Mastercard Inc. launched Cyber Front, a platform aimed at helping businesses and governments combat online intrusions through the simulation and assessment of cyber attacks.MoneyGram International Inc. said its shareholders have approved a previously announced, $1.8-billion acquisition by private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC. The merger is expected to close in the fourth …

Using services like Zelle, Cash App, Venmo, and PayPal is a no-brainer when it comes to making payments in our personal lives. In fact, 94% of Millennials, 88% of Gen Xers, and 87% of Gen Zers are using payment apps in place of cash and credit cards. Now there’s a …

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 …

Outdoorsy, a company that arranges rental of recreation vehicles, said it will accept payments through PayPal Holdings Inc.’s buy now, pay later service, Pay in 4.Klarna AB initiated a three-day event called “Dream Deal Days” to observe hitting 150 million users and 400,000 merchant partners. The event, held across 19 markets around …

SpotOn, a payments-technology provider serving restaurants and retailers, raised $300 million in a Series F funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group LLC. The round, which comes just eight months after a Series E funding, values the company at $3.6 billion.Sphere, a healthcare payments and security software company, launched a …

Mastercard Inc. says the future of payments at the point of sale includes the ability to make a point-of-sale payment using a facial image without having to present a credit or debit card or a mobile device. Under its new Biometric Checkout Program, Mastercard has begun testing the service, the …

Technology firm Orduo has launched a white-label online ordering system for restaurants. The product is aimed at independent sales organizations and value-added resellers.NCR Corp. said its NCR Aloha Cloud point-of-sale system has a refreshed user interface, a small handheld device, and next-day funding of deposits.Routable, a business-payments platform aimed at mass payouts, launched …

With some fast and near-instant payments services and apps already available, and more coming, it turns out fear of fraud, reluctance to manage multiple apps, and ignorance about the services are consumers’ biggest hurdles to adoption. Approximately 40% of U.S. consumers are wary of using faster-payments options overall, according to …

Square announced its Afterpay buy now, pay later service is available to in-person point-of-sale merchants in the United States and Australia who use Square Point of Sale, Square for Retail, Square Appointments, or Square for Restaurants. In the first quarter, Square, a unit of Block Inc., said the average transaction size with Afterpay …

Toast Inc., a payments-technology provider specializing in restaurants, said it has renewed its collaboration with US Foods, a distributor serving approximately 250,000 U.S. restaurants and foodservice operators.Investment firm Thoma Bravo has closed on its $2.6-billion acquisition of business-to-business payments provider Bottomline Technologies Inc. The deal was announced in December and approved by …