SpotOn Beefs up Restaurant Services And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/19/22
Digital Transactions News staff
October 19, 2022
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Marketing, Mobile Commerce, Point-of-sale, Transaction Processing
- SpotOn, a payments provider specializing in the restaurant industry, launched Experiences by SpotOn Reserve, a reservation and waitlist platform.
- Checkout.com launched Fraud Detection Pro, aimed at helping online merchants combat bot attacks, account takeovers, synthetic identities and other newer fraud technologies.
- Payments provider Paysafe Ltd. said it will support payments for U.S. hotels via a partnership with HotelKey, a software provider for the hospitality industry.
- Blue Payment Agency said its payment gateway is now available for merchants with a Federal Firearms License that use the BigCommerce e-commerce platform and GunBroker.com, an online marketplace.
- Automated clearing house governing body Nacha found that 97% of workers between 22 and 34 years old have a bank or credit union account and that 88% of those receiving a W2 statement use direct deposit, though only 47% of gig workers are paid this year. Nacha surveyed 700 U.S. adults between 22 and 34 years old in April.
- Nuvei Corp. said it will provide payment services to Vanguard Truck Centers, which has more than 24 U.S. locations.
- An InComm Payments survey found that 81% of consumers intend to spend the same amount this holiday shopping season as they did last year, citing inflation as a primary reason.
- Forty percent of phishing emails sent to businesses have human resources-related subject lines, found the third quarter phishing report from KnowBe4, a digital security provider.
- Parking-app provider ParkMobile LLC announced it will support digital payments for parking at stadiums, convention centers, and other venues owned or operated by Oak View Group.
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