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FIS Inc. said it is one of the first fintechs certified to offer send capability on credit transfers through the FedNow real-time payments network, operated by the Federal Reserve. The company is offering the new service to bank clients for use by both consumers and commercial clients. Hospitality point-of-sale services specialist Olo said …
February, 2025
January, 2025
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27 January
Freightos Notes WestJet Cargo as Client and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/27/25
Freightos, a freight booking and payments platform, has added Canada-based WestJet Cargo as a client. Visa Inc. announced a partnership with fintech DealMe to enable Visa cardholders in Vietnam to access real-time installment offers from merchants in South Korea, which is a top travel destination for Vietnamese travelers. Payments and data …
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24 January
AmEx Closes Out 2024 On a High Note As Growth Proves Steady
Top executives at American Express Co. early Friday celebrated the final quarter of what they said was a year to remember. “We delivered record revenue, record net income, and new records in many categories,” including all-time-high cardholder spending, AmEx chief executive Steve Squeri told equity analysts during a conference call …
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24 January
Priority’s Rollfi Acquisition and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/24/25
Payments provider Priority Technology Holdings Inc. has acquired Rollfi, a provider of payroll and benefits provider to banks, accountants, and software-as-a-service providers. Terms were not announced. SEPTA, the mass transit agency in the Philadelphia region, awarded a $211 million contract for a new fare payment system called SEPTA Key 2.0 to Cubic Transportation …
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23 January
Fiserv Finds a Successor As CEO Bisignano Prepares to Leave
Fiserv Inc. early Thursday announced Michael P. Lyons will take over as chief executive at Fiserv Inc., replacing Frank Bisginano. Lyons, who is also taking on the office of president at the Milwaukee-based company, arrives from PNC Financial Services Group, a Fiserv client, where he was president and a key …
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22 January
Cardworks Acquires Ally Card Portfolio and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/22/25
Cardworks Inc. and its banking unit, Merrick Bank, have agreed to acquire Ally Financial Inc.’s credit card portfolio. The business includes $2.3 billion in receivables and serves 1.3 million active cardholders. Terms were not announced. The card-issuing platform Marqeta Inc. is supporting efforts by Trading 212, a developer of financial apps, to launch …
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10 January
Checkbook Acquires sureti and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/10/25
Payments platform Checkbook has acquired sureti, a provider of technology for the distribution of insurance payouts. Terms were not announced. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it is asking for comment on implementing existing financial privacy law and how to address what it labeled intrusive data collection and personalized pricing. It also wants comment …
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2 January
PAR Technology Buys Delaget for $132 Million and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/2/25
PAR Technology Corp., a provider of restaurant point-of-sale technology, has paid $132 million to acquire Delaget LLC, a platform providing analytics and business intelligence to the dining industry. The purchase was chiefly made with PAR common stock. The social-media network X will launch a service this year called X Money, which …
December, 2024
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23 December
Fiserv Snaps up Payfare for Embedded Payments; Mastercard Closes on Recorded Future
Fiserv Inc. is looking to beef up its capabilities in embedded payments with an agreement to acquire Payfare Inc., a Toronto-based company, for $201.5 million Canadian, or approximately $139 million in U.S. currency. The deal, which was announced early Monday and is subject to shareholder approval, comes as processors look …
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20 December
GiveCard’s Prepaid Role in Guaranteed Income program and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/20/24
The city of El Monte, Calif., has extended its agreement with GiveCard, a prepaid debit card platform, to manage the city’s Guaranteed Income pilot program, which embraces 125 low-income participants. Togetherwork, a payments provider specializing in pet-care businesses, has acquired Petexec, a software provider for the same market. Terms were not …
