Small businesses tend to be less satisfied with their credit and debit card processing than they are with processing for alternative payments, according to a study by J.D. Power. Based on a 1,000-point scale, with 1,000 being the highest score, merchant-satisfaction scores for credit card processing averaged 692, while scores …

Point-of-sale specialist CardFlight Inc. extended the ability to create invoices to its SwipeSimple app, a feature that was previously only available via the Web version. Meanwhile, Fiserv Inc. says the Prudential Center, where the National Hockey League New Jersey Devils play, will adopt Clover Sport point-of-sale hardware and software. New …

Amazon.com Inc. is offering buy now, pay later loans in Mexico through a partnership with Kueski Pay, a BNPL program in Mexico. Shoppers on Amazon Mexico can use Kueski Pay to pay for their purchases in four or 12 bi-weekly installments through a linked bank account or debit card, or …

Most U.S. consumers—53%—concerned about a possible fraudulent transaction on their credit card statements make the first inquiry with the issuing bank, not with the merchant. That’s according to the newly released 2024 Cardholder Dispute Index released by Chargebacks911, a Clearwater, Fla.-based dispute-management company. Conducted in partnership with TSG, an Omaha, …

Visa Inc. reported $8.6 billion in net revenue for its December quarter, up 9% year-over-year, on $3.9 billion in credit and debit card volume, up 7.8%. Apple Inc. announced changes to iOS, Safari, and its App Store to meet European Union rules, including new options on its App Store to use payment …

Mastercard Inc. is taking on the problematic use of passwords with its new Biometric Authentication Service. Announced Wednesday, the new global service is meant to help resolve friction and vulnerability issues that arise from ceaseless passwords and multi-factor authentication prompts, Mastercard says. The service relies on standards from the Fast …

Mastercard Inc. has extended its partnership in a multi-year agreement with The Clearing House Payments Co., which operates the Real Time Payments (RTP) network. The deal continues Mastercard’s role as the network’s instant-payments software provider. The agreement will drive more volume through the RTP network by maintaining the network’s reliability …

Klarna AB, a buy now, pay later provider, is entering the subscription arena with the U.S. launch of Klarna Plus. For $7.99 a month, Klarna Plus enables eligible consumers to earn double rewards points on their purchases, pay no service fee when using Klarna at merchants outside of the Klarna …

Nuvei Corp. has partnered with Adobe Inc. to provide an application programming interface to Adobe Commerce customers that enables easier access to its platform. The API provides these customers access to more than 680 regional alternative payment methods. In addition to supporting an array of alternative payment methods, Nuvei’s API …

Ingenico, one of the world’s largest makers of point-of-sale transaction devices, said early Tuesday it has worked with Visa Inc. to integrate its Axium terminal software with a payment platform operated by Cybersource, Visa’s commerce and fraud-management unit. The move promises to offer, from a single platform, a service that …