Transact Campus Inc., a specialist in mobile identity and payments for colleges, announced students have conducted more than 100 million contactless mobile-wallet transactions since the company’s start less than three years ago.TenureX, a platform founded in 2020 to enable correspondent-banking relationships, has added an extension to its Digital Transaction Certificate …
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Blackhawk Makes a Move And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/28/22
Dining-deal Web site Restaurant.com will work with payments provider Blackhawk Network to expand the site’s gift card program via Blackhawk’s online distribution network.SpotOn, a payments provider for restaurants, has been named a preferred technology partner by the New York State Restaurant Association.Amount, a fintech specializing in the rapidly expanding buy now, pay …
Read More »LianLian Global Launches Cross Border Wallet to Iron Out Wrinkles for Small Online Sellers
E-commerce growth exploded during the pandemic, but international sales can be a challenge for small online sellers that confront challenges like currency conversions or sometimes burdensome fees. Early Monday, the cross-border payments firm LianLian Global announced its Cross Border Wallet, aimed at unraveling these challenges particularly for e-commerce merchants selling …
Read More »Kasheesh Launches an App That Lets Users Split Purchases Among Their Existing Cards
While buy now, pay later financing has been a big hit with consumers, especially those who use the loans to increase their buying power or as a budgeting tool, they have come under criticism for increasing debt loads for consumers with shaky finances. That has given rise to the idea …
Read More »Blockspaces in Cogent Deal and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs from 6/24/22
Blockspaces, a company that links businesses to blockchain networks, announced it will work with Cogent Bank to use the bank’s real-time, tokenized payment platform and other services.Digital-giving platform DipJar said it is releasing early access to DipJar Online, an online version of its in-person fundraising app.Digital payments provider One Inc said insurer Union Mutual …
Read More »Walmart Forges a Path for Streaming Commerce in a Deal With Roku
Walmart Inc. has found another electronic outlet for its merchandise. The retailing giant announced late Thursday it will sell so-called featured products on Roku Inc.’s streaming service, with payments handled by Roku Pay. San Jose, Calif.-based Roku claims to be the largest U.S TV streaming service by hours streamed. Well-known …
Read More »Samsung Wallet Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/17/22
Samsung Electronics launched Samsung Wallet for its Galaxy line of mobile devices. The new application allows users to store payment cards as well as digital keys, boarding passes, ID cards, and other credentials. Later in the year, the wallet will support driver’s licenses and student IDs. Samsung Pay users can upgrade to the wallet …
Read More »Omnichannel Revenue up 142% in May and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/15/22
Data from Signifyd’s Ecommerce Pulse report found that retailers experienced a 142% increase in omnichannel sales in May from May 2021.Grubhub, the food ordering and delivery app, said it has added PayPal Holdings Inc.’s Hyperwallet and Visa Direct, Visa Inc.’s real-time payment service, to allow drivers to receive immediate payouts.Software provider Marketing 360 launched …
Read More »Circle Internet Bids for Taiwan’s Cybavo in a Move to Boost Its Digital Dollar Stablecoin
Circle Internet Financial Ltd. said early Friday it has agreed to acquire Cybavo, a Taiwan-based developer of tools for digital-asset custody and blockchain development. The Boston-based company, perhaps best known as the developer of USD Coin, a stablecoin linked to the U.S. dollar, said the acquisition will provide the technical …
Read More »Mastercard Opens up to NFT Purchases and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/10/22
Mastercard Inc. said it is working with seven companies to enable its branded payment cards to be used for making non-fungible token purchases. NFTs are digital goods.Sardine, a provider of anti-fraud and compliance technology to fintechs, said it will work with cryptocurrency-technology provider Zero Hash to enable instant settlement on the …
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