Visa Inc. has collaborated with working-capital platform Fundbox to launch the Fundbox Flex Visa debit card, issued by Pathward N.A.KindTap Technologies, a payments provider specializing in the cannabis industry, has integrated with Dispense, an e-commerce platform, to allow merchants using Dispense to accept credit card and automated clearing house payments …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sent a letter to the chief executives of JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, Capital One, Discover, and American Express asking them to explain the practice of omitting data about consumers’ monthly credit card payments when sending information to credit-reporting companies. The CFPB contends the …

Two of the busiest trends in payments are quick-response (QR) codes and cryptocurrency, and now payments players are finding ways to blend the two. Social Life Network Inc. on Friday said its Decentral Life unit has added a QR code application for its platform supporting digital wallets and payments. The …

Aeropay, a specialist in payments for the cannabis industry, announced it and Flowhub, a point-of-sale platform for cannabis dispensaries, will work together on enabling automated clearing house payments via Aeropay for more than 1,000 dispensaries using Flowhub’s software.Paysafe Ltd. said it is expanding in the auto-finance market through a deal to …

Cannabis-payments platform CanPay said it has passed half a billion dollars in transactions, processing for more than 800 merchant locations in 31 in states.A cryptocurrency-investment platform called BitStore introduced a Mastercard-branded prepaid card that allows users to make payments at merchants with their crypto assets. Processing is handled by Alchemy Pay.Payments provider PayTrace Inc. announced it …

Payments provider ACI Worldwide Inc. said its data indicate the number of tax payments made via a mobile device has increased 27% over the same time last year, while the dollar value has climbed 40%. Tax payments via credit card are up 13%, and have increased 8% by debit card. Dollar value …

Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. will raise interchange rates for online merchants starting next month, while also lowering the rates for some small-merchant categories, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Mastercard’s fee changes alone will result in a net increase of about $330 million yearly, according to the Journal story, …

Payments technology provider Bill.com processed $56.4 billion in volume in the Dec. 31 quarter, up 62% year-over-year, with 9.8 million transactions on its platform, a 35% increase. It also processed 5.3 million Divvy card transactions worth $1.9 billion.Abaca, a fintech specializing in cannabis payments, said it has processed $2 billion in transactions …

Diners visiting Texas Roadhouse restaurants will soon be able to tap on digital offers in the Texas Roadhouse app thanks to a newly announced deal with Sparkfly, a retail services provider. In related point-of-sale news, Merrco Payments Inc. launched its expanded PayHQ service in the United States. Merrco specializes in …

Food-ordering and delivery provider Waitr Holdings Inc. said it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Retail Innovation Labs Inc., known as Cova, a provider of point-of-sale software for cannabis dispensaries. The deal calls for a price of $90 million in cash and stock.Agilysys Inc., a provider of payments …