To expand its iGaming business and revitalize its digital-wallet business, Paysafe Ltd. on Monday announced it is increasing the wagering limit for high-stakes online gamblers using its Skrill USA wallet to fund their iGaming accounts. The feature is expected to appeal to high rollers who make five- and six-figures wagers. …
Read More »Cannabis Specialist POSaBIT Posts Strong Volume, Despite Industrywide Headwinds
Having weathered an industrywide downturn in sales that began during the third quarter of 2021, cannabis-payments processor POSaBIT Systems Corp. late Thursday reported strong first-quarter sales and revenue. Transactions totaled $103 million, a 61% increase from the same period last year, and revenues totaled $6.4 million, up 79%. Same-store sales …
Read More »An Acquiring Deal With BNP Paribas Helps Propel Cross-Border Traffic for PingPong Payments
The explosive growth in e-commerce has not been contained within national borders, which creates a market for processors capable of handling cross-border payments. PingPong Payments, a specialist in this market, early Friday announced an acquiring agreement with Europe’s largest bank, BNP Paribas, that the U.S.-based processor expects will reinforce its …
Read More »Beyond Routine: Research Indicates Digital Payments Are Now ‘Second Nature’ for Consumers
Payments players have suspected for the past two years that digital payments were becoming increasingly routine, but now research is indicating they may have become “second nature.” That’s the term Marqeta Inc., the card-issuing platform, used Thursday in announcing the results included in its latest research paper, entitled “2022 State …
Read More »BNPL’s Move Into Bigger Tickets Leads Players to Seek Slicker Outreach And Tighter Vetting
As the buy now, pay later trend moves upstream to higher-ticket markets, the assumption of bigger debt loads brings with it a need to communicate more closely with consumers. Point-of-sale credit, which took off in e-commerce during the pandemic, is reaching markets like health care, and on Wednesday a customer-communication …
Read More »CFPB Targets Card Issuers and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/26/22
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sent a letter to the chief executives of JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, Capital One, Discover, and American Express asking them to explain the practice of omitting data about consumers’ monthly credit card payments when sending information to credit-reporting companies. The CFPB contends the …
Read More »Eye On BNPL: Adyen Partners With Radial; WooCommerce Woos Affirm; Splitit Recruits BlueSnap
In a move to streamline its payment options for enterprise clients in the United States and Canada, Belgium-based omni-commerce logistics provider Radial Inc. is rolling out Adyen for Platforms, Adyen NV’s end-to-end payment solution for peer-to-peer marketplaces, on-demand services, and crowdfunding platforms. Adyen for Platforms is aimed at enabling platform …
Read More »Five-Year-Old Paysend Looks to a Big Year After Its Expansion to 7 Million Users
Digital alternatives to the long-time money-transfer services from The Western Union Co. and MoneyGram International Inc. are developing fast, a fact underscored by an announcement Tuesday by Paysend Group that its user count in the U.S. market now stands at more than half a million, up by two-thirds over the …
Read More »Paddle Acquires Profitwell for $200 Million and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/25/22
Payments-technology provider Paddle announced it has acquired ProfitWell, a vendor of software for subscription metrics and retention automation. The deal is valued at more than $200 million in cash and equity.Apple Inc.’s tap-to-pay on iPhone is rolling out to its retail stores today, according to a Twitter post from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The …
Read More »E-commerce Sales Through Marketplaces Are on a Roller Coaster Ride
The wave that lifted sales through e-commerce marketplaces during the initial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic is losing energy, according to data from Extensiv, a provider of omnichannel fulfillment solutions. Growth in average orders per merchant through Shopify Inc. has decreased 12% year to date, while other marketplaces—including eBay, Etsy, …
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