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Payments provider Clearent LLC and Transaction Services Group, a New Zealand-based software and integrated payments provider, will merge and form Xplor Technologies, TSG announced. Terms were not disclosed. Both companies are part of investor Advent International’s portfolio. The combined company will serve more than 82,000 businesses that processed more than $27 billion …
February, 2021
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24 February
An Unenviable Ranking: Payments in Financial Services Draw the Highest Rate of Fraud Attacks
Payment transactions within the financial-services sector had the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of fraud attacks in the second half of 2020, according to latest Cybercrime Report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Alpharetta, Ga.-based LexisNexis Risk Solutions says payment transactions in financial services had an attack rate of 3.6% …
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24 February
Why NMI Has Scooped up Long-Time Gateway Provider USAePay
Payment platform provider NMI’s acquisition of gateway provider USAePay for an undisclosed sum is based on the rationale that it better positions NMI to meet merchants’ need for connected, multichannel payment technology, which has become especially valuable in the face of the pandemic. It also bolsters NMI’s economies of scale. …
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24 February
Mobile Wallets Find In-Store Favor and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/24/21
In 2020, mobile-wallet usage exceeded that of cash for in-store payments for the first time, according to the annual Global Payments Report by Worldpay from FIS. The report, which canvassed 46,000 consumers worldwide, found cash usage fell 10 percentage points to account for 20% of all face-to-face transactions.Inspriration4, the civilian-crewed space mission …
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23 February
As Users Flock to Cash App, the Product Delivers Nearly Half of Square’s Profit
Square Inc. started out in 2009 as a slick new way for micro merchants and small sellers to get sophisticated point-of-sale gear along with payment processing. On Tuesday, the company showed it’s still getting more than half its gross profit from its merchant business, but its Cash App trade is …
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23 February
With a Federal Lawsuit, Intuit Challenges the Card Networks’ Interchange Regime
Lawsuits brought by merchants against Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. have become almost routine for the two network giants, but now they face an unusual action—a suit from Intuit Inc., which is not only a card-accepting merchant but also an independent sales organization and payment facilitator. Filed Feb. 19 in …
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23 February
NMI Acquires USAePay and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/23/21
Gateway provider NMI said it acquired USAePay in a deal that will strengthen NMI’s coverage in verticals, including retail and restaurant, where USAePay has had success. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, also will help create a stronger omnichannel capability for NMI. The combined company had more than $100 billion in annual …
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22 February
‘We’re Building the Plane While We’re Flying It,’ Says Green Dot’s Boss About Soaring Go2Bank
Green Dot Corp.’s big bet on the underbanked has gotten off to a flying start, to hear the company’s top executives tell it. The bet is on Go2Bank, a mobile bank account that offers credit and debit cards, direct deposit, and a savings account. “It’s been great to see the …
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22 February
Sky Systemz’s New POS Terminal Takes Aim at Merchant Price Sensitivity
In a nod to merchants’ need for more favorable point-of-sale pricing as a way to counterbalance the decline in business many have incurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, cloud-based POS-services provider Sky Systemz has introduced the Sky Terminal. Priced at $749, Sky Systemz’s contactless point-of-sale terminal features a …
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22 February
Eye on P2P Payments: MoneyGram’s Digital Business Grows 79% And Zelle Finds Another Bank Home
MoneyGram International Inc. reported its digital business generated $57.4 million in the fourth quarter, up 79% year-over-year. Real-time transfers via Visa Direct transactions grew 650%. Meanwhile, Rising Bank, a division of Midwest BankCentre, has added Zelle, a person-to-person payments service, to its product roster. Dallas-based MoneyGram said MoneyGram Online, its …
