Providers of restaurant point-of-sale and management technology continue to enhance their offerings as restaurants remain one of the hottest markets in digital payments. Par Technology Corp. announced its POS Spring Release early Tuesday, aimed at helping restaurants improve customer convenience and streamline operating costs. Key features include support for contactless …
April, 2025
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15 April
Business Email Compromise Remains the No. 1 Fraud Attempt Avenue
An email from a work colleague requesting a funds transfer may seem routine, but quite often it could lead to serious fraud if completed. That type of fraud—business email compromise—is the top avenue for attempted and actual payments fraud, according to the 2025 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey. Released …
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15 April
PayPal Working with TerraPay and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/15/25
PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will work with TerraPay to let PayPal users make real-time money transfers throughout the Middle East and Africa. Cantaloupe Inc., a payments provider for self-service markets and vending, launched Go Micro, a compact kiosk for micro markets that features an integrated barcode scanner and 5-inch touchscreen. …
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14 April
Toast Adds Applebee’s to Its Growing List of Restaurant Chains
Toast Inc. has signed an agreement with the restaurant-chain operator Dine Brands Global to install its point-of-sale and restaurant-management technology in 1,500 Applebee’s locations nationwide. In addition to Applebee’s Dine Brands operates such restaurant chains as IHOP, Neighborhood Grill + Bar, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. Applebee’s will install Toast’s POS terminals, …
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14 April
U.S. Bank Tethers Payment Acceptance to a New Business Banking Account
U.S. Bank is stepping up its efforts to entice merchants to use its business checking account with the ability to accept credit and debit card payments. Announced Monday, the U.S. Bank Business Essentials account enables merchants to accept card payments and be eligible for free same-day access to their funds …
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14 April
JPMorgan Expands Kinexys and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/14/25
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has added support for pound-denominated accounts to its Kinexys Digital Payments system, which processes blockchain transactions for commercial accounts, Bloomberg reported. Up to now, accounts have been denominated mostly in dollars. Kinexys was launched in 2019 as JPM Coin. Theya Inc., a Bitcoin self-custody platform, launched Theya for Business, …
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11 April
Merchants Continue to Improve Gift Card Programs, a Blackhawk Study Finds
U.S. merchants achieved higher performance scores for their gift card programs in 2025, according to Blackhawk Network’s eighth annual review of the programs. Staples Inc. led all merchants with a score of 104%, followed by Amazon.com with a score of 101% and Best Buy Co. Inc. at 99%. Cosmetics retailer …
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11 April
Cash App Penalties Total $40 Million in a New York Settlement
Block Inc. has been ordered to pay a $40-million fine to the state of New York for what the state’s regulator on Thursday called “significant failures in its Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering compliance program, which violated the [New York Department of Financial Services’ money transmitter and virtual currency regulations.” The …
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11 April
Branch’s Mastercard Payroll Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/11/25
Fintech Branch launched a payroll debit card tied to a digital bank account instead of a prepaid card, as many payroll cards are set up. Schwarzwald Capital said it has invested an undisclosed amount in Vesta Corp., a transaction-guarantee platform for card-not-present payments. Bitcoin transaction-verification platform Branta said it has worked with Amboss, a provider of …
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10 April
Consumers Plan to Use Tax Refunds To Pay Down Debt, ACI Finds
Paying down debt is one of the top ways consumers intend to spend their tax refund in 2025, says a survey from ACI Worldwide Inc. Some 39% of consumers surveyed said they would use their tax refund to pay down credit card debt and other loans, an indication that inflationary …