Thursday , December 11, 2025

Competitive Strategies

Thales Launches Technology to Support Card Transactions for the Visually Impaired

Thales, a French company known in the payments industry for its digital-identity technology, on Thursday introduced a product that it says will allow visually impaired shoppers to verify the details of a card transaction while standing at the point of sale. The Voice Payment Card, which Thales announced has been …

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AmEx Business Link Debuts And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/1/22

American Express Co. announced AmEx Business Link, a business-to-business payments ecosystem for network issuing and acquiring clients to offer their business customers. Payments provider Newtek Business Services said it has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to close on its acquisition of the National Bank of New …

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As Covid Fears Wane, Consumers And Retailers Are Using Curbside Pickup Less

While holiday sales are off to a strong start, consumers are making less use of curbside pickup, a service that rapidly gained momentum at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Curbside pickup accounted for 13% of online orders on Thanksgiving day and Black Friday among retailers that offer the service, …

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Travel Specialist Amadeus Books Chargebacks911 To Help with Disputes

Chargebacks are a problem area for most merchants and airlines are no more immune. So Amadeus, a global distribution company for the travel industry, is launching its Amadeus Chargeback Management program. Announced Wednesday, the new service will provide airlines with an automated and outsourced chargeback-management program. It comes as airlines …

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Moneybird Picks Adyen And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/30/22

Payments provider Adyen Inc. said Moneybird, a software-as-a-service platform, has agreed to use card-issuing and business-accounts services the payments company has recently released. Prepaid card specialist Blackhawk Network announced its rebates-redemption platform has exceeded 1 billion transactions. Rebates are processed via branded gift or prepaid cards. POSaBIT Systems Corp., a specialist in payments processing …

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ACI Leverages Its RocketFuel Link to Enable Online Crypto Transactions for Vendo

The swift collapse of the major cryptocurrency exchange FTX hasn’t dampened processors’ interest in striking deals to enable crypto transactions for small and mid-size merchants. In the latest news, ACI Worldwide Inc. early Tuesday said it will enable payments in at least 127 digital currencies for e-commerce merchants served by …

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LaGuardia Restaurants Add Contactless And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/29/22

OTG Management, which manages airport restaurants, said it is supporting contactless payments and an expansion of Apple Pay and Google Pay acceptance, along with PayPal and Venmo, at two newly opened restaurants at LaGuardia airport. BigCommerce said merchants using its e-commerce sales had a 31% increase year-over-year in gross merchandise value …

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POSaBIT Enters Vermont And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/28/22

POSaBIT Systems Corp., a point-of-sale system maker for the cannabis industry, said its system is now available in Vermont, making it the 21st state for the company’s products. Bread Financial Holdings Inc. said its buy now, pay later product is now available to participating Versatile Credit Inc. merchants and their …

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Backed by a Merchant Group, a TV Ad Pushes the Case for Controlling Credit Card Costs

A prominent merchant trade group on Thursday began running a TV commercial that uses Visa Inc.’s sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup to decry credit card acceptance fees and advocate for a bill backed by Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., that would regulate those costs. The 30-second commercial, which lays heavy …

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COMMENTARY: Recession-Era Fraudsters Are Already Among Us

As businesses grapple with today’s economic uncertainty, many are facing difficult budget and resource constraints. But as company leaders focus on the slowing economy, they must not forget about cybercriminals. Placing fraud prevention on the backburner risks falling behind sophisticated fraudsters, who constantly take advantage of economic uncertainty, and refine …

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