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Verifone’s New Boss And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/1/23

Payments technology provider Verifone Holdings Inc. announced Mike Kohlsdorf has joined the company as chief executive, succeeding Mike Pulli. Kohlsdorf’s background includes CEO positions with eight portfolio companies of Verifone backer Francisco Partners. Pulli has been CEO since 2018. Payments technology firm Weave, a specialist in small and medium-size businesses, announced an expansion …

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Global Airlines And AmEx And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/31/23

Global Airlines, which launched this year and expects its first flight in 2024, announced it is accepting American Express for ticket bookings. The big China-based mobile-payments provider Alipay said its Alipay+ service, which includes marketing support, launched its Premier Partner Program globally with enrollment so far by 30 Asian retailers. Specialty-insurance carrier Blitz Insurance …

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 ATMs in Transit And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/28/23

F.N.B. Corp., with its First National Bank unit, agreed to be the sole provider of ATMs for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, said to be the third-largest U.S. rail system. The push-payments platform Checkbook announced an integration with the peer-to-peer payments provider Zelle to enable instant payments for Checkbook users. Transact Campus, a …

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Tap to Pay in North America And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/27/23

Payments-technology provider Aevi said it is working with contactless-technology firm Bleu to offer tap-to-pay functionality in North America and Europe on both Android and iPhone devices. Cross River Bank said it will enable an expanded menu of payment options through open-banking platform Plaid, including instant transfers for payroll and other applications. Payments provider Lightspeed …

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Euronet’s Growth And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/26/23

Payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. said its money-transfer segment handled 41.1 million transactions in the second quarter, up 10% from 37.3 million a year earlier. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulates national banks, assessed a $15 million civil fine against American Express Co.’s American Express National …

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NCR’s New Names And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/25/23

NCR Corp. announced names for its two major business units once the company spins off its ATM operations, with both retaining the NCR moniker. The digital-commerce business will be called NCR Voyix, while the ATM operations will be named NCR Atleos. FIS Inc.’s Worldpay processing unit launched Revenue Boost, a service based on …

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Mastercard And Virtual Cards And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/24/23

Mastercard Inc. launched Mastercard Receivables Manager, aimed at streamlining the process businesses use to accept and process transactions on virtual cards. The 20-year-old billing platform eLabs announced it has rebranded itself as Vizibill. The Bitcoin ATM network Bitcoin Depot Inc. reported it expects second-quarter revenue to total between $196 million and $198 million, up …

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Finzly and Other Providers Add FedNow Support And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/21/23

Service provider Finzly said it supports the FedNow real-time payments service that launched Thursday. Other providers— Jack Henry & Associates Inc. and Pidgin—also support the instant payment service. Fiserv Inc. said two of its clients are live on FedNow and nearly 100 others anticipate doing so in coming months. Banking services provider CSI said it offers FedNow access and noted …

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Relay Payments’ Latest Integration And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/20/23

Relay Payments, a payments platform for the trucking industry, announced an integration with McLeod Software, a vendor of management software for the same industry. ACI Worldwide Inc. introduced an acquiring-as-a-service platform in collaboration with Dock, a Brazil-based technology company. The product is aimed at retailers, restaurants, and e-commerce businesses. Consumer attitudes …

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Keyo’s Hand Scanner Debuts And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/19/23

Keyo, a provider of digital-identity technology, released its Keyo Wave+ hand scanner for payments, access control, ticketing, and other uses. Visa Inc. has renewed an agreement to be the exclusive payment-services provider for the U.S. Women’s and Men’s National Soccer Teams. Buy now, pay later provider Afterpay Ltd. said it has added “thousands” of new …

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