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TCH Updates RTP Tokenization for Checking Accounts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/2/22

The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC announced it will soon introduce tokenization for checking account and routing numbers on transactions financial institutions run over TCH’s RTP real-time payments and EPN automated clearing house networks.Of 80 mid-tier U.S. financial institutions surveyed by Volante Technologies, 37% of these not already connected to The Clearing …

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Cash use is down and digital payments are up for restaurants. How has this changed the payments landscape for this merchant segment? Cash use is down. Customers want and demand new ways to order. Staffing is more challenging and costs are going up. For restaurants, this litany of operational issues …

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Famous Dave’s Picks Presto and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/21/22

The Famous Dave’s chain of barbeque restaurants has chosen Presto as its exclusive provider of pay-at-table technology. The chain, which operates more than 150 locations, is a unit of BBQ Holdings Inc.Payments provider Fortis announced an integration with the Oracle Payment Interface for its hospitality and retail segments. The integration is expected to ease …

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TouchBistro Adds Marketing Component and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/5/22

Payments provider TouchBistro launched TouchBistro Marketing, aimed at helping restaurants connect and market to customers via custom marketing campaigns. The new system links to TouchBistro’s restaurant-management platform.Innovative Payment Solutions Inc. announced the second phase of its IPSIPay App with approval from Visa Inc. for use of Visa debit cards within the app.PayPal Holdings …

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Payfare Lines up Visa Direct and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/29/22

Payments provider Payfare Inc. announced it is adding Visa Direct to its platform to enable real-time payouts to gig workers.Cloud-based payments provider Volante Technologies said it is working with the consulting firm KPMG to offer banks cloud technology for real-time payments, along with an advisory service.Mastercard Inc. is working in the United Kingdom with Temenos, …

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Consumer Spending up 8.7% in February and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/9/22

Consumer spending in the United States, in terms of February retail sales excluding auto, was up 8.7% over February 2021 and 17.3% over February 2019, according to Mastercard Inc.’s SpendingPulse report, which monitors in-store and online retail sales.President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to work out a common …

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Online Interchange Rates To Increase and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/8/22

Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. will raise interchange rates for online merchants starting next month, while also lowering the rates for some small-merchant categories, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Mastercard’s fee changes alone will result in a net increase of about $330 million yearly, according to the Journal story, …

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TreviPay To Acquire Baton Financial and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/23/22

Fintech TreviPay said it is acquiring Baton Financial Services Inc., which provides a business-to-business invoice payments network. Terms were not disclosed.Mobile wallet payment provider Citcon said its service is now integrated with Abacus Business Computer, a merchant services company serving restaurant and retail merchants.U.S.-based payments-technology provider ACI Worldwide Inc. announced South Africa’s Nedbank will move all …

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Zelle Rides a Rising Wave, Posting Strong Gains in ’21 in Transactions And Dollar Volume

Spurred by rising demand from consumers and businesses alike for real-time digital payments, the peer-to-peer payments service Zelle continued to post strong double-digit growth in transactions and dollar volume in 2021. The bank-owned network, operated by Early Warning Services LLC, reported its latest results early Wednesday. Consumers and businesses sent …

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Silvergate’s Deal for Diem’s Assets Caps a Troubled Saga for the Facebook-Initiated Venture

Silvergate Capital Corp. late Monday confirmed widespread reports that it has acquired assets from the stablecoin venture Diem Group. The deal, valued at $182 million in cash and stock, includes Diem’s intellectual property and “other technology assets related to running a blockchain-based payment network,” according to the announcement. The La …

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