As criminals’ knowledge of how to beat multi-factor authentication through phishing schemes increases, the need for payment providers to implement phishing-resistant solutions continues to grow. Phishing attacks are a form of social engineering in which cybercriminals deceive consumers into revealing personal and account information. The cybercrime can also involve installation …

Buy now, pay later provider Affirm Holdings Inc. has expanded its payment options to include Pay in 2 and Pay in 30. The new BNPL options are intended to provide consumers with more flexibility in budgeting their monthly income, the company says. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows …

Banks and credit card companies have launched online services and mobile apps over the years to reinforce ties to their most valuable customers and win new ones. But, in Canada at least, that effort is hitting a brick wall, a series of new reports from J.D. Power indicates. While Canadian …

Toast Inc., a provider of pay-at-table payments devices for the hospitality market, reported data derived from 112,000 restaurant locations in its Q1 2024 Restaurant Trends Report. Among the results: Tipping is most generous in Delaware, where it averages 22.1% of the bill. Mastercard Inc. said it is integrating Deposit Switch and …

EBay Inc.’s decision to stop accepting American Express cards effective Aug. 17 is generating big headlines, but some payments-industry experts question whether the decision is really a tactic to negotiate a lower interchange rate from the travel-and-entertainment card giant, given that eBay says it won’t stop accepting AmEx for about …

Cantaloupe Inc. announced early Tuesday it will install its Cheq point-of-sale platform at professional soccer club Detroit City FC’s home stadium for all games and live events. Cantaloupe will begin providing POS services at the stadium in June as part of a multi-year deal. The deal builds on Cantaloupe’s acquisition …

Visa Inc. says the 10 billion tokens it’s issued since 2014 are just the tipping point, as it expects Visa’s tokenized transactions to grow exponentially over the next several years. Visa announced the 10-billion milestone Tuesday. As of April, 29% of all transactions processed by Visa used tokens. Tokenization uses …

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 …

Payments play a key role in consumers’ willingness to make repeat purchases from a merchant, according to Discover Financial Services Inc. Some 85% of consumers say a negative payment experience makes them less likely to interact with a business in the future, says Discover’s 2024 Payment State of the Union report. …

Buy now, pay later installment plans are displacing store cards among consumers, with 64% of debit card holders reporting they have been offered an installment plan online, up from 45% four years ago, according to The Payments Report from Auriemma Research. Meanwhile, 39% report they own a store card, down from 53% …