Inflation Tasks Sports Bettors And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/1/22

Fifty-four percent of sports bettors using mobile technology earn incomes of $100,000 or more but “many” are worried about the impact of inflation on their ability to make credit card payments in the future, according to research from TransUnion in its report, “Consumer Pulse Online Sports Betting Study.”
In other research, some 59% of consumers across North America, Latin America, and Europe are more worried about online fraud now than they were last year, according to a study from Paysafe Ltd.
Payments platform Aliaswire reported a 337% increase over the past 12 months in the number of transactions processed by utility companies on its DirectBiller platform.
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. closed on its previously announced acquisition of Payrailz, a provider of digital-payments technology and services. Terms were not disclosed.
ACI Worldwide Inc. completed the divestiture of its corporate online banking services to One Equity Partners for $100 million.
Payments-technology provider linked2pay said it will rely on automation firm Workato to enable integration of payments technology for popular accounting systems used by linked2pay client businesses.
With ransomware attacks on the upswing, the global market for protective technology is expected to grow at a 16.6% annual rate and reach $46.7 billion by 2028, according to a report offered by ResearchAndMarkets.com.

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