Digital Currency

The swift collapse of the major cryptocurrency exchange FTX hasn’t dampened processors’ interest in striking deals to enable crypto transactions for small and mid-size merchants. In the latest news, ACI Worldwide Inc. early Tuesday said it will enable payments in at least 127 digital currencies for e-commerce merchants served by …

As businesses grapple with today’s economic uncertainty, many are facing difficult budget and resource constraints. But as company leaders focus on the slowing economy, they must not forget about cybercriminals. Placing fraud prevention on the backburner risks falling behind sophisticated fraudsters, who constantly take advantage of economic uncertainty, and refine …

In the wake of failures by the cryptocurrency lender Celsius and the crypto exchange FTX, MyChargeBack, a transaction-dispute service, warns users to beware of scams involving crypto-recovery promises. FIS Inc. intends to cut “thousands” of jobs, reported Bloomberg.com, in order to cut costs. Balance, a 2-year-old payments platform for business-to-business transactions, announced …

E-commerce platform provider WooCommerce is partnering with DePay, a decentralized-payment processor, to enable its sellers to accept cryptocurrency directly to a crypto wallet for immediate settlement. Intermediaries that credit the merchant’s account after processing a crypto transaction would be eliminated. DePay supports tens of thousands of cryptocurrency tokens and their …

Visa Inc. is leveraging its sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup to showcase several payments technologies, including contactless payments, facial recognition, and digital card issuance. Visa is deploying 5,300 contactless-enabled payment terminals at official FIFA venues and enabling taxis in Doha, Qatar, capital of the host country, to accept contactless …

The PCI Security Standards Council released its PCI Mobile Payments on COTS standard that addresses security requirements for services that enable merchants to accept cardholder PINs or contactless payments using a smart phone or other commercial off-the-shelf mobile device.Private equity firms Centerbridge Partners L.P. and Bridgeport Partners completed the acquisition of transaction processor Computer Services Inc. for $1.6 …

Buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB said its service is now included in Viva Wallet, a European payment platform. Klarna says it serves 150 million active users globally, conducting 2 million daily transactions.In the wake of the implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Silvergate Capital Corp. said FTX’s deposits at the bank totaled $11.9 …

Moca Financial, a platform for digital cards and payment processing, launched The Patriot Card in partnership with the Association of Military Banks of America. Aimed at veterans, the physical and virtual Visa cards enable holders to receive, spend, and save government benefits.Banking giant J.P. Morgan announced it will open an office in Athens, Greece, …

The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC early Tuesday issued a white paper alleging that federal regulators are effectively blocking national banks from issuing stablecoins. This is despite the agencies’ own conclusion that the banks have the authority to issue the digital currency, the paper says. The paper also follows an …

Online fraud prevention provider Seon announced a free version of its platform, which will support up to 2,000 API calls each month. Online commerce services provider Signifyd released its first holiday season predictions tracker for 2022. American Express Co. said it will pledge $5 million to organizations helping cities and coastal communities tackle climate-related events. …