March 17, 2020
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Fraud & Security, Marketing, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Transact, the Electronic Transactions Association’s annual conference, has been canceled because of the Covid-19 public health emergency.Kount Inc. launched Kount Control, technology it says will allow companies to fight malicious logins and bots, credential stuffing, and brute-force attacks without interfering with legitimate transactions.Mobile-commerce provider Bango Plc said it is providing carrier-billing services for …
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March 13, 2020
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Person-to-Person Payments, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Airport restaurant and retail operator OTG Experience LLC says it will be one of the first retailers to use Amazon.com Inc.’s “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology, the system that powers Amazon’s Amazon Go stores, when it opens a CIBO Express Gourmet Market next week in Terminal C of Newark Liberty International Airport.A technology …
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March 5, 2020
Acquiring, ATMs, Competitive Strategies, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Issuing/Originating, Law and Regulation, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Perk Labs Inc. announced an agreement with Alipay that will enable Alipay users to make payments on the Perk platform.EVO Payments Inc. said it will offer the Nexgo Inc. N5 Android smart point-of-sale terminal.Certemy Inc., a professional certification and licensing management platform, introduced new payment gateway options, including Stripe Inc., PayPal Holdings Inc., …
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March 1, 2020
Merchants must install the technology today’s customers demand—or risk losing sales. Millennials and Gen Z consumers are not only more tech-savvy and better-informed shoppers than prior generations, they’re also seeking a greater connection to their preferred brands. And they desire a more curated shopping experience that feels unique and genuine …
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February 25, 2020
Competitive Strategies, Marketing, Mobile Wallets, Point-of-sale, Pricing, Transaction Processing
PayRange Inc. said its recent procurement of $70 million in funding will help accelerate its efforts to displace cash and convert cash-and-coin-only machines to electronic payments. Announced Tuesday, the funding will help with PayRange’s 2020 Consumer Choice Program. That is an effort to convert cash-only machines to electronic payments. Laundry operators, …
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February 6, 2020
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Law and Regulation, Marketing, Mobile Wallets, Point-of-sale, Pricing, Transaction Processing
The hotly competitive arena of integrated payments has prompted PointOS, a hospitality software developer, to register as an independent sales organization to gain better control over payment services it offers. The company, which serves customers, announced its ISO registration this week and calls its service PointOS Payments. “We became an …
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January 14, 2020
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Wallets, Near-Field Communication (NFC), Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
Visa Inc. said starting Jan. 21 merchants using Visa Checkout will transition to the card brand’s Secure Remote Commerce service. Visa says consumers that have enabled their cards with the service no longer will have to enter the primary account number for compliant transactions. The experience also is compatible with industry tokenization …
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January 8, 2020
Competitive Strategies, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Wallets, Near-Field Communication (NFC), Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
College and university payment and identity-services provider Transact Campus Inc. announced it is adding support for Google Pay, enabling eligible students to use Google Pay on campus. Phoenix-based Transact Campus said its Transact Mobile Credential for Google Pay, which is the mobile-payment app on most Android smart phones, will be …
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January 8, 2020
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Fraud & Security, Issuing/Originating, Marketing, Point-of-sale, Prepaid Cards, Transaction Processing
Consumers spent 7% more on gift cards during the 2019 holiday shopping season than in the same period in 2018, doubling the 3.4% gain seen in 2018 over 2017, according to data from prepaid program manager Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc., which did not release absolute spending numbers.The U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau …
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December 13, 2019
Acquiring, Automated Clearing House, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Fraud & Security, Issuing/Originating, Law and Regulation, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which serves the area in and around the nation’s capital, plans next year to start allowing users of Apple Inc. devices to pay at fare gates with their iPhones and Watches using a virtual version of the agency’s SmarTrip card, according to The Washington Post. Android …
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