A nascent movement among states to allow citizens to store a driver’s license or other state ID card in a mobile app could give mobile payments a lift, according to research released early Wednesday. Arizona in March was the first state to allow its citizens the option of storing a …
November, 2022
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2 November
Orum Makes MX Tie-in And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/2/22
The payments platform Orum said it will rely on account-verification technology from open-banking provider MX Technologies Inc. to offer money-transfer capability targeted at fintechs.Checkout-free shopping provider Grabango said its in-store contactless checkout service is available at a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. location in California.Bluefin Payment Systems acquired TECS Payment Systems, an Austria-based omnichannel payments provider. Terms were not …
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1 November
Amazon Launches Cash Advances And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/1/22
Amazon.com Inc. has launched a merchant cash advance service. The financing option, a white-label service of capital provider Parafin Inc., ties the cash advance to a portion of the merchant’s future sales for a fixed fee. It rolls out for some U.S.-based businesses Tuesday and should be available to many more …
October, 2022
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31 October
Fiserv’s Carat Tech Will Fuel Payments for Sunoco Dealers
Fiserv Inc. has struck a deal with petroleum company Sunoco LP to implement its Carat commerce platform across more than 5,500 service stations. The deal will enable Sunoco dealers to streamline payments by connecting in-store, in-app, at the pump, and in-car payments through the Carat platform. Sunoco dealers will also …
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31 October
Global Payments’ $2.29 Billion Quarter And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/31/22
Payments processor Global Payments Inc. reported revenue of $2.29 billion for the September quarter, up 3.8% year-over-year. Revenue for the first nine months of the year totaled $6.72 billion, up 6.2%. Global Payments expects to close on its $4 billion acquisition of EVO Payments Inc., announced in August, in the first quarter of …
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28 October
Meta Pay Widens Its Merchant Reach Through a Deal With Chase Payments
Meta Pay, the mobile wallet from Meta Platforms Inc., has reached an agreement with JP Morgan Chase Payments to make the payment option available to Chase merchants on their e-commerce site or mobile app. The announcement was made earlier in the week on Twitter by Stephane Kasriel. the head of …
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28 October
Boost Mobile’s OmniMoney And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/28/22
Wireless carrier Boost Mobile launched OmniMoney, a no-fee checking account featuring a debit card and money transfer via mobile app.Online merchant and payments provider Amazon.com Inc. reported North America net sales of $78.8 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 20% year-over-year. International sales, however, dipped 5% to $27.7 billion, largely due to …
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27 October
Fiserv Reports Its Merchant Acceptance Revenue Was up 11.8% in the Latest Quarter
With thousands of merchants across the globe, processing powerhouse Fiserv Inc. continues to reap the benefits of that reach with an 11.8% increase in its merchant-acceptance revenue in the third quarter. Heavily affecting the segment’s growth was a 19% increase in revenue from Fiserv’s Clover point-of-sale products and services and …
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27 October
Mastercard Will Compete for Debit And Build out New Payment Flows, Its Top Brass Says
Mastercard Inc.’s top executives early Thursday underscored a strategy for the company involving a diversity of payment flows and new network opportunities such as open banking and cryptocurrency. At the same time, the company’s leadership made plain the company will compete for debit volume in the wake of a Federal …
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26 October
Zip Adds Physical BNPL Card To Its Portfolio
Zip Co. Ltd. expanded its buy now, pay later portfolio Wednesday with the roll out of the Zip Card. Cardholders can use the card, issued by WebBank, a Salt Lake City-based industrial bank, to make purchases in store and online and pay off those purchases in four installments. During the …