As criminals increasingly target real-time payments networks with fraud scams, ACI Worldwide Inc. on Monday announced the launch of its proprietary Network Intelligence Technology as part of its ACI Fraud Management platform. The new technology enables banks, processors, acquirers, and networks to augment fraud-prevention strategies by allowing them to share …

One of the most prominent examples of the so-called Internet of Things is the ability to make payments from the dashboard of a car, no mobile device needed. And now a forecast has arrived indicating the number of such transactions worldwide will balloon from 87 million this year to 4.7 …

Regulatory changes in its European market have hammered Paysafe Ltd.’s digital wallets, chopping the company’s quarter-to-quarter payments volume and revenue and forcing its top executives to spend a good deal of time Thursday morning explaining the impact to stock analysts. “We are facing challenges in our digital-wallet business. It’s performing …

In time for the start of holiday-shopping season, buy now, pay later provider Afterpay Ltd. has expanded its in-store presence. New retailers offering the service include Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, J.Crew, Madewell, and American Eagle. In addition, Afterpay will be available at airport and resort-casino specialty retailer Marshall Retail Group, …

PayPal Holdings Inc. announced late Monday U.S. users of its Venmo wallet will be able to use Venmo on Amazon.com Inc.’s massive marketplace and on the Amazon shopping app in the U.S. market, starting in 2022. The news comes as the latest development in a long effort PayPal has engaged …

Payables-automation company Tipalti Inc. is partnering with Intercash, a provider of prepaid card solutions, to offer Mastercard-branded prepaid cards in 192 countries, including Latin America and Southeast Asia. Tipalti views the cards, which are available to the general public, as a way for businesses to pay unbanked and underbanked workers …

Hyper growth in e-commerce has lifted many processors over the past 18 months, but some are also benefiting from a diverse array of payment methods and clients. This group includes Paya Holdings Inc., which Friday morning reported a nearly 28% year-over-year increase in payment volume for its third quarter ended …

Building on its strategy of expanding beyond peer-to-peer payments, Zelle, the P2P network operated by Early Warning Services LLC, processed $127 billion on 466 million transactions during the third quarter of 2021. Overall, the dollar value of payments sent during the quarter increased 51% from the same period a year …

The big processor Global Payments Inc. on Tuesday morning reported a busy third quarter that included an expansion of its relationship with PayPal Holdings Inc., ventures in the hot buy now, pay later market, recovery from the pandemic’s impact, and growth in the company’s issuer business stemming from its link …

ACI Worldwide Inc. added to its growing list of buy now, pay later partners on Monday, announcing a deal with Affirm Inc. Merchants using the processor’s ACI Secure eCommerce solution can offer consumers the ability to make purchases with Affirm and split the cost of the purchase into biweekly or …