Monday , December 9, 2024

Transaction Processing

PayNearMe Enables Cash Toll Payments on Cashless Tollways

Growth in cashless tollways has been a boon for moving traffic. Now, PayNearMe Inc., a fintech that enables paying for online transactions with cash among other payment methods, says it is working with Kapsch TrafficCom to enable a way for those without access to in-car wireless toll payments to pay …

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Zark Expands Payment Options and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/6/24

Zark Parking Solutions Inc., a parking-reservations platform, said it is adding payment options, including an integration with Apple Pay, single-click log-ins with Google and Apple, and its own Web app. Sales by U.S. small businesses grew 5.6% year-over-year in April, sending Fiserv Inc.’s April Small Business Index up four points to 145. …

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Shrugging off Volatility, Crypto Enthusiasts Hike First Quarter Spending by 20%

When cryptocurrency prices rise, spending may dip, but only for a short time before users accelerate their purchases with Bitcoin and other digital coins, according to a report released Thursday by BitPay Inc., an Atlanta-based payments-service provider for crypto users and crypto-accepting merchants. The ”2024 BitPay Spending Report,” which covers …

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Accel-KKR Picks up Accertify and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/3/24

Accertify, which provides fraud prevention, chargeback management, account protection, and gateway services, said private equity firm Accel-KKR completed the acquisition of the company from American Express Co., which it acquired in 2010. Terms were not disclosed. The U.S. Payments Forum announced a white paper exploring the links between connected cars and contextual …

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Block Slams News Reports of a DOJ Investigation for Compliance Violations

Block Inc. chief executive Jack Dorsey fired back at news reports that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the company for alleged compliance lapses at Block’s Square and Cash App units. The reports “lack full context,” Dorsey said during Block’s quarterly earnings call late Thursday. News of the investigation …

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Sezzle Launches a BNPL Loyalty Program to Encourage Timely Payments

Buy now, pay later platform Sezzle Inc. has launched a loyalty program that rewards users for paying on time. The new offering, called Payment Streaks, is part of Sezzle’s free Loyalty Tiers program. The idea is that, with each on-time payment, Sezzle users begin a payment streak that moves them …

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Chase Adds a Pay-Per-Use Real-Time Payments Option for SMBs

Chase, the banking arm of giant JPMorgan Chase & Co., introduced a suite of digital products it says will help small businesses improve their cash flow and payment processing. Among the services are the ability to choose a payment speed, such as standard automated clearing house, same-day ACH, or real-time …

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Worldpay PayFacs Get Tap-to-Pay on iPhone and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/2/24

Worldpay has made tap-to-pay on iPhone technology available to payment facilitators to offer to their merchants. Two payfacs, Fullsteam and Autobooks, have launched the service. Tap to pay lets merchants accept contactless card payments on an ordinary mobile phone with no additional hardware. Cantaloupe Inc., a supplier of payments technology for …

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Potential Merchant Savings on Swipe Fees Is the Latest Payments Battleground

The war over the proposed Credit Card Competition Act shows no signs of abating as combatants on both sides of the fence continue their efforts to sway legislators and public opinion on the matter of card-acceptance costs. The latest battle centers on data from payments consultancy CMSPI that says merchants …

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A Year After Closing, Global Begins to Reap Returns on Its $4 Billion EVO Deal

The top management at Global Payments Inc. said early Wednesday the company is beginning to reap the benefits it planned for when it paid $4 billion to acquire EVO Payments Inc., a processor with international merchant connections. The deal, which is now more than a year past its closing date, …

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