News

January, 2025

• 28 January

  How Mega Data Breaches Dominated in 2024

  

  2024 was the year of the mega-data breach, with six breaches accounting for 85%, or 1.4 billion, of the 1.7 billion breach notices sent to victims in 2024. That’s according to The Identity Theft Resources Center’s annual Data Breach report, released early Tuesday. At least 100 million breach notices were …
• 28 January

  Codego Launches Gateway Software While KuCoin Looks to Recover From Its Legal Woes

  

  The fintech Codego Ltd. has launched its Cryptogateway software, which enables merchants in 33 countries to accept cross-border in-person and e-commerce transactions in cryptocurrency and receive the funds in fiat money in an IBAN account. IBAN accounts are typically used to hold funds arising from cross-border transactions. The new service, which works …
• 28 January

  XMoney Signs Visa as Partner and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/28/25

  

  X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, appears to have signed a deal with Visa Inc. for the card brand to be a partner in XMoney Account, the platform’s possible payments service, reported CNBC.com. Fuel discount platform GasBuddy launched its Pay with GasBuddy+ card issued by Fifth Third Bank N.A. bearing the …
• 27 January

  C-Store Chain RaceTrac Deploys 10-4 by WEX for Cardless Fuel Payments

  

  RaceTrac Inc., an Atlanta-based convenience store chain with more than 800 locations, is debuting cardless payments for truck drivers via the 10-4 by WEX app. The free app enables independent owner-operators to pay for diesel fuel without a physical card at the pump. Users upload their credit or debit card …
• 27 January

  A Japan Deal Expands Nuvei’s Asia Footprint, While Nayax Embeds Payments for Self-Service Devices

  

  Canada-based processor Nuvei Corp. announced early Monday it has closed on its acquisition of Paywiser Japan Ltd., a deal that will expand Nuvei’s position in the Asia-Pacific market. The deal, which includes Paywiser’s acquiring license, will connect Nuvei to merchants in Japan through direct acquiring capabilities. It also includes links …
• 27 January

  Freightos Notes WestJet Cargo as Client and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/27/25

  

  Freightos, a freight booking and payments platform, has added Canada-based WestJet Cargo as a client. Visa Inc. announced a partnership with fintech DealMe to enable Visa cardholders in Vietnam to access real-time installment offers from merchants in South Korea, which is a top travel destination for Vietnamese travelers. Payments and data …
• 24 January

  Bold Commerce Adds PayPal Integrations for Merchants Using OpenCart And Gravity Forms E-Commerce Platforms

  

  Bold Commerce Inc., a developer of e-commerce checkout software, has added two integrations to OpenCart and Gravity Forms to enable small and mid-size businesses using those platforms to accept any PayPal payment option, including Fastlane and Venmo.   OpenCart is a free, open-source platform for building and managing online stores. Gravity Forms …
• 24 January

  AmEx Closes Out 2024 On a High Note As Growth Proves Steady

  

  Top executives at American Express Co. early Friday celebrated the final quarter of what they said was a year to remember. “We delivered record revenue, record net income, and new records in many categories,” including all-time-high cardholder spending, AmEx chief executive Steve Squeri told equity analysts during a conference call …
• 24 January

  Priority’s Rollfi Acquisition and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/24/25

  

  Payments provider Priority Technology Holdings Inc. has acquired Rollfi, a provider of payroll and benefits provider to banks, accountants, and software-as-a-service providers. Terms were not announced. SEPTA, the mass transit agency in the Philadelphia region, awarded a $211 million contract for a new fare payment system called SEPTA Key 2.0 to Cubic Transportation …
• 23 January

  Merchants Are Turning to Credit Card Surcharges As Processor Satisfaction Declines, J.D. Power Finds

  

  Merchants are increasingly levying surcharges on purchases made with credit cards to help offset processing fees, a new study from J.D. Power finds. Some 34% of merchants surveyed are adding surcharges for credit card transactions, the study says. The study also found that flat-rate pricing lends merchants greater impetus to …