Tuesday , January 14, 2025

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J.P. Morgan Payments Opts for Proprietary POS Terminals

J.P. Morgan Payments, the payments arm of banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co., is blazing its own path with two new payment terminals, both proprietary to the payment service. Announced Monday, the J.P. Morgan Paypad and Pinpad integrate in-store biometric authentication with payment acceptance. The point-of-sale devices are part of …

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Verifone Launches a Big Salvo in Point of Sale Technology

Verione on Thursday unveiled a new line of payments devices that observers say represent a a sweeping effort by the 44-year-old company to establish a leading position in fast-moving markets like point of sale, mobile POS, and biometric authentication. The product launch includes a new set of point-of-sale devices available …

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Eye on Point of Sale: Elo’s New Display; FreedomPay’s Verifone Partnership; Blaze’s Sage Integration

Point-of-sale systems makers are already putting 2025 to work, with multiple announcements from vendors. First, Elo Touch Solutions Inc. launched a 10-inch point-of-sale system for retailers and restaurateurs. The Elo Pay 10” is built on the Android operating system. In addition to contact and contactless payment acceptance, the device has …

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Extra Bill Pay Costs up 18%, doxo Says and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/13/24

So-called hidden costs—such as overdraft charges, late fees, and identity fraud—linked to bill payments amount to $196 billion on an annual basis, up 18% from last year, according to a study from bill-payment platform doxo. Mastercard Inc. released its 2025 payment trends forecast that discusses AI, small business, and contactless payments, which …

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Strong Monday Sales Cap a Strong Start to the Holiday Shopping Season

Online sales continued to surge on Cyber Monday, totaling $13.3 billion and up 7.3% from Cyber Monday last year, according to Adobe Digital Insights. During the peak shopping hours of 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., consumers spent $15.8 million per minute. Cyber Monday capped a strong five-day sales period from …

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Strong Growth in Card Sales and Services Boost CPI’s Top Line

Net sales for payment card producer CPI Card Group Inc. jumped 18% in the third quarter as card issuers boosted orders for credit, debit and prepaid cards and CPI’s services offerings. It was the second straight quarter of sales increases for Littleton, Colo.-based CPI following 7% decreases in the first …

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Visa Finishes Strong, Even With the DoJ Taking It to Court

Despite the dark cloud the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent lawsuit over Visa Inc.’s debit business has cast over the network, Visa finished its fiscal year 2024 on a strong note. Among the highlights during Visa’s earnings call late Tuesday were growth in credentials, tokens, and merchant locations, along with …

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SumUp’s Tap to Pay and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/29/24

The payments fintech SumUp said it has made Tap to Pay on iPhone capability available for clients in Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Czech Republic and Romania. The technology allows merchants to accept card payments with nothing more than an iPhone. Payment Solutions Providers Services Inc., a Canadian fintech, has agreed to acquire the …

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CPI’s All-in-One Card Technology Debuts

With several factors at play, CPI Card Group Inc. is launching fresh card technology that reduces the amount of first-use plastics while providing issuers new formats and shapes for their credit, debit, and prepaid cards. Announced Wednesday, the All-in-One technology using the Secora Pay Green technology has been developed in …

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Plaid Collaborates with Ansa and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/8/24

Open-banking platform Plaid is collaborating with digital-wallet provider Ansa to offer a pay-by-bank capability to restaurants and other merchants, with wallet transactions handled via the automated clearing house. Payments-technology platform Modern Treasury launched widened support for connectivity to FedNow and The Clearing House’s RTP network for real-time payments, as well as other moves to …

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