Verifone Inc. announced early Thursday it has been awarded a U. S. patent on technology that protects point-of-sale terminals and unattended payment devices from card skimming. The move comes as estimates indicate skimming losses grew 5% last year, reaching approximately $1 billion in the U.S. market. In skimming attacks, bad …

Stablecoins have been on payments companies’ radar screens for years, but only recently has the digital currency gained the credibility needed to move processors, merchants, and users toward using stablecoins for everyday payments. The latest example of this emerged early Tuesday with an announcement from Mesh, a San Francisco-based crypto …

Accel Entertainment Inc. will support approximately 600 gaming terminals located in Green Valley Grocery Convenience Store locations across Southern Nevada following an agreement announced early Monday between Accel’s Century Gaming Technologies Nevada unit and Green Valley. Green Valley, which operates nearly 90 stores, is owned by Anabi Oil, an Upland, …

Visa Inc. has been involved in various stages of stablecoin processing for the last three years, but this week the card network stepped up its involvement with the cryptocurrency, launching Visa Stablecoin Platform. The new service is starting out in beta testing with “select clients,” Visa says, as companies determine …

Companies looking for a faster way to accept payments in fiat currencies but settle in stablecoins may have a new option in an integration announced Wednesday between XDC Tech and Bridge, the stablecoin unit of the payments-technology firm Stripe. Under the arrangement, merchants can accept dollars or other fiat currencies …

PayPal is in play, as rival payments player Stripe has made an offer to buy the 27-year-old company at a reported valuation of more than $53 billion, according to a report early Wednesday by Reuters. The offer, at $60.50 per share, is backed by both Stripe and Advent International, a …

Ever since Shift4 Payments Inc. paid $2.5 billion last year to acquire Global Blue, the processor has looked for ways to leverage the international shopping platform’s strengths in tax-free shopping for international travelers. The latest development emerged early Tuesday with Shift4’s launch of Shift4 One, a move the company says …

Mastercard Inc. is looking to sell a majority interest in its United Kingdom-based Vocalink payments-processing business, according to press reports that emerged early Monday. DeliveryCo, a technology company backed by U.K. banks and payments platforms, is reportedly a potential buyer. A 51% stake in 19-year-old Vocalink could fetch nearly $535 …