Point-of-sale

November, 2024

• 15 November

  Discover Grows Its International Presence Through a Pair-Up With Telered in Panama

  

  Discover Global Network continues to expand its international business through a deal with Panamanian payment processor Telered S.A. Telered manages the Sistema Clave, or Clave System, which Discover says is the largest interbank network of ATMs and points of sale in Panama. In business for more than 30 years, Clave’s …
• 14 November

  Blackhawk Debuts eGift Card Links and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/14/24

  

  Prepaid card platform Blackhawk Network launched eGift Card Links, which allows brands to let customers paste a link into an email, text, or social-messaging app. Recipients access the e-gift card by opening the link and can redeem it immediately. Judopay, a United Kingdom-based mobile-payments platform, said it is entering the North American …
• 13 November

  GrabScanGo And MagTek Bring App Clip Technology to Hotel Mini Markets

  

  GSG AveriGo LLC, a provider of self-service checkout technology at the point of sale, is working with GSG AveriGo LLC, a provider of self-service checkout technology at the point of sale, is working with MagTek Inc. to provide an App Clip through its GrabScanGo, service that enables consumers to purchase …
• 13 November

  Paysafe Beefs up Its Sales Force As It Looks for Merchant Growth

  

  Since he took over as chief executive in 2022, Paysafe Ltd.’s Bruce Lowthers has stressed what he sees as a crucial need for stronger, and direct, merchant sales to effect the turnaround he wanted to see at the international processing giant. Early Wednesday, he noted the company is ahead of …
• 12 November

  Shift4 Concedes Some Shortfalls While Posting a 49% Rise in End-to-End Volume

  

  Shift4 Payments Inc. reported a strong third quarter early Tuesday, but by some measures it wasn’t strong enough, and the big processor’s top management frankly admitted as much in a morning call with equity analysts to discuss the results. “We’re clearly number-one in hospitality payments in the world,” said the …
• 12 November

  Visa Credential Tech Coming to U.S. and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/12/24

  

  Visa Inc. announced it is bringing its Visa Flexible Credential to the U.S. market, starting with Affirm Inc.’s Affirm Card, a debit card that supports buy now, pay later functionality. The network simultaneously is launching the technology in the United Arab Emirates. The flexible credential technology enables users to make payments from a …
• 11 November

  Gen Zers Are Struggling With Credit Card Debt, CreditCards.com Finds

  

  Gen Zers struggle to pay their monthly credit card bills, with 56% having missed a payment or making a late payment, says a study from CreditCards.com. In addition, some 9% of Gen Zers rely on parental support to pay their credit card bills. Compounding these difficulties with credit card bills …
• 11 November

  Sezzle Notches Another Retailer for its BNPL Option

  

  Online outdoor retailer Backcountry now offers buy now, pay later payments from Sezzle Inc. The payment option is available at Backcountry.com and in-store, and at its Steep & Cheap, Competitive Cyclist, and MotoSport brands. Minneapolis-based Sezzle says Backcountry, which is owned by private-equity firm TSG Consumer Partners LLC, switched to …
• 11 November

  Western Union’s Data Sharing Plan and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/11/24

  

  The Western Union Co. announced a data-sharing service aimed at allowing businesses to use information from the payments platform to more sharply target marketing efforts at consumers globally. Visa Inc. has agreed to support palm-recognition technology for payments developed by Tencent, the China-based social-media company, starting in Singapore. The fintech PhotonPay announced it will …
• 8 November

  Block Focuses on Using Loans, Afterpay, and Cash App to Power Its Growth

  

  The big payments platform Block Inc. will remain focused on its Afterpay buy now, pay later offering, on its Cash App digital wallet, and on increasing access to Square Loans, said Block chief executive Jack Dorsey late Thursday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. Dorsey stressed the key importance of …