Thursday , March 28, 2024

EVO Makes Another Acquisition and other Digital Transactions News briefs

• EVO Payments International announced it purchased the remaining ownership interest in Zenith Merchant Services, a Montreal-based payments provider. Terms were not disclosed.

Payments processor Computer Services Inc. has integrated data from Dow Jones Risk & Compliance for sanctions screening to help clients control the risk of doing business with politically exposed persons (PEP).

Brooks Brothers said it was made aware that malicious software on its payment system may have gained access to payment card information for some customers who bought goods at particular Brooks Brothers and Brooks Brothers Outlet locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico between April 4, 2016, and March 1 this year. The chain says the issue is “resolved and no longer impacting transactions.”

Payment platform Payza said it now treats Bitcoin as a fiat currency. Users can store Bitcoin directly in their Payza electronic wallets.

Payments-industry veteran Robert O. Carr, chief executive of processing startup Beyond Inc., has joined the board of directors of BluVector, a provider of network-security monitoring and analytics.

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