Transcore announced it has activated its Infinity tolling technology on the West Virginia Turnpike. The payments platform ePayPolicy announced Quotes and Invoices, a service intended to help insurance companies guide customers from an initial quote to invoice and payment. Payments-software provider Eastnets announced it has achieved compliance with the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, …
Read More »Lightspeed Scanner Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/14/25
Lightspeed Commerc Inc. launched Lightspeed Scanner, a service that lets sales associates process customers’ card transactions on an iPhone. MagTek said it is working with developer Vault to support Magtek’s DynaFlex II Go technology for mobile point-of-sale applications. Identity-verification specialist AU10TIX said its technology prevented an estimated $7.5 billion in fraud last year worldwide. …
Read More »Magtek’s New E-Commerce Tech and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/13/25
Magtek launched its Magensa Cloud Service eCommerce line of software, which it developed with PAAY, a provider of technology that authenticates consumer transactions. Payroc said it has combined its payment-processing capabilities with electric-vehicle chargers from EVMode and payment readers from UIC to offer a new EV charging platform. HTeaO, an iced-tea franchise, …
Read More »Checkbook Acquires sureti and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/10/25
Payments platform Checkbook has acquired sureti, a provider of technology for the distribution of insurance payouts. Terms were not announced. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it is asking for comment on implementing existing financial privacy law and how to address what it labeled intrusive data collection and personalized pricing. It also wants comment …
Read More »Crypto Payroll Payments? and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/9/25
A state senator in Oklahoma has introduced the Bitcoin Freedom Act, a bill that would legalize payroll and vendor transactions in Bitcoin in that state. The move follows the state’s passage last May of a Bitcoin Rights bill. FV Bank, a digital financial institution, has expanded its stablecoin offerings with an integration …
Read More »CFPB Sues Experian and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/8/25
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued credit reporting agency Experian over claims it unlawfully failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. In a statement, Experian says the lawsuit is without merit. “It is contrary to longstanding regulatory and judicial precedent and is another example of irresponsible overreach by the CFPB. Our legal position …
Read More »X9 Issues QR Code Standard and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/7/25
The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. has published a standard, “QR Code Protection Using Cryptographic Solutions, X9.148,” laying out how to create secure QR codes. Nuvei Corp. announced it will provide payments processing in a partnership with GIG, a technology company specializing in the iGaming business. Paysafe Ltd. has won approval from the …
Read More »PayPal Faces Discrimination Lawsuit and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/6/25
An Asian-American businesswoman named Nisha Desai has sued PayPal Holdings Inc. on grounds of racial discrimination, alleging the company restricted some of a $535-million investment commitment to Black and Hispanic candidates. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, asks for unspecified damages and an order …
Read More »LootUpApp’s AI to Ease Crypto Transactions and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/3/25
A software company called Quantum International Corp. said it will launch LootUpApp, technology that it says will use artificial intelligence to help simplify cryptocurrency transactions. A specific date for the launch was not announced. The global prepaid card market is forecasted to have an 18.2% compound annual growth rate through 2031, a Verified Markets …
Read More »PAR Technology Buys Delaget for $132 Million and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/2/25
PAR Technology Corp., a provider of restaurant point-of-sale technology, has paid $132 million to acquire Delaget LLC, a platform providing analytics and business intelligence to the dining industry. The purchase was chiefly made with PAR common stock. The social-media network X will launch a service this year called X Money, which …
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