Opponents of Illinois’s controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act have ratcheted up the pressure to preempt the law at the federal level or overturn it at the state level. The latest effort comes after a federal judge earlier this year upheld the law’s key provision, which exempts Illinois merchants from paying …
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Blackhawk Network, best known as a gift card platform, says it wants to make it easier for brands to present a consolidated view of a consumer’s gift card balance, refunds, promotional funds, loyalty rewards, and funds used to appease unhappy shoppers. The company’s new stored-value platform enables brands to send …
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Quantiiv, an AI-powered data warehouse and analytics platform for restaurants, has launched what it calls a virtual executive that provides restaurant managers with management insights, reportedly without having to navigate dashboards across disparate applications. The application, known as ROGER, provides an email-based interface that allows managers to send the …
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As the number of U.S. consumers who have heard nothing at all about artificial intelligence continues to drop, organizations are preparing for the expected infusion of AI into everyday life. Payments companies are no exception. American Express Co. is releasing a software-development kit called Agentic Commerce Experiences to help consumers …
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SpotOn Transact LLC, a specialist in hospitality payments, launched a service called Rapid Fund, which makes card deposits available within 30 minutes of batching out. It is also taking on a partnership with embedded-finance platform Parafin to operate SpotOn Capital. Both efforts are intended to aid restaurants looking to manage …
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SoFi Bank N.A. has enlisted Galileo Financial Technologies LLC to offer real-time send and receive capabilities every day, including weekends and holidays, through FedNow. As a result, SoFi customers will be able to move money between their accounts at different banks in seconds, instead of waiting for ACH transfers to …
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Already known for its payment-processing services to merchants, Payroc LLC has added Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, with its more than 100,000 members, as a payment-processing client. Announced Monday, the partnership sees Tinley Park, Ill.-based Payroc serving the credit union’s business clients with point-of-sale systems, online payments, electronic invoicing, and other …
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A partnership between Visa Inc. and insurance-technology firm Neat will allow cardholders in Europe to use new insurance services, including digital claims processing. Repay Holdings Corp. released a statement defending its $372-million deal to acquire Kubra Data Transfer Ltd., announced March 31. The statement responds to objections from Repay investor Veradace Partners, which …
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