Authvia, a platform for conversational commerce and payment by text, will work with Sinch, developer of cloud-based customer communications, to allow businesses to offer mobile-payments capability within messaging platforms such as SMS and WhatsApp. Shift4 Payments Inc. announced it is expanding its processing capabilities in the travel industry through an alliance …

SoundHound AI Inc. said of the 94% of U.S. consumers who use voice assistants while driving or have voice assistants available 77% would rather place their orders using an in-car voice assistant rather than wait in a traditional drive-thru lane. The survey, conducted by research firm Big Village, included responses from …

Affirm Inc. announced deals for its buy now, pay later service to be available at Mattress Firm and at Costco Wholesale. Mattress Firm says it is the largest mattress retailer in the U.S. market, with more than 2,200 locations. India-based Zoho Corp. entered the U.S. market with the launch of Zoho Payments, which supports cards …

Toast Inc. launched its Menu Price Monitor, which tracks U.S. restaurant pricing trends. The company claims a client base of more than 140,000 restaurant locations. LegitScript said it is launching a benchmarking program to allow e-commerce clients using its marketplace to measure risk in various categories. Payouts platform Onbe announced it has expanded its …

Arborgold, a software provider for landscapers, launched Arborgold Payments, allowing users to process credit, debit, and automated clearing house payments within the Arborgold software. Tillo, a gift card and rewards platform, announced it has received an investment from Tenzing, a technology investor. The sum of the investment was not disclosed. …

ONE.io, a specialist in digital-currency payments, and BoomFi, a cryptocurrency-technology provider, announced they will launch ONE Gateway, designed to allow ONE.io clients to accept crypto payments while automatically receiving settlement in fiat currency. In related news, SmartMedia Technologies, a loyalty and payments technology provider for blockchain-based transactions, launched its Pay with …

Square says its Cash App Pay service can now be used to pay for Domino’s items. Square said this is one of the first restaurant partnerships for Cash App Pay, which enables users to use their Cash App balances to pay for purchases. Payments provider Clearent by Xplor launched Xplor Capital, an embedded finance …

Some 41% of Americans think their finances will stay the same in the next 12 months, while 38% say their situation will get better, according to a survey by Discover Personal Loans, a unit of Discover Financial Services. But 20% expect to be worse off. The survey, conducted by Morning Consult, …

ServiceMonster, whose software serves carpet- and window-cleaning providers, launched ServiceMonster Payments, a platform allowing service providers to process payments within the ServiceMonster desktop or mobile app. Payment finance platform Infini has launched its Global Card, a virtual card that offers yields on stablecoin balances and spending through such wallets as Apple Pay, …

Priority Sports, a unit of the payments provider Priority Technology Holdings Inc., announced it has processed ticket sales since March for the Minnesota Wild, a National Hockey League team. A survey from Jack Henry & Associates Inc. found that 89% of financial institutions plan to add new payment services, including the FedNow real-time payments …