Slope, a provider of buy now, pay later solutions for business-to-business transactions, announced early Thursday it will use Marqeta Inc.’s card-issuing platform to issue a B2B credit card that features BNPL payment options. The card is expected to make it easier for businesses to manage purchases and cash flow by …

HungerRush, a provider of restaurant-management and online-ordering solutions, has sought to strengthen its hand in the highly competitive restaurant point-of-sale market with the launch of a new order-management application. Called Order Notifications, the app automates order status by automatically sending customers text updates on the status of delivery and pickup …

SurgePays Inc. is integrating its ClearLine marketing platform with Fiserv Inc.’s Clover point-of-sale technology set. The integration will enable small and mid-size merchants to deliver marketing and customer-engagement strategies at the point-of-sale. The integration adds value to independent sales organizations’ offerings by providing advanced marketing capabilities at the point of …

DataVisor Inc., a fraud- and risk-management solutions provider, early Monday announced the launch of an artificial intelligence-based platform that measures hot spot, distinct count, and high-frequency data in real time. The ability to measure these three data points in real time helps speeds the identification of potential fraud threats, which …

Hospitality point-of-sale company Toast Inc. has expanded its partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to enable restaurants using Uber’s delivery service to reach customers through more channels and lower their delivery costs. Toast will integrate its platform with Uber Direct, Uber’s on-demand delivery platform that enables businesses to take orders through their Web …

OwlTing Group, a blockchain-technology company, is working with MoneyGram International Inc. to support cash-in transactions from local fiat currencies to USD Coin in its OwlPay Wallet Pro service at nearly 50,000 MoneyGram locations in 30 countries. OwlPay Wallet Pro is a blockchain-based, unhosted digital wallet that enables cross-border transactions. USD Coin is …

Online sales continued to surge on Cyber Monday, totaling $13.3 billion and up 7.3% from Cyber Monday last year, according to Adobe Digital Insights. During the peak shopping hours of 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., consumers spent $15.8 million per minute. Cyber Monday capped a strong five-day sales period from …

Online shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion on Black Friday, a 10.2% increase from a year ago, according to preliminary data from Adobe Digital Insights. Online shoppers were especially active between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, spending $11.3 million per minute during that period. Products seeing the strongest …

If the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act survives the legal challenges it faces, the law would “create significant market distortions,” says a recent report from the International Center for Law & Economics, a Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit research and policy center. Some of the most significant impacts on the market, according …

With the odds against the Credit Card Competition Act coming to a vote before the current Congress adjourns growing by the day, the bill’s future appears bleak. Prospects that the bill might advance received a major blow last week as Sen. Thom Tillis said during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing …