Affirm, Amazon Mark Canada Expansion And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/22/22

Affirm Inc. expanded its installment payment service with Amazon.com Inc. to consumers in Canada.
Digital personal finance provider Achieve said the percentage of Achieve users with buy now, pay later accounts on their credit reports grew 58% in June compared to January 2021.
The “2022 State of Credit” report from Marqeta Inc. found that 64% of BNPL users reported an increased use of the payment option in the past 12 months. The report surveyed 4,000 consumers, including 2,000 U.S. consumers.
NCR Corp. said its Allpoint surcharge-free ATM network has been activated on ATMs in more than 3,500 Circle K stores in 30 states. In total, Allpoint access is available at more than 55,000 global locations, including 40,000 in the United States.
Payments technology provider Flutterwave said it added Google Pay as a payment option for its users in Africa.
The Merchant Risk Council appointed Amanda Mickleburgh, an ACI Worldwide Inc. product director for merchant fraud, as a co-chair of its European Advisory Board.
Blockchain payments provider Tassat Group Inc. named John H. Kispert to its board of directors. Kispert had been chief executive at Spansion and president at KLA-Tencor.

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