EVO Payments Inc. said it will offer payment equipment and services from On Track Innovations Ltd. to independent software vendors and unattended payments merchants.Bluefin Payment Systems LLC announced that Invoice Cloud, an electronic bill presentment and payment provider, will use Bluefin’s point-to-point encryption service.Data security services provider ControlScan Inc. said …

Discover Network said it has allied with fintech Car IQ to develop a payment platform to enable automotive fleets to conduct in-car transactions through the Discover global network.In announcing its latest smart watch, Fitbit Sense, Fitbit says its Fitbit Pay digital wallet is included for contactless transactions, a feature the company says plays …

Transaction volumes globally for digital tickets for air and rail travel and for events will reach 12.7 billion this year and will pass pre-Covid levels by 2022 at 32 billion, according to a report from Juniper Research. Transportation ticketing, however, is recovering more slowly, with transaction values not expected to reach pre-Covid …

Blockchain-based business-to-business payments platform Paystand Inc. reported its service now supports 140,000 businesses, up 40% year-over-year, including 150 new enterprise clients. It also said its revenue has grown 1007% over the past three years.Cryptocurrency provider PayFBit announced it is organizing an initial coin offering to help fund the company, which offers a wallet, peer-to-peer …

Under an expanded agreement, cross-border payments specialist TransferWise Ltd. will issue Mastercard debit cards in any market globally where Mastercard is accepted and TransferWise is licensed. TransferWise has issued more than 1 million cards globally since the agreement commenced in Europe in 2018.Consumer satisfaction with credit card issuers is plummeting as the Covid-19 pandemic …

Payments provider Blackhawk Network Inc. said it is working with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to distribute a total of $25 million in aid on 50,000 prepaid cards to health-care professionals battling Covid-19. The money was donated by Facebook Inc.Payroll-services provider PayActiv Inc. said its study of usage data from a sample …

Walmart Inc. reported its U.S. e-commerce sales increased 97% year-over-year in the June quarter.Card-issuing platform Marqeta Inc. has released Marqeta 3D Secure to help issuers combat online fraud and meet regulatory requirements in certain markets. 3D Secure is an authentication protocol developed by the major card networks.Cardknox Development Inc. announced its payments gateway is …

American Express Co. announced it has agreed to acquire digital lender Kabbage Inc. in a deal expected to close later this year. Kabbage’s existing loan portfolio is not included in the transaction, for which terms were not announced. Eleven-year-old Kabbage entered the payment processing business in 2018.Restaurants and other businesses in Pasadena, Calif., …

Movie theater chain Cinemark Holdings Inc. announced it is encouraging consumers to use contactless payments when it reopens its locations beginning Friday.Curb, a mobile platform for taxi-ride hailing and payments, said the city of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is the first client for a new service aimed at …

Kallpod LLC announced its Kontactless Quick Response code-based payment service is now available at select Hyatt, Courtyard Marriott, and Hilton locations. Consumers can place orders for food, beverages, and merchandise to be delivered where the user is sitting. They scan a QR code at a table or seat, which opens a …