One of the most receptive markets for cryptocurrency could be that for content creators, most of whom are self-employed and looking for fast and reliable ways to get paid. That’s what BBTV Holdings Inc. figures, and on Wednesday the video platform launched Pay to Crypto to send payments to marketers on …

Central bank digital currencies, cryptoassets, and privacy are three major priorities for the Electronic Transactions Association in 2022, the payments industry’s top lobbying group announced late Friday. All three are hot-button topics featuring strong opinions on opposing sides, presenting the payments industry with an uncertain roadmap for navigating the issues …

PayFacto Inc., a payment solutions provider specializing in the hospitality industry, announced Thursday the acquisition of iShop, a technology provider for restaurants. The deal, for which terms were not disclosed, gives Montreal-based PayFacto an in-house online-ordering solution, something the company found was missing in its technology stack. As a result, …

Dismissed until recently by many in the payments industry as a fantasy, cryptocurrency as a payments medium continues to step toward center stage. Early Thursday, transaction processor Computer Services Inc. said it will work with NYDIG to help community banks support their customers who want to buy, sell, or hold …

As part of its strategy to bring digital- and mobile-banking experiences to its customers, Synovus Financial Corp. has introduced a mobile virtual commercial credit card. The Visa Inc.-branded cards, which businesses can generate and send to employees, vendors, and contractors through a mobile app, will be enabled in a digital …

Adyen Inc., known for its e-commerce payment services, on Tuesday launched a range of mobile point-of-sale devices running on the Android operating system. The new multifunction terminals are available in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Adyen, which is based in Amsterdam but maintains offices in …

The acquisition of independent sales organization Payix is expected to bolster payments provider Repay Holdings Corp.’s ability to acquire new merchants, including in the fast-growing and wildly popular buy now, pay later space. Repay on Monday announced its $115-million deal for Payix, which is a registered independent sales organization of Wells …

You don’t have to look up in the sky to spot a super app. They’re starting to pop up in consumers’ phones everywhere. Here’s why—and why that’s so important. Most consumers don’t go to bed at night pining away for a new mobile app. They don’t likely request an investment …

Rather than compete directly with Zelle and other peer-to-peer payment networks, the recently launched CHUCK network plans to position itself as a P2P network that eases money transfers for users, officials say. One such feature in the works is the ability for users to create a directory of destinations to allow …

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