Point-of-sale

December, 2023

• 4 December

  In Announcing Its Q3 Results, POSaBIT Reveals Plans For a POS Device for Cannabis Merchants

  

  POSaBIT Systems Corp., a payments processor specializing in cannabis merchants, announced its third-quarter earnings along with plans for a point-of-sale device earmarked for cannabis retailing. The company said transaction volume for the quarter totaled $157.9 million, up 11% from the same period a year ago. Revenues for the quarter totaled …
• 4 December

  Like Many in Payments, Gateways Seek Software Companies

  

  Software companies are a preferred client for payment gateways, with 74% of gateways targeting them in their sales efforts, according to the latest edition of the Payment Gateway Directory from TSG, formerly The Strawhecker Group. TSG says in addition to software companies as favored clients, 83% of gateways target merchant …
• 4 December

  Claims Process Begins in Interchange Lawsuit And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/1/23

  

  The claims process begins today for merchants to file for a share of the $5.54-billion settlement of a massive lawsuit originally filed more than a decade ago that alleged that Visa, Mastercard, and banks had violated antitrust laws in setting fees for card acceptance. The number of merchants involved is expected to …
• 4 December

  Payroc Launches a Single API for PayByBank, And Works With Dingg to Reach Spas And Salons

  Payments-platform provider Payroc LLC has launched an application programming interface that enables clients to offer its PayByBank solution in the United States and Canada through a single interface. Before this launch, Payroc clients needed separate interfaces to offer PayByBank in each country. The single interface eliminates the need for multiple …
• 4 December

  Relay Payments Extends Its Reach with Its Yesway Deal

  

  Relay Payments, a fintech specializing in payments for the trucking and logistics industries, added convenience-store chain Yesway to its roster of locations. Announced Thursday, the expansion adds to the more than 1,500 truck stops nationwide that accept Relay’s cardless payment method. Yesway also owns the Allsup convenience-store chain. Drivers who …

November, 2023

• 29 November

  Shift4 Grows Its Relationship With the Orlando Magic; Cheq Partners With Loud And Live

  

  Shift4 Payments Inc. continues to build out its footprint in sports and entertainment venues through an expanded deal with the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Under the terms of the deal, announced early Wednesday, Shift4 will process transactions at all concession stands within the Amway Center, home of …
• 29 November

  Nuvei Launches Issuing Program And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/29/23

  

  Nuvei Corp. launched card issuing in 30 markets in Europe with 2024 plans to expand it to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Latin America. The program enables clients to offer physical and virtual white-labeled cards. Payments-technology provider BHMI said it will market its software through a reseller agreement with NCR …
• 28 November

  Ackroo’s Deal for GiftFly.com Comes As Sales of E-Gift Cards Are Set to Take off

  

  Digital gift cards are a hot product, and that’s attracting the interest of payments players looking to make acquisitions to enter or bulk up their assets in this market. In the latest deal, the Hamilton, Ontario-based point-of-sale payments platform Ackroo Inc. early Tuesday announced it has agreed to acquire the …
• 28 November

  Square Holiday Shopping up 14% And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/28/23

  

  Square and Afterpay merchants counted 70 million transactions over the Black Friday-Cyber Monday holiday weekend, up 14% from the same period in 2022, Square said. In-person shopping increased 15% year-over-year. Amendments under consideration by Australia’s national government would impose on digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay the same regulations as those enacted …
• 22 November

  A New York Times Op-Ed Video Favoring the CCCA Sparks a New Tussle Over the Bill

  

  The Electronic Payments Coalition issued a press release late Tuesday taking issue with a New York Times op-ed video that argues merchants and consumers already pay a high price for rewards cards and expresses support for the Credit Card Competition Act. In its rebuttal responding to the video, Richard Hunt, …