Lightspeed Commerce Inc. early Thursday reported revenue of $312.3 million for its December quarter, an 11% rise from the same period last year, though its net loss widened to $33.6 million from $26.6 million a year ago. The Montreal-based processor, which counts among its markets the highly competitive restaurant sector, …
Read More »Nacha’s Payment Data Network Connects to J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys Liink
Nacha, the rules-setting organization for the automated clearing house network, early Thursday announced its Phixius peer-to-peer payment data network has integrated with Kinexys Liink, a data-sharing network from J.P. Morgan Chase. The significance of the integration lies in its ability to generate account validation from multiple responders for ACH transactions, …
Read More »Stripe’s Latest Venture Is a Partnership With Hong Kong’s PhotonPay
Technology from Stripe Inc. will support transactions for PhotonPay, a Hong Kong-based fintech processing online payments for more than 200,000 businesses globally. According to PhotonPay’s announcement, released early Wednesday, the addition of Stripe’s technology will widen its offering of payment methods as well as reinforce uptime, though the company did …
Read More »Automotive POS Gains Momentum As UpdatePromise Offers PayPal and Venmo
UpdatePromise, a software provider to automobile dealerships, said Tuesday it has agreed to integrate PayPal and Venmo to offer expanded payments capabilities in the service lane. The move comes as payments technology takes on increasing importance at dealerships looking to avoid snarled transactions while working out details with customers, the …
Read More »PayPal Gets a New CEO As It Looks to Sharpen ‘Execution’
PayPal Holdings Inc. early Tuesday announced it has appointed board chairman Enrique Lores president and chief executive, replacing Alex Chriss. Lores moves into his new position after more than six years as CEO at HP Inc. The company also reported December-quarter results in the face of a steep drop in …
Read More »Klarna Is the Latest Processor to Join Google’s Agentic Commerce Protocol
Mastercard Posts a Solid Quarter As It Readies for Agentic Commerce
Mastercard Inc. grew its fourth-quarter net revenue by double digits in the face of a market that has forced payments companies to wrestle with a slew of knotty considerations, including the potential impact of a major bill that would cap credit card rates and the dizzying effect of fast moves …
Read More »PAR Tech Beefs up Its Stake in Hospitality With a Deal for Bridg
Hospitality-payments specialist PAR Technology Corp. announced it will acquire Bridg Inc., a provider of identity technology and shopper data, from Cardlytics Inc. for $27.5 million, payable in shares of PAR common stock. Cardlytics agreed to pay $350 million in cash to acquire Bridg in 2021. The deal, which the parties …
Read More »PayPal Promotes Its Wallet With a Blackhawk Tie-in
PayPal Holdings Inc. is getting a boost from Blackhawk Network, a major gift card platform, which early Tuesday launched a promotion that could lift results for Blackhawk as well. Pleasanton, Calif.-based Blackhawk announced early Tuesday it is offering 5% cash back to consumers who opt in and buy digital gift …
Read More »Helcim Launches a Processing Extension for Merchants’ Business Software
The Calgary, Alberta-based processor Helcim Inc. has grown increasingly active in launching new services in recent years as more intense competition wears on midsize payments players. The company’s latest gambit: an extension that lets merchants access Helcim’s processing platform within the business software they already use, bypassing alternatives integrated within …
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