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Payments provider Nuvei Corp. said it is integrating with GAN Ltd., a provider of Internet-gaming technology, to allow gaming operators to access Nuvei’s payments services.Point-of-sale system maker Toast Inc. said it acquired Sling, a business-management platform. Terms were not disclosed.American Express Co. and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced 25 independent U.S. restaurants that …
July, 2022
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6 July
As Carr Steps Down at Beyond, Former TSYS Executive Mike Peters Takes Over As CEO
Mike Peters, formerly chief executive of TSYS Merchant Solutions, is succeeding Robert O. Carr, who said last week he would step down as chief executive of Beyond Inc., the payments provider he founded in 2017. A longtime payments-industry veteran, Carr remains executive chairman of the Princeton, N.J.-based company. Peters, whose …
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1 July
How GoCardless’s Deal for Nordigen Bolsters Its Position in Opening Banking
GoCardless Ltd., a specialist in the burgeoning field of account-to-account transfers, strengthened its hand Friday with the acquisition of Nordigen Solutions, a Latvian-based open-banking platform provider, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will allow GoCardless to connect to more than 2,300 banks in 31 countries to enable account-to-account payments, a …
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1 July
Bitcoin Depot Launches Cash-Loading Crypto App and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/1/22
Bitcoin Depot, a Bitcoin ATM operator, launched BDCheckout, an app that lets users in North America load cash to their Bitcoin Depot digital wallets, which can then be used to buy Bitcoin. Bitcoin Depot is working with InComm Payments’ VanillaDirect barcode platform to offer the service.The big French processor Worldline S.A. said …
June, 2022
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10 June
Fleetcor Will Expand Cross-Border Payments With Pending U.K. Acquisition
In a diversification move, business-to-business payments provider Fleetcor Technologies Inc. reported Thursday it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Global Reach Group, a London-based cross-border payments provider. Terms of the deal were not announced, and a Fleetcor spokesperson could not be reached for comment Friday. Atlanta-based Fleetcor expects the …
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10 June
Circle Internet Bids for Taiwan’s Cybavo in a Move to Boost Its Digital Dollar Stablecoin
Circle Internet Financial Ltd. said early Friday it has agreed to acquire Cybavo, a Taiwan-based developer of tools for digital-asset custody and blockchain development. The Boston-based company, perhaps best known as the developer of USD Coin, a stablecoin linked to the U.S. dollar, said the acquisition will provide the technical …
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9 June
May Online Spending up $1 Billion and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/9/22
Online spending in May totaled $78.8 billion, more than $1 billion above April, said Adobe Inc. in its Adobe Digital Price Index.E-commerce platform WooCommerce said it has enhanced its card reader to add the ability for merchants to enter an order in the WooCommerce mobile app and automatically synchronize inventory between in-person and …
May, 2022
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25 May
Eye On BNPL: Adyen Partners With Radial; WooCommerce Woos Affirm; Splitit Recruits BlueSnap
In a move to streamline its payment options for enterprise clients in the United States and Canada, Belgium-based omni-commerce logistics provider Radial Inc. is rolling out Adyen for Platforms, Adyen NV’s end-to-end payment solution for peer-to-peer marketplaces, on-demand services, and crowdfunding platforms. Adyen for Platforms is aimed at enabling platform …
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25 May
Paddle Acquires Profitwell for $200 Million and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/25/22
Payments-technology provider Paddle announced it has acquired ProfitWell, a vendor of software for subscription metrics and retention automation. The deal is valued at more than $200 million in cash and equity.Apple Inc.’s tap-to-pay on iPhone is rolling out to its retail stores today, according to a Twitter post from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The …
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24 May
Mastercard’s Cyber Front and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/24/22
Mastercard Inc. launched Cyber Front, a platform aimed at helping businesses and governments combat online intrusions through the simulation and assessment of cyber attacks.MoneyGram International Inc. said its shareholders have approved a previously announced, $1.8-billion acquisition by private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC. The merger is expected to close in the fourth …
