Mobile Commerce

E-commerce growth exploded during the pandemic, but international sales can be a challenge for small online sellers that confront challenges like currency conversions or sometimes burdensome fees. Early Monday, the cross-border payments firm LianLian Global announced its Cross Border Wallet, aimed at unraveling these challenges particularly for e-commerce merchants selling …

Payments platform ISVPay said it is working with Unattended Card Payments, a specialist in unattended hardware, on a full-service unattended payment service.Technology company Fobi AI Inc. has partnered with Barnet Technologies, a vendor of sales and inventory-management software, to launch Bevy Pass, a digital wallet for the retail liquor and hospitality industry.CAI Software LLC, …

The expansion of buy now, pay later payment options in the travel industry continued with the announcement Thursday that Uplift has signed Sun Country Airlines. Through Uplift, passengers on Sun Country flights can split payments for their tickets with three, six, or 11 monthly installments as an alternative to paying …

While buy now, pay later financing has been a big hit with consumers, especially those who use the loans to increase their buying power or as a budgeting tool, they have come under criticism for increasing debt loads for consumers with shaky finances. That has given rise to the idea …

Adyen NV announced late Wednesday an expansion of its agreement to process mobile-app transactions for McDonald’s Corp. to include the United States. Adyen has processed payments from mobile apps for the global restaurant chain in the United Kingdom since 2020. As part the deal, Adyen will enable consumers enrolled in …

Chargebacks911 said it is working with AirlinePros, a distribution company for airlines, to combat chargebacks wrongly filed against air carriers as air travel continues to recover.In related news, the Mastercard Economics Institute estimated 1.5 billion more passengers will book flights in 2022 than did so last year, indicating a rebound for air travel …

The confluence of the explosion in digital transactions the past two years, hyper-inflation, and pent-up consumer demand has created a perfect storm that is allowing fraudsters to lure consumers into online traps that result in financial losses. A recent report from Sift Science Inc. reveals that such scams account for …

It may have attracted the attention of federal regulators, but the buy now, pay later trend is poised for further strong growth driven by easier-to-use apps, the entry of major new players like Apple Inc., and expansion into new retail markets, according to a report issued early Wednesday. U.S. purchase …

Mastercard Inc. released what it says is its first music album, featuring 10 songs that include the melody of the card network’s advertising. The album was launched at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.Processor Jack Henry & Associates said more than 250 financial institutions are now using its platform, JHS PayCenter, to …

Sports stadiums and entertainment venues continue to be a major focus for Shift4 Payments Inc. On Tuesday, the processor announced it will provide payment processing and online ordering for food and beverage concessions, as well as retail sales, at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, home of the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans. …