Point-of-sale

January, 2024

• 9 January

  The Payments Lobby Cites Harm in Its New Advertising Salvo Against the CCCA

  

  The Electronic Payments Coalition has come out swinging in the new year as it intensifies its fight against the Credit Card Competition Act. The EPC, which lobbies on behalf of financial institutions and payments networks, late Monday announced it is launching an ad campaign aimed at federal lawmakers. The campaign …
• 9 January

  Eye on POS: Elo Pay Debuts; How Soft POS Transactions Will Bloom

  

  The hotly competitive point-of-sale technology arena just got more so with the launch of Elo Pay and an accompanying POS terminal from Elo Touch Solutions Inc. Coming from Milpitas, Calif.-based Elo, Elo Pay provides payment acceptance, encryption, tokenization, and terminal-management tools in one service. Elo Pay also offers remote key …
• 9 January

  GoCardless Picks Up JustGiving And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1-9-24

  

  GoCardless said it will process open-banking payments made on JustGiving, an online donation platform, replacing American Express Co. FirstOntario Credit Union said it is preparing to launch open banking through connections to Everlink Payment Services Inc. and open-banking technology platform Flinks. The federal government in Canada said in November it planned to …
• 8 January

  Cantaloupe’s Links Give It a Big Lead in Vending Machine Payments, a Report Says

  

  Cantaloupe Inc., which specializes in payments technology for vending machines and self-service marketplaces, holds a commanding 15.5% share of the world’s 5.8 million vending machines connected to payments technology, according to a report from research firm Research and Markets. In total, Malvern, Pa.-based Cantaloupe links to more than 900,000 vending …
• 8 January

  It Turns Out 2023 Was a Banner Year for Bitcoin Acceptance—Which Remains Spotty

  

  Bitcoin has struggled for years to win breakthrough adoption among sellers large and small, even though some major, e-commerce companies like Overstock-com, Newegg.com, and Microsoft Inc. have accepted the digital currency for at least a decade. But Bitcoin’ spotty acceptance may be masking some important advances among smaller and lesser-known …
• 5 January

  GoTab’s Phone Only Point-of-Sale App Debuts

  

  Hospitality point-of-sale system provider GoTab Inc.’s latest product, billed as Phone Only POS, accepts payments on consumer-grade smart phones. It also makes it easier for consumers to pay at the table, GoTab says. The service enables clients to accept contactless credit or debit cards for payment without the need of …
• 4 January

  Talus Pay’s New Year Starts With Two Acquisitions

  

  Payments provider Talus Pay announced two acquisitions on Thursday, indicating it acquired Clarus Merchant Services and Jobox.ai in separate deals. Total annual payments volume for the newly combined company total $9 billion for more than 22,000 U.S. merchants. Dallas-based Talus Pay says Clarus Merchant Services, based in Gaithersburg, Md., provides …
• 4 January

  Online Holiday Spending Hit a New High In 2023

  

  Online shoppers in the United States spent a record $222.1 billion during the holiday shopping season that ran between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, a 4.9%increase from the same period a year earlier, according to Adobe Analytics. November was a strong month for online holiday purchases, with consumers spending $123.5 billion …
• 3 January

  RDE Views Its CardCash.com Acquisition As a Boost in the Gift Card Market

  

  RDE Inc., owner of Restaurant.com, a popular dining-deals site, has closed on its acquisition of CardCash Exchange LLC, operator of CardCash.com, a secondary gift card marketplace. The deal advances RDE’s presence in gift cards for consumers and merchants. The combined business accounted for more than $100 million in revenue in …
• 2 January

  BNPL Growth Pegged at 48% And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/2/24

  

  Buy now, pay later volume globally will grow 48.3% in 2024, to $232.2 billion, according to a projection from The Business Research Co. Increasing adoption at physical retail stores, growth in cross-border e-commerce, and the rise of financial apps embedding BNPL capability will help account for the growth, the firm said. …