The U.S. Faster Payments Council released its “Faster Payments and Financial Inclusion” survey report that found that 35% of respondents did not have a faster payments integration but planned to do so. The survey canvassed 88 organizations. Technology firm EvonSys Inc. launched its Evonsys Payments Platform for cross-border transfers. The new service integrates capabilities …
Read More »Affirm Adds New Payment Options And Partners to Attract Omnichannel Merchants
Buy now, pay later provider Affirm Holdings Inc. has expanded its payment options to include Pay in 2 and Pay in 30. The new BNPL options are intended to provide consumers with more flexibility in budgeting their monthly income, the company says. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows …
Read More »The Best Tipping State and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/6/24
Toast Inc., a provider of pay-at-table payments devices for the hospitality market, reported data derived from 112,000 restaurant locations in its Q1 2024 Restaurant Trends Report. Among the results: Tipping is most generous in Delaware, where it averages 22.1% of the bill. Mastercard Inc. said it is integrating Deposit Switch and …
Read More »Is eBay’s Decision to Drop AmEx a Ploy To Negotiate Lower Acceptance Costs?
EBay Inc.’s decision to stop accepting American Express cards effective Aug. 17 is generating big headlines, but some payments-industry experts question whether the decision is really a tactic to negotiate a lower interchange rate from the travel-and-entertainment card giant, given that eBay says it won’t stop accepting AmEx for about …
Read More »Adyen’s Payment Tech Finds a Home at Prada
Italian fashion house Prada is adopting omnichannel payments technology from Adyen NV in a bid to build a single financial technology platform across all its retail channels. Tap to Pay on iPhone in Prada’s U.S. locations and its Milan store is a centerpiece of the partnership, Adyen says, and potentially …
Read More »Eye on POS: With Cheq, Cantaloupe Furthers Its Push Into Sports Venues; InterPayments Launches Surcharging Tech
Cantaloupe Inc. announced early Tuesday it will install its Cheq point-of-sale platform at professional soccer club Detroit City FC’s home stadium for all games and live events. Cantaloupe will begin providing POS services at the stadium in June as part of a multi-year deal. The deal builds on Cantaloupe’s acquisition …
Read More »Visa Marks 10 Billion Tokens Since Launching the Technology a Decade Ago
Visa Inc. says the 10 billion tokens it’s issued since 2014 are just the tipping point, as it expects Visa’s tokenized transactions to grow exponentially over the next several years. Visa announced the 10-billion milestone Tuesday. As of April, 29% of all transactions processed by Visa used tokens. Tokenization uses …
Read More »Payments Play a Critical Role in the Customer Experience, Discover Says
Payments play a key role in consumers’ willingness to make repeat purchases from a merchant, according to Discover Financial Services Inc. Some 85% of consumers say a negative payment experience makes them less likely to interact with a business in the future, says Discover’s 2024 Payment State of the Union report. …
Read More »Shift4 Makes a Big Card-Present Play in Europe With a Deal for Germany’s Vectron Systems
Shift4 Payments Inc. confirmed early Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire the German point-of-sale technology company Vectron Systems AG at a price of 10.5 euros, or $11.42, per share. The offer represents a 50% premium to Vectron’s current share price, according to early reports. Information was not immediately …
Read More »BNPL Displacing Store Cards and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/3/24
Buy now, pay later installment plans are displacing store cards among consumers, with 64% of debit card holders reporting they have been offered an installment plan online, up from 45% four years ago, according to The Payments Report from Auriemma Research. Meanwhile, 39% report they own a store card, down from 53% …
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