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May, 2023

  • 1 May

    Amazon Offers Richer Rewards For its Cobranded Visa Cards

    Amazon.com Inc. has beefed up the rewards for its Visa-branded cards issued by Chase, in response to cardholder’s desire for travel-related perks and the ability to earn more rewards for day-to-day expenses, such as commuting. Additionally, Amazon is allowing cardholders to redeem rewards daily and has rebranded its cards. Prime …

April, 2022

  • 11 April

    Wyre’s Sale Terms Inaccurate and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/11/22

    Ether Capital Corp. issued a statement correcting media reports that its portfolio company, cryptocurrency startup Wyre Payments Inc., has agreed to be acquired by payments fintech Bolt Financial Inc., for $1.5 billion. There has been no disclosure of the proposed transaction terms, Ether said.American Airlines Center, home of the National Basketball Association’s …

March, 2022

August, 2021

July, 2019

  • 1 July

    COMMENTARY: The Rise of B2B E-Commerce Creates New Technology Openings

    For years, business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce has been the distant cousin of business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce—less understood and appreciated, asked to wait in the other room while consumer-facing businesses from Amazon to Warby Parker soaked up all the adulation. But as B2C e-commerce and its supporting ecosystem matures, the potential for B2B …

March, 2018

  • 6 March

    Paysafe Will Be the First ISO To Market VeriFone Connect And Related Devices

    Payments provider Paysafe is the first reseller of VeriFone System Inc.’s Verifone Connect service among independent sales organizations, VeriFone announced Tuesday. Verifone Connect is a suite of point-of-sale services, such as payment acceptance, point-of-sale terminal management, and business-management tools, that works with VeriFone’s Carbon and Engage devices. London-based Paysafe is …

February, 2018

  • 21 February

    Remember Carrier Billing? It’s Poised to Triple by 2022, Research Indicates

    It doesn’t get a lot of attention in these days of EMV, mobile payments, and digital currency, but carrier billing, one of the oldest forms of digital payments, is poised for growth. Total payment volume globally will triple by 2022, rising from $2.9 billion last year to $9 billion, according …

October, 2017

  • 30 October

    Aiming at Larger Merchants, Square Launches a $999 Point-of-Sale System

    Square Inc., which debuted more than seven years ago pursuing micromerchants with a free card reader, launched Square Register, a $999 point-of-sale system designed for larger merchants, it announced Monday. Square Register is a full-sized POS device that has merchant-facing and consumer-facing screens. Also available at $49 a month for …

  • 27 October

    Acceptance Issues, Fear of the Unknown Pull Mobile-Payment Usage Down, Researcher Finds

    Consumer use of mobile payments has taken a step back, according to new research from Auriemma Consulting Group. The New York City-based firm found that mobile-payments usage is down 5 percentage points to 25% of consumers surveyed from 30% a year ago. And that decline is expected to continue into …

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