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Blackhawk Adds Three More Betting States for its Game On Card

The new revenue opportunity associated with online gambling compels many payments companies to court gaming providers. Blackhawk Network, the prepaid card specialist, is the latest to do this with the expansion of its Game On card to Maryland, Kansas, and Wyoming. Game On cards enable consumers add funds to their …

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A No-Contract Smart POS Terminal from Helcim Debuts

Helcim Inc., a Calgary, Alberta-based payments provider, launched its Helcim Smart Terminal, which it says carries no contract or monthly fees. The device, which uses the Android operating system, is priced at $349 (C$429) and will be available this summer. Among its technical capabilities is a built-in printer, a large …

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Luxury Retailer LVMH Adopts Tap to Pay on iPhone

A handful of U.S. retail outlets owned by luxury-goods retailer LVMH Group will offer Tap to Pay on iPhone later this year, the Paris-based company announced Wednesday. Tap to Pay on iPhone enables merchants to accept contactless payments using a payment-acceptance app and an off-the-shelf iPhone. The service, announced in …

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Volt’s Gateway on Shopify And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/14/23

The Canada-based commerce platform Shopify announced it has added the payments gateway Volt, allowing Shopify merchants in Europe, the United Kingdom, and Brazil to process real-time account-to-account payments. In related news, payments platform Netevia announced updates to its banking-services features, including free account-to-account transfers. The free period extends until the end of the year. …

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Mastercard Processing Woes And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/13/23

Mastercard Inc. Monday afternoon said it was looking into reports of problems with processing certain transactions on its network. Both Stripe, a major payments platform, and the U.K. bank Natwest reported issues, though Natwest said the problem had been resolved by day’s end. Prepaid card provider Paysign said it completed issuer certification with …

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With a New Card, Chase Looks to Woo New-To-Credit Customers

Chase, the consumer and commercial banking division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United States, has launched Chase Freedom Rise, a credit card aimed at consumers with no credit history. Cardholders earn 1.5% cash back on every purchase, pay no annual fee, and have no minimum threshold for redeeming …

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Six Flags’ Great Adventure Store Adopts Amazon’s Just Walk Out Technology

Amazon.com Inc.’s Just Walk Out payment technology is providing checkout-free shopping at Quick Six, a concept store at Six Flags Great Adventure, a Jackson, N.J., theme park. Announced recently, the store uses the Amazon-developed technology that requires consumers to scan a code on their cellphones that is tied to a …

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Shell Picks Vontier’s Payment Tech And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/9/23

Vontier Corp. said its Retail Solutions unit will provide cloud-based payments technology for Shell Oil Co. at more than 13,000 service stations by the end of next year. The U.S. unit of the big cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it will suspend dollar transactions as early as June 13 following word from partners they …

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Estimated Merchant Savings from CCCA? $15 Billion Annually, Says One Researcher

As proponents and adversaries wrangle over the newly resurrected Credit Card Competition Act, a market-research firm has raised by more than one-third its estimate of how much the bill could save U.S. merchants. A year ago, the firm, Atlanta-based CMS Payments Intelligence Inc., calculated the bill would result in $11 …

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Apple Cash Adds Recurring Payments And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/8/23

Apple Cash users will be able to set up weekly, biweekly, or monthly Apple Cash payments in the iOS 17 iPhone software coming this fall, Apple Inc. announced. Users also will be able to present digital IDs stored in Apple Wallet to businesses, such as for age verification. More than 96% …

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