April 18, 2022
Acquiring, Automated Clearing House, Competitive Strategies, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Sila Inc., a software platform for fintechs, launched Instant Settlement, a service that offers immediate access to automated clearing house debits executed on its platform.Canada-based business-to-business payments platform Versapay announced it has closed on its acquisition of U.S.-based DadeSystems, an accounts-receivable software specialist. Terms were not disclosed.Synchrony Financial reported first-quarter net earnings of …
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April 15, 2022
Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Person-to-Person Payments, Pricing
Revolut Ltd. continues its expansion in the United States, announcing on Friday it is partnering with technology infrastructure provider Cross River Bank to expand access to financial services to Revolut customers in the U.S. and enable Revolut to scale and expand across business verticals in the country, including credit. As …
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April 15, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Digital Currency, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Restaurant chain Everbowl said it will accept franchise-fee payments in Bitcoin starting today. The 6-year-old company has 50 locations and plans to open more than 150 additional ones over the next three years.Gemini, a cryptocurrency platform to buy, sell, earn, and store crypto, said its Gemini Credit Card is now available in …
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April 14, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, E-Commerce, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Point-of-sale, Pricing, Transaction Processing
Customer checkout, whether online or at a store, can be taken for granted by merchants and payments firms alike. That’s a big mistake, according to a panel of experts who spoke Wednesday about new opportunities—and threats—lurking in checkout buttons. For one thing, checkouts can represent a battleground in which players …
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April 14, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Person-to-Person Payments, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Everyware Worldwide Inc., a contactless payments and customer engagement company, announced its Pay By Text service, which enables consumers to use a cell phone number to make a payment. The service relies on Visa Inc.’s Token ID service.Insurity’s Sure Claims Payments platform will provide digital-payment options on workers’ compensation claims for Victory …
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April 13, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Debit Cards, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Wallets, Person-to-Person Payments, Point-of-sale, Prepaid Cards, Transaction Processing
Fiserv Inc. said Arkansas Federal Credit Union now offers the Zelle peer-to-peer payment service via Fiserv.Till Payments, an Australia-based payments-technology provider, said it is marking its official debut in the North American market at this week’s Electronic Transactions Association conference in Las Vegas. In January, Till acquired Zips, the payment-processing unit …
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April 12, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Wallets, Near-Field Communication (NFC), Point-of-sale, Pricing
To help merchants manage their business through a single device in a rapidly changing payments landscape, Block Inc. on Monday introduced the next generation of Square Stand, the countertop device that converts an iPad into a point-of-sale system. It is the first redesign of Square Stand since its launch in …
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April 12, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Digital Currency, Electronic Bill Payment, Fraud & Security, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Payments gateway BridgePay Network Solutions LLC said is working with Visa Inc.’s TokenID technology to provide network tokenization to all clients using all processors.Paysafe Ltd. said it is expanding its working relationship with international gaming operator Betsson Group to support traditional and alternative payments for the new Betsafe online sportsbook for Colorado.Everi Holdings …
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April 11, 2022
Acquiring, Automated Clearing House, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Electronic Checks, Marketing, Transaction Processing
Payments provider Priority Technology Holdings Inc. is partnering with Century Bank, a community bank with locations in New Mexico and Texas, to provide its accounts-payable platform called CPX (Commercial Payment Exchange) to the bank’s business customers. CPX automates manual business-to-business payments processes, such as manual check runs, payments, and reports. …
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April 11, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, E-Commerce, Featured, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Point-of-sale
The buy now, pay later trend may have come under scrutiny lately by regulators, but companies enabling BNPL warn sellers and payments providers risk losing merchant volume and younger consumers if they don’t offer the installment option online and at the point of sale. “You’ll see volume attrition without merchant …
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