Branch’s Mastercard Payroll Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/11/25

Fintech Branch launched a payroll debit card tied to a digital bank account instead of a prepaid card, as many payroll cards are set up.
Schwarzwald Capital said it has invested an undisclosed amount in Vesta Corp., a transaction-guarantee platform for card-not-present payments.
Bitcoin transaction-verification platform Branta said it has worked with Amboss, a provider of payment technology for Bitcoin transactions, to offer risk management for Bitcoin-based payments, which are irreversible.
Swivel, a payments-services unit of the insurance company SWBC, launched what it calls a new stored-cards feature, which it says speeds transactions and leads to higher payment-success rates for financial-institution clients.
ThriveCart, a sales platform for developers of digital courses, launched Stripe Connect+, which it says is its custom integration with the payments platform Stripe Inc. The connection enables advanced checkout capability and offers more than 100 payment methods, the company says.
The Electronic Transactions Association released an updated version of its Web site.

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