Affirm Adds Two More Merchants and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/21/21

Buy now, pay later provider Affirm Inc. signed electronics retailer Newegg Commerce Inc. and The Passport Place, a travel document consultant, as new merchants.
Payments platform Mogo Inc. said it has received regulatory approval in Canada to launch MogoTrade, a commission-free stock-trading service.
Visa Inc. announced it has closed on its acquisition of Currencycloud, a provider of cloud-based technology for cross-border payments. Terms of the deal, which was announced in July, were not disclosed.
In related news, Visa said it has become the first Women’s Football Partner for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, adding to the company’s sponsorship of women’s football organizations globally.
PCI Pal said it is providing payment security for contact-center services sold by Talkdesk.
The Mercator Advisory Group released its “Commercial Prepaid: U.S. Closed-Loop Market Review and Forecast, 2020-2025” report.
Credit union service organization PSCU joined the Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions organization, Wnet said.
Vending-payment specialist Cantaloupe Inc. named Jeff Dumbrell its chief revenue officer. Dumbrell most recently was senior vice president of strategic partnerships at Boost Payment Solutions and worked at Verifone Inc.

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