Near-Field Communication (NFC)

Visa Inc. introduced its scam-disruption practice, aimed at identifying and preventing scams “as they emerge,” the company says. Just 26% of credit card holders are “satisfied” with their cards, while 24% are “dissatisfied” and 50% are “indifferent,” according to a survey of 8,000 cardholders age 18 to 45, plus 200 senior …

Ten years ago, the U.S. payment card market made its shift to EMV chip cards, and along with that the industry prepared for more contactless payments. That work by issuers and card brands appears to have paid off because 92% of consumers are now familiar with NFC, the technology that …

A 3-year-old technology enabling merchants to accept contactless payments using a regular smart phone with no special hardware has bloomed with a global year-over-year growth rate of 200%. That rate is even higher in the United States, United Kingdom, and Brazil, the three countries with the highest adoption rates, Visa …

Flexa Inc., a digital-payments provider, has introduced tap-to-pay for cryptocurrency transactions. The contactless-payment method enhances digital-asset usability by enabling blockchain payments via NFC-enabled hardware wallets without a mobile phone or internet connection, the company says. Hardware wallets, known also as burner wallets, are physical devices that store private keys for …

The evolution of point-of-sale devices and technology is unwavering, and the latest development is from Ingenico with its new Axium CX9000, an electronic cash register. Additionally, MagTek Inc. and Genesys Technologies have launched a POS reader for unattended payments. Ingenico’s Axium CX9000 has two screens, a 1.56-inch one for the …

Paysafe Ltd. has agreed to sell its direct marketing payment processing business, including reseller and merchant contracts, to Kort Payments, a company run by Joel Leonoff, Paysafe’s founder and former chief executive. Terms were not announced. Paysafe said this business “consists of direct marketing and other card-not-present volume in both complex …

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 …

Continuing its focus on developing consumer payments, tapping new business flows, and providing value-added services, Visa Inc. late Thursday posted a strong start to its 2025 fiscal year. Speaking to equity analysts, Visa chief executive Ryan McInerney highlighted Visa’s recent deal with X, formerly Twitter, to power the social-media platform’s …

The pending $35.3-billion merger of Capital One and Discover has concentrated minds in the payments industry for nearly a year, but perhaps nowhere so much as at Mastercard Inc. That became apparent early Thursday as equity analysts quizzed the card network’s top brass about the combination’s potential impact on Mastercard, …

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, appears to have signed a deal with Visa Inc. for the card brand to be a partner in XMoney Account, the platform’s possible payments service, reported CNBC.com. Fuel discount platform GasBuddy launched its Pay with GasBuddy+ card issued by Fifth Third Bank N.A. bearing the …