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September, 2022

• 2 September

  A Standards Body’s New Wearables Device Class Could Expand Contactless Payments

  

  The NFC Forum, a standards body for companies developing and using near-field communication contactless technology, on Thursday announced a so-called “device class” for wearable devices aimed at increasing the use of such technology. The new Card Emulation Device Class is the first of its kind, the Wakefield, Mass.-based organization said. …
• 2 September

  Elavon Launches a New POS Hardware Bundle Aimed at Small Businesses

  

  In a bid to strengthen its hand with small businesses, Elavon, the Atlanta-based merchant-acquiring subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, has launched talech Register, a payments and business analytics platform that, Elavon says, enables small business owners to manage their operations more efficiently. Elavon is initially offering two bundled packages for restaurants …
• 2 September

  Block Opens Cash App to Non-Square Sellers And Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 9/2/22

  

  Block Inc. has opened its Cash App wallet for payments to e-commerce merchants outside the Square seller network, TechCrunch reported.Health-insurance plan provider Gravie said it is expanding access for members of the plan to Gravie Pay, a buy now, pay later program for medical bills.Commerce Bank launched Commerce Connections Direct in conjunction with the fintech …
• 1 September

  PayNearMe Adds Kansas, Its 20th State for iGaming And Sports Betting

  

  PayNearMe Inc. has added one more state for its iGaming and sports-betting processing business. The latest expansion, to Kansas, brings to 20 the number of states in which the payments and electronic billing platform provider has iGaming operations. The expansion also comes just as the collegiate football and National Football …
• 1 September

  Retailers Are Getting Better at Managing Gift Card Programs, a Report Finds

  

  Grocers and home-improvement retailers may have something to take pride in. These two merchant categories are among the most improved in terms of managing their gift card programs. That’s the insight from the fifth 2022 Merchant Gift Card Omnicommerce Evaluation–U.S. Edition released by Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. The rankings of …
• 1 September

  Inflation Tasks Sports Bettors And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/1/22

  

  Fifty-four percent of sports bettors using mobile technology earn incomes of $100,000 or more but “many” are worried about the impact of inflation on their ability to make credit card payments in the future, according to research from TransUnion in its report, “Consumer Pulse Online Sports Betting Study.”In other research, some 59% …

August, 2022

• 31 August

  First National Bank of Omaha Launches a Virtual Credit Card Program

  

  First National Bank of Omaha Tuesday gave the trend of virtual card issuing a boost with the launch of Bend, a suite of embedded open, application programming interfaces that enable the integration of financial services, such as customized virtual cards, into existing environments. Brands can use Bend to roll out …
• 31 August

  The Digital Dollar Project Launches a ‘Sandbox’ to Explore the Technology for a U.S. CBDC

  

  While the Federal Reserve mulls the concept of a national digital dollar, private-sector actors are working toward the same end. The Digital Dollar Project early Wednesday launched what it calls a Technical Sandbox Program in an effort, it said, to help advance understanding of the technical requirements undergirding a central …
• 31 August

  Pet Supplies Plus Picks Adyen And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/31/22

  

  Pet Supplies Plus, an operator or franchisor of more than 600 pet stores in North America, chose Adyen NV to process online and in-store payments.Plug’n Play Technologies, a provider of e-commerce technologies, said it has implemented a platform from Authvia that allows stores to request and receive payments via messaging, text, and chat services.Mercury …
• 30 August

  SpotOn Prepares for a Surge in Sports Stadium Volume This Fall

  

  With consumer spending for concessions and merchandise purchases steadily increasing at sports stadiums, SpotOn Transact, LLC, which provides point-of-sale and digital-ordering systems to 37 stadiums across the National Football League and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, is gearing up for an increase in volume for the 2022 professional and collegiate …