American Express Co. said Delta Air Lines has adopted AmEx’s Plan It buy now, pay later service, allowing AmEx consumer card users to pay for Delta flights in equal monthly installments with a fixed fee. AmEx launched Plan It in 2017.Payments provider Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. said it is working with retail-technology developer …
Read More »How a Link to Discover And BIM’s New BuyPass App Ease ACH Payments for Merchants
Digital payments platform provider Buy It Mobility Networks Inc. is betting its new BuyPass application will further reduce the complexities around connecting to its platform for merchants that want to offer branded payment options that debit a consumer’s bank account. Launched Wednesday, the application drops a URL into a merchant’s …
Read More »Shift4 Snags D.C.’s Audi Field As Its Latest Sports-Venue Client for Mobile Transactions
As sports fans return to stadiums after nearly two years of the Covid pandemic, payment processors are eyeing a big opportunity for transaction volume. In the latest development, one of the biggest players in this game, Shift4 Payments Inc., said early Wednesday it has signed Audi Field in Washington, D.C., …
Read More »As Users Seek More Choices, PayNearMe Adds PayPal And Venmo To Its Bill Pay Platform
Responding to demand from consumers and billers for digital bill-payment options, electronic billing and payment platform provider PayNearMe Inc. on Tuesday announced the addition of PayPal and Venmo to its payment options. A recent study by PayNearMe revealed that 43% of respondents rated the convenience of using PayPal to pay …
Read More »BIM Launches BuyPass ACH Service and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/16/22
Payments-technology firm Buy It Mobility launched BuyPass, a platform aimed at allowing merchants to more quickly launch automated clearing house and merchant-branded payments programs. BIM is working with network capabilities and virtual card technology from Discover Network to reduce the time and cost for merchant integration.Transaction-security firm Forter launched Smart Payments, a technology that uses the …
Read More »FIS’s Top Brass Looks for Big Results Among Small Sellers Following the Payrix Deal
FIS Inc.’s acquisition of Payrix Solutions LLC, announced Monday, comes as e-commerce is booming and as payments platforms are weaving payments capabilities into the software they’re selling to online merchants. The deal will also help FIS, known for its processing capabilities for enterprises, reach small and medium-size online sellers, top …
Read More »ACI PayAfter BNPL Service Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/15/22
ACI Worldwide Inc. announced ACI PayAfter, a buy now, pay later service that provides merchants access to more than 70 BNPL providers via a single integration. “ACI PayAfter gives consumers one BNPL option—ACI PayAfter—displayed at checkout, one application form, and a single credit check, all while providing access to multiple financing …
Read More »Epos Now’s New App Links U.S. Third-Party Delivery Platforms With Restaurants
With online ordering capabilities now table stakes for restaurants, Epos Now, a London-based provider of cloud-based software, announced Monday it is rolling out its Epos Now Delivery application for restaurants in the United States. The decision to launch Epos Now Delivery in the U.S. market was prompted by the massive …
Read More »Paysafe Extends Its Reach in U.S. Sports Betting With Deals in Louisiana And Oregon
The major United Kingdom-based payments processor Paysafe Ltd. has extended its reach in the U.S. sports-betting market, announcing early Monday deals to support bettors’ deposits by credit or debit card in Louisiana and Oregon. Driving Paysafe’s latest gambit in mobile sports betting includes contracts with venue-operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. and betting …
Read More »F1 Payments Adopts Corvia Moniker and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/14/22
Four-year-old payments provider F1 Payments announced it has changed its name to Corvia, effective immediately.Electronic funds transfer network Shazam announced it is offering DocuCommand, a document-management service, to client banks and credit unions.Mastercard Inc. said it expanded its partnership with Fearless Fund, a venture capital fund created by women of color for women of …
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