Text-to-pay technology received a boost late Thursday as San Francisco-based fintech EarnUp Inc. launched a text-to-pay app for mortgage lenders. The white-label app allows lenders to send text reminders of upcoming mortgage payments with an embedded link to make payments using a debit card. Consumers can initiate payment using Apple …
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Growth in cashless tollways has been a boon for moving traffic. Now, PayNearMe Inc., a fintech that enables paying for online transactions with cash among other payment methods, says it is working with Kapsch TrafficCom to enable a way for those without access to in-car wireless toll payments to pay …
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Zark Parking Solutions Inc., a parking-reservations platform, said it is adding payment options, including an integration with Apple Pay, single-click log-ins with Google and Apple, and its own Web app. Sales by U.S. small businesses grew 5.6% year-over-year in April, sending Fiserv Inc.’s April Small Business Index up four points to 145. …
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Online-gambling consumers in Pennsylvania using Mohegan Digital iGaming services will be able to use PayNearMe Inc.’s deposit and payout services. Announced Tuesday, the collaboration sees Santa Clara, Calif.-based PayNearMe’s MoneyLine as the exclusive payments platform for Mohegan Digital in that state. Mohegan, the Uncasville, Conn.-based parent company of numerous casinos, …
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Payments platform Paysafe, already a competitive processing option for online gaming sites, added a pay-by-bank option enabling online bettors to fund deposits instantly in their accounts. It also can be used for cashing out winnings. The service, which Paysafe says carries no fees to bettors but offers a tiered pricing …
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Veritran, a U.S. technology company, said it is working with global financial-messaging service Swift to enable a smoother process for bank customers looking to make cross-border payments. Some 78% of community and regional banks plan to widen payments and merchant services for small businesses in coming months, with 96% planning …
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The Merchants Payments Coalition released a 30-second TV ad that says the Credit Card Competition Act, a measure that would stipulate merchants have credit card routing choices, would prohibit China’s credit card network UnionPay from processing U.S. credit card transactions. Currently, no regulation prohibits that the MPC says. The CCCA, if passed, would …
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The buy now, pay later specialist Klarna AB signaled its intention Wednesday to issue a new credit card in the U.S. market. The company said it has opened a waitlist for the product, which it calls a “new and improved Klarna Card.” The new Visa card, which does not offer …
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Cross-border payments platform Nium has registered as a financial-service provider in New Zealand. The company, which maintains headquarters offices in San Francisco and Singapore, claims licenses and registrations in more than 40 countries. Payments provider Dejavoo announced a corporate rebranding and an overhauled Web site. Cigo Tracker, a delivery app, released a digital-tipping application …
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Consumer demand for buy now, pay later loans may be high, but consumers are still at risk of overspending when using BNPL to finance a purchase or missing a payment. A survey released Thursday by Bankrate LLC reveals that overspending and missing a payment are two of the most common …
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