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A fraud ring that appears to be based in Southeast Asia is targeting U.S. retailers and has already committed an estimated $660 million in fraud in stolen laptops, cell phones, computer chips, gaming devices, and other goods just in November, said Signifyd, an online-fraud prevention firm. Signifyd said it has been tracking …

Global processor Worldline S.A. will make Splitit, a white-label buy now, pay later provider, available to its roster of merchants and marketplaces, starting first in North America. Announced Tuesday, the integration will enable Worldline merchants to offer card-based installment payments within the existing checkout flow. Merchants can use their brand …

EzFill Holdings Inc.’s specialty is sending one of its mobile fuel trucks to a driver’s location, thus eliminating the hassle to the driver of having to get to a gas station to fill up the car or a fleet of vehicles. Now, EzFill has launched a new one-time payment service …

Merchants of all sorts found themselves converting to digital payments acceptance over the past two years in the face of the pandemic, but one niche in particular has offered a fertile field for merchant acquirers: casinos. Online and on-premise gambling has attracted payments providers large and small, including specialists like …

Dealer Pay, a provider of point-of-sale payment acceptance for auto and truck dealerships, said it has joined the CDK Global Partner Program, which features applications and integrations for automotive dealers. Mastercard Inc. is working with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to help support financial institutions and businesses that work with …

Prizeout Corp., an adtech firm and e-gift card issuer, has partnered with Square to enable Square merchants to integrate their Square account with Prizeout’s platform. The integration will streamline e-gift settlement for Square merchants on transactions managed by Prizeout. In addition, Square merchants will be able to make their e-gift …

One impression of consumers who use buy now, pay later services is that they may not be as financially literate as others. New data from Capterra, a software reviews and selection platform, indicate that picture may not be entirely accurate. In Arlington, Va.-based Capterra’s “2022 Buy Now, Pay Later Survey,” …

BTRS Holdings Inc., also known as Billtrust, said it will go private on Dec. 16 through a merger with an affiliate of EQT X Fund. The business-to-business payments provider went public in January 2021 through a merger with South Mountain Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. Payments provider ACI Worldwide said it …

Point-of-sale system maker TouchBistro released its 2023 “State of Restaurants” report that found 76% of restaurant operators changed their POS systems in the past year and 66% used a system with an integrated payment processing service. The study, now in its fifth year, was based on research from 600 full service restaurant …

U.S. payments provider Shift4 Payments Inc. said it has now processed transactions in Europe on its SkyTab point-of-sale platform for restaurants and its VenueNext service for mobile ordering and payment at stadiums and other facilities. The company said it plans to launch the two platforms commercially in Europe next year. Kansas-based processor Euronet Worldwide Inc.’s epay …