Consumer restaurant spending was up 4% in the first quarter, compared to a 7% increase in the 2021 first quarter, according to The NPD Group in a new report.Shift4 Payments Inc. has expanded its office in Lithuania, its only outpost in Europe, from a roster of two to more than 260 and …

Aeropay, a specialist in payments for the cannabis industry, announced it and Flowhub, a point-of-sale platform for cannabis dispensaries, will work together on enabling automated clearing house payments via Aeropay for more than 1,000 dispensaries using Flowhub’s software.Paysafe Ltd. said it is expanding in the auto-finance market through a deal to …

NCR Corp. reported first quarter revenue of $1.9 billion, a 26% increase from $1.5 billion in the 2021 first quarter. Much of that growth can be attributed to its payments and network business, which includes the Cardtronics and LibertyX acquisitions made less than a year ago. This revenue of $299 million increased 1,259% from $22 …

The payments platform Choice Inc. has acquired payments provider Direct Payment Consultants, boosting Choice to more than $3 billion in annual volume on more than 7,000 clients. In a separate transaction, Choice has been acquired by Nexa Equity LLC, a private-equity firm. The terms of the two transactions were not disclosed.A startup …

Data-exchange network Bonifii said it has selected Mastercard Inc.’s Finicity unit to provide open-banking services to access consumer bank data and support underwriting for mortgage, auto, personal, and small-business loans.A financing company for patients to pay medical bills, iVitaFi, launched IVitaFi MyPlan, a payment platform that allows guarantors to access medical bills and …

Payroc World Access LLC announced the acquisition of Worldnet, a payment gateway designed for independent software developers. Terms were not disclosed.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York Attorney General have sued MoneyGram International Inc., alleging the remittance company “failed to deliver funds promptly to recipients abroad.” MoneyGram responded by calling the claims …

The Famous Dave’s chain of barbeque restaurants has chosen Presto as its exclusive provider of pay-at-table technology. The chain, which operates more than 150 locations, is a unit of BBQ Holdings Inc.Payments provider Fortis announced an integration with the Oracle Payment Interface for its hospitality and retail segments. The integration is expected to ease …

Vail Resorts has selected buy now, pay later provider Uplift to allow Vail guests to pay for a pass over time with monthly installments.Discover Financial Services launched its Online Privacy Protection service on its mobile app. The service allows users of the Discover card and banking services to remove personal information from 10 …

MyPINPad, a provider of mobile-based payment acceptance, has agreed to merge with SmartPesa, a payments-technology provider. Terms were not announced.Fintech AppTech Payments Corp. has agreed to acquire Hothand Inc., a patent-holding company that owns intellectual property in mobile credit and debit transaction technology as well as other fields. The purchase involves transfer …

Sila Inc., a software platform for fintechs, launched Instant Settlement, a service that offers immediate access to automated clearing house debits executed on its platform.Canada-based business-to-business payments platform Versapay announced it has closed on its acquisition of U.S.-based DadeSystems, an accounts-receivable software specialist. Terms were not disclosed.Synchrony Financial reported first-quarter net earnings of …