The open-banking platform MX Technologies Inc. has become the latest partner in Dwolla Inc.’s Secure Exchange solution. Through the partnership, which builds on the two companies’ existing relationship, digital-payments fintech Dwolla will be able to offer clients and reseller partners it has in common with MX access to account-verification services …
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A Lack of Payment Choices Figures in the Reasons Why Online Shoppers Walk Away
An absence of such payment features as one-click checkout and alternative payment methods at shopping sites is contributing to an overall cart-abandonment rate for online merchants that came to 75.7% of carts initiated in the year through March, according to a study released late Tuesday. The report, from Coresight Research …
Read More »A Data Security Standard Attracts New Financial Services Supporters
The drive to create a data security standard designed for digital financial services applications that use cloud-computing, such as open banking, continues to gain momentum. Anecdotes AI Ltd, Codat Ltd., Skyflow Inc., and Very Good Security Inc. are the latest digital finance companies to join a group of financial technology …
Read More »Eye On BNPL: Blackhawk Network Teams With Klarna; Zip And Sezzle Pull Plug On Merger
Blackhawk Network Inc. is partnering with buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB to let consumers use Klarna’s interest-free payment solutions at physical retail locations. The deal, announced Wednesday, will enable consumers to make use of Klarna in-store for such items as groceries, electronics beauty, and more when shopping within …
Read More »Liability Shift Claims Solicited And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/5/22
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced merchants that incurred an unreimbursed EMV or chip fraud liability shift chargeback from Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2017, on a Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express credit or debit card transaction can submit a claim in a pending class …
Read More »It’s Past Time to Squash Ransomware
Don’t wait to become a victim. The key is to act before you’re attacked. That requires identifying vulnerabilities and shoring up systems. Across the globe, a ransomware attack strikes a business every 11 seconds. This is not a statistic many companies want to think about. But it’s a reality, especially …
Read More »POSaBit Secures Expansion Funding and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/21/22
POSaBIT Systems Corp., a point-of-sale system provider for the cannabis industry, announced a private placement of more than 5.8 million shares that generated approximately C$47.7 million ($3.6 million) that will help support its launch in eight U.S. state by year’s end.Corpay, a payments-technology unit of the U.S.-based payments provider Fleetcor, …
Read More »Credova’s Pay in 4 for Outdoor Sports and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/16/22
Credova, a buy now, pay later platform for outdoor-sports-related purchases, launched its Pay in 4 program, allowing shoppers to split purchases into four installments at no interest.Point-of-sale technology provider PredictSpring said it has raised $16 million in a Series B funding round.Point-of-sale system maker Bravo Systems released updates for automated form completion and text …
Read More »With Pay Monthly, PayPal Expands Its BNPL Platform to Bigger Buys, Longer Terms
The buy now, pay later trend is getting hotter with the summer. PayPal Holdings Inc. announced early Wednesday it will offer a plan allowing consumers to split large purchases over a period of six to 24 months. The monthly payments will incur interest and will apply to transactions valued between …
Read More »Mass Transit’s Next Big Move
First came contactless. Now, transit payments are gaining the account-to-account advantage, and with it more flexibility for riders and insight for operators. Long heralded as a key factor in spurring contactless payment adoption, transit-payment programs are fully embracing the technology. Yes, the Covid-19 pandemic was a key instigator in this …
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