American Express Co. said it is making more than $2,000 in statement credits available to holders of AmEx’s Business Platinum card. The move is part of an update to the company’s U.S. Consumer and Business Platinum cards, said by AmEx to be “the largest investment ever in a card refresh.”In related …

Payments processor Adyen said it will provide its SFO1 point-of-sale terminal to Joe & The Juice, a juice bar and coffee merchant. Payments provider Valor PayTech announced an integration with retailcloud, which makes cloud-based retail software, that will ease the hardware and software setup for retailers. Euna Solutions launched PayCenter, an online payment portal for …

Pappas Restaurants said it has selected Tabit as its core technology provider for all of its dining chains. These include Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen, Pappasito’s Cantina, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, and Pappas Bar-B-Q. The offering includes a heavy emphasis on a mobile point of sale. Fiserv Inc. announced it has added workforce-management capabilities to its …

The point-of-sale provider Helcim Inc. launched Smart Terminal, a handheld POS device aimed at smaller merchants. Under a new agreement, acquirer Sona said it will offer merchant services to businesses that are members of Vancity, said to be one of Canada’s largest credit unions. Sona was acquired last year by Celero Commerce. The law …

Canada-based processor Nuvei Corp. said it will support payments for beauty and fragrance merchant flaconi in additional European markets. Nuvei already processes for the merchant in Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. So far this year, the merchant has expanded to Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, and Italy. …

The Federal Trade Commission’s negative option rule, or click to cancel rule, for subscription management, has been struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit because the FTC did not follow procedures for creating the rule, The Hill reported. The rule was set to start July 14, having been delayed …

Payments provider PayJunction said it is working with customer-engagement platform Twilio to enable PayJunction merchants to process payments over the phone using AI-supported interactive voice-response technology. Gaming-industry specialist Pavilion Payments announced it will launch “VIP Preferred” funding solutions, including eCheck and deferred settlement, at three Pawnee Nation casinos. Kort Payments said it will work with …

Restaurant-payments provider SpotOn has launched Picked for You, an AI-powered system that SpotOn says personalizes digital menus on behalf of restaurants in an effort to drive higher tickets. Working with Idex Biometrics, Mastercard Inc. is launching in Bangladesh its metal credit card, which includes technology supporting fingerprint authentication for in-store transactions. The issuer is …

U.S. processor Worldpay Inc. announced it is establishing acquiring services in Thailand, furthering its operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Digital wallet Curve said it will work with the technologist Thales on Curve Pay for iOS, a mobile payment service that enables users to rely on their iPhone’s NFC chip to make contactless payments. Banking technology provider Alkami …

Grocery-delivery platform Instacart launched its Caper Carts at Wegmans Dewitt store in Syracuse, N.Y. The technology lets customers track spending while streamlining checkout through a network of cameras, digital scales, and location sensors. Mogo Inc. said it is investigating stablecoins to help support its payments platform, which handles more than $12 billion annually …