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Appetize Technologies Inc., a provider of point-of-sale technology for the hospitality and entertainment industries, launched Appetize Payments, which combines payment processing with the company’s cloud-based software.Ally Lending, the personal-lending unit of Ally Bank, a subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc., said buy now, pay later provider Sezzle Inc. will offer Ally’s longer-term …
May, 2021
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18 May
How Low-Code Integrations Help Dwolla Link to Businesses With Limited Programming Expertise
Building on its strategy to enable application developers to connect to its platform faster, and in turn bring their applications to market faster, Dwolla Inc. is offering what it calls Drop-in Components. It’s a low-code programming option, so called because it allows developers to integrate Dwolla’s application programming interface using …
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17 May
Reach your true potential as an NAB Integrated Partner
At North American Bancard, our promise is to deliver a frictionless partner experience, providing innovation and savings to your merchants, and maximizing your revenue. With our flexible Partnership Programs, you choose your level of investment and risk. Whatever arrangement you’re seeking, from Referral Partnerships to white-labeled ISV direct sales, …
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17 May
MagicCube Partners With Dojo to Roll Out i-Accept in the U.K. And Ireland
MagicCube Inc. announced Monday that Dojo, a United Kingdom-based payments provider, will adopt MagicCube’s i-Accept software, which converts off-the-shelf mobile devices into point-of-sale terminals. Dojo will integrate i-Accept into its SoftPos + PIN platform in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The integration is expected to give Dojo …
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17 May
COMMENTARY: From the Unbanked to the Digerati, Banks Must Decode the New Payments Landscape
Amid one of the greatest crises in a century, the way we execute commerce and pay for goods and services has seen an acceleration that will be with us long after we return to some semblance of normalcy. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated by five years or more the adoption …
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17 May
Afterpay Adds Another Retailer and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/17/21
The Container Store Group Inc. next month will start offering installment payments from buy now, pay later specialist Afterpay Ltd.With the accelerating conversion of cash to electronic payments, the total value of transactions processed by point-of-sale terminals will grow to more than $17.3 trillion globally in 2026, up from $14.8 trillion this year, …
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14 May
With More than 700 Transit Projects in the Pipeline, Visa Sees Tap-to-Pay Transit Payment Surge
As the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic begins to lift, consumers are beginning to resume some of their daily activities. One is returning to the office. While not all are doing this yet, the expectation is that mass-transit systems will soon see ridership bloom. One indicator is that Visa Inc. …
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14 May
PayPal Makes Greater Use of Google Cloud and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/14/21
With its active user count having jumped 24% to 392 million during the pandemic, PayPal Holdings Inc. said it is moving more of its infrastructure and workloads to Google Cloud.CareTime, a software platform for home caregivers, introduced a capability to accept credit cards and e-checks within the platform.Wirex Ltd., whose platform allows consumers …
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13 May
Square Introduces New Developer Tools for Square Online And Online Selling
At its fifth annual partner and developer conference, Square Inc. on Thursday announced three new tools for software developers: Snippets API for Square Online, Loyalty API, and the Web Payments software development kit (SDK). The new tools arrive as e-commerce volume has exploded in the past year and as larger …
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13 May
The Numbers Behind Younger Users’ Love Affair With Mobile Wallets And Online Banking
While mobile-wallet ownership holds steady at 45%, younger consumers are embracing the payment technology more readily than they were 10 months ago, according to a research from the big processor FIS Inc. As of February, 65% of young Millennials use a mobile wallet, compared to 59% in April 2020. In …
