The big processor Global Payments Inc. on Tuesday morning reported a busy third quarter that included an expansion of its relationship with PayPal Holdings Inc., ventures in the hot buy now, pay later market, recovery from the pandemic’s impact, and growth in the company’s issuer business stemming from its link …

Jack Henry & Associates Inc. and Early Warning Services LLC, the Zelle operator, announced a rebate program through June 2022 for minority-owned depository institutions that enable Zelle via Jack Henry’s JHA PayCenter, its faster payments hub.Prepaid Technologies Co. Inc. said it raised $96 million in its latest funding round that it will use …

Apple Inc. filed an objection to a September U.S. District Court ruling that it says hinders the computing giant’s ability to restrict developers on its App Store to Apple’s own payment system. The ruling upheld Apple’s requirement that developers use its payment system within the App Store but said Apple must allow references to …

After more than 18 months of pandemic, are you on the road to normal? In this, our annual catalog of woes and worries, we shine the spotlight on that road’s biggest potholes. Well, nobody signed up for this, right? More than a year-and-a-half after what had been a booming economy …

Wallets could be a lot emptier by this time next year, and it will have nothing to do with the spending capacity of consumers. As Digital Transactions reported in September (“Out of the Chips”), a pandemic-driven shortage in computer chips is hitting the payments industry. Now, as cards expire, issuers …

Amazon.com Inc. said its Amazon One technology, which scans customers’ palms to process payments, is now available at more than 70 Amazon physical stores, Whole Foods stores, and third-party locations.Merchant acquirer Shift4 Payments Inc. released a business update indicating its volume for October was 80% higher than the same month in 2020, with the number …

American Express Co. launched a fully digital business checking account for U.S. small and mid-sized businesses that includes the first-ever AmEx-issued debit card. The account also connects with existing AmEx credit cards.FIS Inc.’s Worldpay merchant-acquiring unit will provide payment services to Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals under a new agreement. The pact includes …

Global merchant dollar volume grew 20% in the third quarter year-over-year for processor Fiserv Inc., while global e-commerce volume increased 21%, the company reported. Overall global transactions expanded 16%. The company did not report actual figures. Revenue for the quarter was $3.96 billion, up 10%. Year-to-date revenue was $11.37 billion, an …

Independent software vendors can integrate technology directly into Fiserv Inc.’s Clover point-of-sale terminals under Fiserv’s new platform-as-a-service program, the company announced.Processor Usio Inc. signed an agreement with independent software vendor BoosterHub LLC that will integrate Usio’s payment services into BoosterHub’s cloud-based software for thousands of school booster clubs.Payment gateway Cardknox Inc. said its processing capabilities can …

Nium Pte. Ltd., a fintech specializing in payments and card issuance for businesses, launched what it calls crypto-as-a-service technology and extended its banking-as-a-service platform to the U.S. market. The former technology supports banks that want to add services supporting cryptocurrency investment.In related news, ACI Worldwide Inc. announced its ACI Secure Commerce unit will offer …