PayPal Holdings Inc. has made another move in its efforts to leverage its Xoom cross-border payments platform for its stablecoin, PYUSD. The payments giant early Tuesday said Xoom users will be able to use PYUSD to settle money transfers they make through the service. The news comes just seven months …
Read More »Lightspeed Rolls Out a Kitchen Display System; Fortis Adds a Voice Ordering Platform
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has introduced a new kitchen display system it says will help restaurants address operational challenges, reduce operating costs, improve order accuracy, and enhance customer satisfaction. A key feature of the new kitchen display system (KDS), which can be integrated with Lightspeed’s point-of-sale platform, is the ability to …
Read More »Two San Antonio Venues Opt for Shift4 for Concession and Ticketing
Shift4 Payments Inc.’s determined push into venue point-of-sale transactions got another win with the announcement the payment company’s products will be used at the Frost Bank Center and Toyota Field venues in San Antonio. The number of Shift4 devices to be used at both locations was not disclosed. The Frost …
Read More »Priceline Picks Affirm and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/18/24
Buy now, pay later processor Affirm Inc. said it is expanding its partnership with Priceline to include online travel agency Priceline’s business-to-business platform, Priceline Partner Solutions. Canada-based processor Nuvei Corp. announced it has completed the process of going private after five years as a public company. Neon Maple Purchaser Inc., a unit of Advent …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Celero Marks Another Acquisition and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/15/24
Payments provider Celero Commerce acquired Precision Payments. Celero said its total annual North America card processing volume is expected to exceed $28 billion with the addition. Terms were not disclosed. NCR Atleos Corp. said it will provide its Cashzone Network ATMs in United Kingdom-based grocer Waitrose stores. Payhawk Ltd. announced an integration with Mastercard …
Read More »Mastercard Plans to Tokenize All Online Transactions by 2030
Mastercard Inc. unveiled plans late Wednesday to tokenize card numbers for all online transactions globally by 2030. The move will make the need for physical card numbers, passwords, and one-time codes for online purchases obsolete, the network says. Tokenization masks in-the-clear card numbers with digits that would be indecipherable to …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
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