to merchants using GoDaddy Inc.’s Web services. Paze is available for testing to select U.S. businesses on the GoDaddy platform. In March, at the announcement of Paze, Early Warning Services LLC, its developer, said full availability would arrive this autumn, …

Almost a year after vowing to make its PayPal- and Venmo-branded credit and debit cards available in Apple Wallet, PayPal Holdings Inc. has come through on that promise. With the move, announced Wednesday, eligible PayPal and Venmo cards can be added to Apple Wallet by tapping the “Add Debit or …

The Federal Reserve said FedNow, its real-time payments service that launched in July with 35 banks and credit unions, now counts 108 participating institutions with 21 others providing liquidity and settlement services and 20 service providers. Kenneth C. Montgomery, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston first vice president and chief operating officer who spearheaded …

Experian PLC on Monday launched its Smart Money digital checking account and debit card. The product is part of the credit bureau’s strategy to offer consumers with no or minimal credit histories an opportunity to quickly build a credit score. To that end, Experian has embedded in the new product …

It’s a sobering part of the daily payments arena—fraud is unending and always evolving. That’s why payments and anti-fraud companies continue to create new services in an effort to keep up with the latest scams. Visa on Monday said it would make managed detection and response services from Expel Inc. …