It’s early days for artificial intelligence use, but already most consumers—74%—are concerned it could be used to advance further fraud attacks. That’s the word from risk-management provider Abrigo in its latest survey. In related news, ClearSale launched a suite of tools to help retailers counter online fraud. Fraud worries are …

Priority Technology Holdings Inc., a payments provider, reported $15.8 billion in June-quarter bankcard processing volume, up 4.5% year-over-year. For the first half of the year, volume came to $30.6 billion, up less than 1%. Revenue for the company totaled $219.9 million for the quarter, up 21%. For the first half, …

An in-home services company called The Helper Bees has launched a benefit card that allows members to spend benefits at more than 60,000 retail locations, including drugstores and grocery chains. Duda, a Web site developer, said its e-commerce technology has integrated with Block Inc.’s Square platform, a move it says will allow …

When Alex Chriss took over in September as PayPal’s chief executive, he promised to shake up what he saw as a complacent payments engine. Now, the company is starting to see some tangible results from Chriss’s moves, though the new boss isn’t entirely satisfied. “We know there is much more …

Growth in contactless and peer-to-peer payments, e-commerce, and value-added services were among the highlights discussed with stock analysts late Tuesday during Visa Inc.’s third-quarter earnings call for the card company’s fiscal year 2024. Visa’s Tap-to-Pay contactless payments technology has penetrated multiple markets, accounting for 80% of all face-to-face Visa transactions …

Buy now, pay later provider Sezzle Inc. has added Spanish-language capability to its app. The addition is expected to broaden Sezzle’s appeal among Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States. There are more than 40 million Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States, according to Sezzle, while Spanish-speaking customers represent about 22% …

Payments provider Payzli said it now offers services from the Visa Acceptance Platform, including Tap to Phone and contactless payments. Swipesum, a merchant-services company, and Visa Inc.’s Authorize.net unit said they will support payments for 4aGoodCause, an online donation service. Relay Payments Inc. said 22 Onvo travel plazas will use its payments services that …

Visa Inc. unveiled Digital Emergency Card Replacement, a service that works on behalf of card issuers to replace lost cards with digital replacements, using text or email. Cardholders can store the replacement card in a digital wallet. Elavon launched Elavon Cloud Payments Interface, an application programming interface aimed at easing digital and …

Some Shopify Inc. merchants will be able to get their products in front of more online shoppers via a deal the e-commerce platform has struck with Target Corp. Announced Monday, the deal enables select Shopify Inc. merchants to feature their products on Target Plus, the retailer’s third-party, curated marketplace. Target …

FreedomPay Inc. said Big 5 Sporting Goods has signed with the company to process payments at its 424 stores throughout the U.S. market. Canada-based identity platform Trulioo said it will work with Mastercard to offer identity-verification services in onboarding both merchants and consumers to help prevent fraud. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule …