Wednesday , January 15, 2025

Person-to-Person Payments

Passport Secures $90 Million in Funding and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/21/21

Passport Labs Inc., a parking-app developer, reported it has received $90 million in growth capital from Sixth Street Growth.Mastercard Inc. announced a line of prepaid cards that allows users to contribute to wildlife preservation. The program allocates $1 for each card purchased to Conservation International.Banking-software provider Temenos says money-transfer firm Wise joined the …

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Certegy Debuts White-Label BNPL Option and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/20/21

Certegy Payment Solutions LLC added a white-label version of its buy now, pay later service that enables merchants to add their own branded BNPL option.Buy now, pay later specialist Quadpay Inc. said its inaugural “Quadpay Fest” sale, which offered deals to users over a four-day period, saw 40% of purchases on average made …

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Western Union Ready at Walmart Stores and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/19/21

The Western Union Co. said its money transfer services are now available at almost 4,700 U.S. Walmart Inc. stores. The two companies announced the addition of Western Union in January.Grocery chain Food Lion said it is accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s electronic benefit transfer card in the 10 states where the chain has …

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MoneyGram’s Bitcoin Gambit and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/12/21

MoneyGram International Inc. said it and Coinme Inc., a cryptocurrency exchange, are jointly offering a service to enable consumers to purchase Bitcoin with cash and withdraw Bitcoin value in cash. Initially, the service will be available at select U.S. MoneyGram locations in coming weeks. Eventually, the service will expand to include …

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Repay To Acquire BillingTree and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/11/21

Repay Holdings Corp. said it is acquiring BillingTree, which provides payment services to the healthcare, credit union, accounts receivable management, and energy industries, for $503 million. BillingTree was founded in 2003. Repay also released its first quarter results with $47.5 million in revenue, a 20.3% increase from $39.5 million in the 2020 first …

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Nuvei To Acquire SimplexCC for $250 Million and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/7/21

Payments provider Nuvei Corp. announced an agreement to acquire SimplexCC Ltd., whose technology enables market participants to buy or sell cryptocurrencies. The $250-million deal is expected to close in the second half of the year and comes on the heels of Nuvei’s agreement to acquire sports-betting technology specialist Mazooma Technical Services Inc. for $56 …

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After a Robust Q1, Zelle Says It is ‘Just Scratching the Surface’ When It Comes to P2P Payments

Despite posting significant gains in dollar and transaction volume in the first quarter, Zelle, the fast-growing peer-to-peer network operated by Early Warning Services LLC, says it has just begun to mine P2P payments’ growth potential.  Earlier this week, Zelle announced $106 billion was sent through its network on 392 million …

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PayPal’s Boss Says He’s Out to Make the Company a ‘Leader, Not a Reactor’ in Digital Currencies

Skeptics abound when it comes to digital currencies, but PayPal Holdings Inc. is out to prove them wrong. Chief executive Dan Schulman, an early enthusiast, made it plain Wednesday he sees the crypto trend not only as the company’s big opportunity, but also as a potential liability if PayPal fumbles …

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Zelle Transactions up 61% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/5/21

The Zelle peer-to-peer payment network handled $106 billion in volume in the first quarter on 392 million transactions, up 74% and 61%, respectively, year over year. Zelle is owned and operated by Early Warning Services LLC.Jack Henry & Associates Inc., a provider of payments technology to financial institutions, said it has integrated Mastercard …

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SMBs Value Digital Payments More Than a Year Ago and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/29/21

A survey from the Electronic Transactions Association and The Strawhecker Group found that 43% of small and mid-size businesses view digital payments as more important to their operations now than before the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey of 528 SMBs also found that 34% said they are experiencing an increase in contactless payments.InComm …

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