Systemwide contactless-fare technology, which has been available mainly for mass-transit systems in major cities, is starting to find its way into smaller towns. Cubic Corp. on Tuesday  said it will install its Umo mobility platform in buses serving the Canadian town of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, population 72,000. The system, …

Digital identity, new ways to move funds, the speedy pace of innovation, and changing consumer payment preferences are all quickly altering the payments arena, suggests the latest payments report from Deloitte Consulting LLP. “The things that really stood out the most for us when we looked at the data is …

Organizations hoping for another choice when selecting a vendor to process their online electronic benefits transfer transactions for consumers using SNAP can now opt for Forage. San Francisco-based Forage said the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved it as a third-party payment processor for the SNAP program, the shortened term for …

The drive to encourage consumers to use cryptocurrency to pay for transactions at the point-of-sale shifted into a higher gear Wednesday as BitPay Inc. announced the launch of a cash-back rewards program for its prepaid card. Cardholders, who will be automatically enrolled in the rewards program, can earn up to …

Bruce Lowthers took over a stumbling Paysafe Ltd. back in May, and now with three months evaluating the company behind him, the new chief executive early Wednesday offered encouragement mixed with some tough talk. Speaking particularly about product innovation, Lowthers lowered the boom, citing what he sees as an imbalance …

State Farm Insurance has expanded its relationship with Fiserv Inc. to enable claims payouts into customers’ PayPal accounts. The agreement expands the capabilities State Farm’s Digital Pay solution, which digitally reviews, approves, and disburses auto and fire claims payments. Consumers can select their preferred payout method, such as sending the …

Paya Holdings Inc. has been among the payments industry’s more acquisitive processors, and on Friday morning its chief executive made plain the company isn’t ruling out bigger deals. “You can see our balance sheet, our leverage, and the powder is certainly there to do larger transactions,” chief executive Jeff Hack …

Splitit USA Inc. furthered the expansion of buy now, pay later loans beyond the point-of-sale Wednesday through its parentship with letus (formerly RentMoola), a Vancouver, B.C.-based fintech that provides rent advances, credit reporting, and other consumer-credit solutions. By partnering with Splitit, letus can offer tenants the option of spreading monthly …

North American Banking Co. said it can offer customers instant payments to and from any financial institution linked to The Clearing House Payments Co.’s Real Time Payment network. The new service relies on NABC’s ExcheQ application and technology from Open Payment Network.Payments provider Waitr Holdings Inc. announced it will provide stadium ordering to …

After a few stumbles in recent months, PayPal Holdings Inc. returned to growth mode in its June quarter as the big payments provider refocused its energies on its basic businesses, including checkout, peer-to-peer payments, and the Braintree processing operation. “We are well under way toward regaining our momentum,” chief executive …