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Escalent Inc., an analytics and advisory firm, said it acquired Mercator Advisory Group, adding to its payments advisory portfolio. Escalent acquired Javelin Strategy & Research in 2019. Current Mercator president and chief executive Robert Misasi will help with the transition before leaving these positions.MoneyGram International Inc. agreed to pay a civil monetary penalty of …
March, 2022
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16 March
Eye on BNPL: Startup Airline Breeze Adds Uplift; Mastercard Installments Expands
Buy now, pay later options for consumers continue to grow. Nascent airline Breeze Airways will offer Uplift Inc.’s BNPL option to its travelers and Mastercard Inc. announced several more retailers joined its Mastercard Installments program. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Uplift said it is the exclusive BNPL option for Breeze flights. The service …
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16 March
XTM Adds Apple Pay, Google Pay Support and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/16/22
Payments-technology provider XTM Inc. said it has added Apple Pay and Google Pay to its U.S. Today mobile wallet. The company says it has rolled out more than 100,000 wallets so far.Payments provider Nuvei Corp. said it will process payments for cryptocurrency by holders of the Ledger hardware wallet. With the agreement, holders can buy crypto …
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15 March
Mobile Tax Payments up 27% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/15/22
Payments provider ACI Worldwide Inc. said its data indicate the number of tax payments made via a mobile device has increased 27% over the same time last year, while the dollar value has climbed 40%. Tax payments via credit card are up 13%, and have increased 8% by debit card. Dollar value …
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14 March
Affirm Metrics Outperform and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/14/22
Buy now, pay later specialist Affirm Inc. said its fiscal quarter-to-date financial metrics exceeded its expectations, leading it to revise its financial outlook. Affirm on Feb. 10 had expected its gross merchandise volume to be no more than $3.71 billion, but now says it will be at least that much.Aplazo, a buy …
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14 March
As Visa And Mastercard Ready New Interchange Schedules, Merchants Brace for the Impact
Having held off for the past two years, the country’s two biggest card networks are preparing revisions to their interchange schedules that at least one research firm says will cost U.S. merchants an estimated $475 million in additional transaction fees. Though Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. have historically revised their …
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11 March
Texas Roadhouse Partners With Ziosk to Roll Out a Tableside Ordering And Payment Platform
With consumers starting to dine out again, improving their dining experience through digital ordering and tableside payments solutions is becoming a pressing need for restaurants. Texas Roadhouse has become the latest restaurant chain to take the digital plunge, implementing Ziosk’s Cloud Commerce Platform for digital tableside ordering and payments. The …
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11 March
eBay To Launch its Own Digital Wallet and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/11/22
E-commerce platform eBay Inc. announced it is launching a digital wallet, its first, to allow sellers to use proceeds from their sales to make purchases or pay for selling expenses.The Western Union Co. has suspended operations in Russia and Belarus in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The move follows decisions by other global …
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10 March
The Payments Industry Reacts to Biden’s Order to Lay the Groundwork for Crypto Regulation
The steady development of the cryptocurrency industry worldwide and domestically has led the executive branch of the federal government to lay the groundwork for regulation of these assets. The move, embodied in an executive order signed Wednesday by President Joe Biden, has drawn applause from some payments trade groups, though …
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10 March
Diebold Nixdorf’s New Retail Platform and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/10/22
Diebold Nixdorf Inc. launched its Vynamic Retail Platform that includes functions such as checkout, loyalty program management, retail management, and compliance.Visa Inc. said it completed its $2.15 billion acquisition of Tink, an open banking platform. Announced in June, the acquisition gets Visa access to 3,400 financial institutions in Europe. Stockholm-based Tink will operate …
