Intuit Inc., developer of the QuickBooks accounting software and related services for small businesses, embedded itself further into the payments business on Wednesday when it unveiled QuickBooks Money. The free product allows businesses to send invoices accepting payment choices including credit, debit, automated clearing house, PayPal, Venmo, and Apple Pay …
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Shift4 Payments Inc. has reached an agreement to become the processor for timeshare rental and resale marketplace RedWeek.com. Under the terms of the deal, Shift4 will process RedWeek.com’s timeshare rental and membership transactions, handle direct customer billing and recurring payments, and manage chargebacks, fraud, and reporting capabilities. A competitor to …
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Fitli, an independent software provider for fitness professionals, has selected Usio Inc. for payments processing. Prepaid card specialist Blackhawk Network has agreed to launch “Gift Card Malls” inside airport and casino shops operated by WH Smith North America. Three unnamed central banks are testing a method from international money-transfer platform Swift to enable interoperability …
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In an expansion of its existing processing relationship with PayPal Holdings Inc., ride-sharing technology provider Uber Technologies Inc. will begin making use of PayPal’s domestic debit network routing in the United States and other markets and enable Uber drivers to receive wages directly in their PayPal and Venmo wallets. PayPal …
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E-commerce platform Wix.com Ltd. looks to make it easier for its merchants with stores to accept physical payments with the debut of Tap to Pay on Android. The technology, coming from Stripe Inc., means merchants can accept contactless payments with a regular Android smart phone and no additional hardware. Tap …
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Some 90% of businesses are “concerned” about whether they will be able to meet a March 2025 deadline for compliance with PCI DSS 4.0, a newly updated payments-security standard, according to a survey from payments-security firm Bluefin and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The survey was conducted during the second quarter and included …
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Step one for Hyundai Pay, the in-car payment service debuting in the 2024 Kona crossover, is enabling payments for parking while sitting in the driver’s seat. Step two is broadening its capabilities and making it an integral part of the vehicle, Olabisi Boyle, Hyundai Motor North America vice president of …
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The Federal Reserve seeks to work closely with private-sector instant-payment services and plans to carve out a regulatory role to govern developments in stablecoins, a top official at the Fed said Friday. The remarks come in the wake of the Fed’s launch in July of its FedNow real-time payments network. …
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau late Thursday released a report raising questions about the part restrictions imposed by big technology firms like Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc’s Google subsidiary may play in hampering innovation, consumer choice, and the growth of open and decentralized banking and payments in the U.S. The …
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According to Juniper Research, 360 million people worldwide used Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in 2022. With such an expansive consumer base, BNPL has also become an effective tool for merchants to attract new customers and increase conversion rates. However, the widespread use of BNPL has raised concerns regarding transparency …
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