Credit card users are almost as satisfied using a buy now, pay later option as they are a credit card, finds new research from YouGov. Meanwhile, American Express Co. is adding new perks to entice its cardholders. The YouGov report, which is based on rolling survey data collected from U.S. …

Par Technology Corp. can add quick-serve restaurant chain Taco Bueno to its client roster, while Tote.ai, developer of a point-of-sale system incorporating artificial intelligence for fuel and convenience stores, has raised $22.6 million for growth. First, ParTech, says the 140-location Taco Bueno chain will use the PAR POS and PAR …

Taking time off and getting away may be top-of-mind for many in the summer, but the payments system has little time for that, especially real-time payments networks. Real-time payments over the RTP network from The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC, increased over both the Memorial Day and July 4 weekends, …

Deluxe Corp. is expanding its digital lockbox capabilities with the acquisition of CheckMatch, formerly part of a J.P. Morgan business unit. Meanwhile, Marqeta Inc. completed its purchase of TransactPay, a BIN-sponsorship provider. Minneapolis-based Deluxe says the addition of CheckMatch, which had been part of Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the bank’s …

Payment processor Fiserv Inc. faces a lawsuit over allegations it misled investors over how it handled migrating merchants to Clover from its now retired Payeezy payment gateway, according to Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP, the New York City-based law firm representing the plaintiff, the City of Hollywood Police Officers’ Retirement System …

It’s a busy time in the point-of-sale arena as three vendors—GrabScanGo, Square, and Verifone—note new products, customers, and features. GrabScanGo, the product name for GSG AveriGo LLC, says it has made its self-checkout platform a plug-and-play installation. Cerritos, Calif.-based GrabScanGo says the self-checkout platform, already in use in hotel brands such …

As more and more attention is drawn to cryptocurrency, crypto users are ready to use their holdings to make every day purchases and play games, finds a new report from Bitget Wallet. Released Monday, the report finds that, globally, 36% of respondents want to use their crypto wallets to make …

In the almost 15 years since its debut, Clover, the point-of-sale system from Fiserv Inc., has reached 4 million devices sold, Fiserv says. Acquired by First Data Corp. in 2012, Clover started in 2010 as a point-of-sale service with hardware and software. Now, its devices and software are part of …

Tapping a buy now, pay later app to acquire a new couch or pair of shoes means more decisions for consumers beyond choosing how to fund the purchase. A new report from Incogni Inc., a data-monitoring service, suggests they also need to be mindful of the quantity and type of …

The hottest ticket in payments is software integrations, and two firms have bolstered their connections to software developers. Austin, Texas-based ePayPolicy, which provides digital payouts for the insurance industry, lined up an integration with INTX Insurance Software, also based in Austin. INTX provides administrative software to insurance carriers. ePayPolicy says …