Payments provider Celero Commerce announced it is the preferred processor for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.Datacap Systems Inc. and PAX Technology Inc. announced an integration partnership. Datatcap’s software is now certified on multiple PAX devices.Payments provider ACI Worldwide Inc. extended an agreement with analytics firm IR for real-time transaction monitoring.Marriott International announced …
Read More »ACH-Based Dutchie Pay Debuts And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/21/22
Dutchie, a provider of commerce technology for cannabis businesses, launched Dutchie Pay, which allows consumers to pay online with transactions handled on the automated clearing house network.One Inc announced Harford Mutual Insurance Group has adopted its ClaimsPay service to process claims payments digitally.The fintech Airwallex said it has launched its Online Payments App …
Read More »2.3% of Online Crime is Card Fraud And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/20/22
Authentication provider Veriff said an analysis of Google search data, a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, and the FBI’s Internet Crime Report 2021 data found that credit card fraud accounted for 2.3% of all reported online crimes. Phishing and its variations had the highest rate of 44.76%.Payments provider Lightspeed Commerce Inc. said it has …
Read More »Apple Sued Over Apple Pay Fees And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/19/22
A class of card issuers is suing Apple Inc., alleging they pay $1 billion in fees annually for inclusion in the technology company’s Apple Pay mobile wallet, while Apple maintains a monopoly on contactless payments at the point of sale for iOS devices. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the …
Read More »Mastercard Makes a Quantum Leap And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/18/22
Mastercard Inc. and D-Wave Systems Inc., a quantum computing systems firm, announced a multiyear alliance to advance the adoption of quantum computing technology in areas such as consumer loyalty and rewards, cross-border settlement, and fraud management applications.Payments provider Adyen NV said it has processed 10 million donations by buyers on the commerce platform …
Read More »Amazon Prime Day Results And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/15/22
Amazon.com Inc.’s two-day Prime Day event this week racked up more than $12.09 billion in sales, up 8% from last year’s event, according to an estimate from Digital Commerce 360.Privately held payments provider Stripe Inc. reduced the internal value of its shares by 28% to about $29 per share, resulting in a valuation for the …
Read More »Mastercard Welcomes Open Banking Firms And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/14/22
Mastercard Inc. said it is expanding its Engage partner network to include open-banking firms. The first companies to join include Dwolla, FinTech Automation, i2c, Link Financial Technology, LoanPro, Nova Credit, Provenir, Synctera, Tern, and Usio Inc.Buy now, pay later processor Afterpay will offer installment payments for customers of beauty retailer Sephora. Afterpay, a …
Read More »Nayax’s Self-Checkout Kiosk And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/13/22
Payments platform Nayax Ltd. announced the availability of the Nova Market self-checkout kiosk in its U.S. e-commerce shop. The device is aimed at micro-merchants.Open Payment Network said its application programming interface is linking Bridge Community Bank to The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC’s real-time payments network.CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. announced that Peoples Trust …
Read More »E-Commerce Sales up 7.5% so Far And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/12/22
U.S. consumers have spent $451.7 billion online through June, a 7.5% year-over-year increase, Adobe Inc. said in its Adobe Digital Price Index.Payments association EPCOR announced its acquisition of the Central Oklahoma Clearing House Association, which includes its fraud alert and settlement service. Terms were not disclosed.Payments provider Digital River said it will integrate its Global Seller …
Read More »Argyle Payments Launches And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/11/22
Payments professionals Joseph Daly and Eric Kellogg announced they formed Argyle Payments LLC, an independent sales organization that will focus on small and midsize merchants in high-margin specialty markets.Buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB closed on an $800-million funding round aimed at bolstering its stance in the U.S. market. The round values the …
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