Some 12% of U.S. customers have lost money to fraud on a peer-to-peer payment network, while 11% have seen it happen to a family member, according to survey results released earlier this month by J.D. Power. The networks cited by the respondents were Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal. For the survey, …

Global processor Worldline S.A. will make Splitit, a white-label buy now, pay later provider, available to its roster of merchants and marketplaces, starting first in North America. Announced Tuesday, the integration will enable Worldline merchants to offer card-based installment payments within the existing checkout flow. Merchants can use their brand …

Customers new to using Zelle, the peer-to-peer payment network operated by Early Warning Services LLC, have higher levels of engagement with their financial institutions than customers not using Zelle. That’s according to a recent study conducted by Early Warning and Curinos, a provider of data and technology technologies to financial …

The interest in buy now, pay later (BNPL) skyrocketed in 2021 and 2022: Millions of people have turned to this installment-payment solution for its convenience, flexibility, and simplicity. So it’s no surprise that Apple announced its new BNPL product, Apple Pay Later, in June. With its new financial service, the …

EzFill Holdings Inc.’s specialty is sending one of its mobile fuel trucks to a driver’s location, thus eliminating the hassle to the driver of having to get to a gas station to fill up the car or a fleet of vehicles. Now, EzFill has launched a new one-time payment service …

FIS Inc., one of the world’s largest payment processors, is undergoing more changes at the top. Jacksonville, Fla.-based FIS will replace its existing board structure, where Gary A. Norcross, chief executive, also was board chairman, with an independent director as the chair beginning Dec. 16. Replacing him as chairman is …

Prizeout Corp., an adtech firm and e-gift card issuer, has partnered with Square to enable Square merchants to integrate their Square account with Prizeout’s platform. The integration will streamline e-gift settlement for Square merchants on transactions managed by Prizeout. In addition, Square merchants will be able to make their e-gift …

One impression of consumers who use buy now, pay later services is that they may not be as financially literate as others. New data from Capterra, a software reviews and selection platform, indicate that picture may not be entirely accurate. In Arlington, Va.-based Capterra’s “2022 Buy Now, Pay Later Survey,” …

At a time when many businesses are struggling to fill job openings, payments provider VizyPay LLC announced on Tuesday it is planning a “hiring blitz” in 2023. In preparation for the influx of new employees, the Waukee, Iowa-based processor named Alex Schaeffer director of learning and development and Marj Chaffin …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has become a much more active regulator of payments and other financial industries since the onset of the Biden Administration, and on Monday the agency lent further momentum to that trend. The 11-year-old federal agency is now asking for public comment on a proposal that …