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Fiserv Inc. announced Tuesday morning it will enable QR code payments for consumers using PayPal or Venmo at merchants Fiserv processes for through its Clover devices or Carat omnichannel payment systems. Users of the PayPal or Venmo app will scan a QR code with their phone and can receive a …

Payment-technology provider for sports betting Mazooma said it now offers real-time payouts to bank accounts for the sports wagering and gaming industries because of a partnership with Fifth Third Bank N.A. The bank provides access to the RTP network from The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC. Processor Nuvei Corp. announced earlier this month its …

Camping World Holdings Inc. said it will begin accepting cryptocurrency for payment for recreational vehicle purchases through processor BitPay Inc.Buy now, pay later provider Splitit Inc. said its year-to-date merchant sales volume is up almost 250%, at $82 million, over the same period last year, following rising adoption by shoppers and merchants.In related …

American Express Co. early Friday indicated growth rates for total network volumes, while still negative, have rebounded to first-quarter 2020 levels as economies re-open, anti-Covid vaccinations progress in major markets, and consumer travel recovers. “Our overall core business performance was slightly better than our expectations,” said AmEx chief executive Stephen …

Uplift Inc., a buy now, pay later provider specializing in travel, said consumers can now buy tickets on Southwest Airlines Co. flights and pay in installments.Some 79% of gift card buyers expect to increase spending on gifts when pandemic restrictions are relaxed or lifted, according to a survey of 1,056 …

Deluxe Corp. is best known as the largest supplier of checks in the United States, but early Thursday it showed how serious it is about staking a major claim in digital payments. The Shoreview, Minn.-based company announced it has agreed to pay $960 million in cash for First American Payment …

Discover Financial Services reported $1.6 billion in net income in the 2021 first quarter, a reversal of a $61 million loss in the same quarter in 2020. Discover said its payment services volume was $75.9 billion, a 19% increase year-over-year. Dollar volume on its Pulse debit network increased 23% year-over-year, driven …

Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its Amazon One biometric payment technology to Whole Foods stores in Seattle. Amazon, which launched Amazon One in its two Seattle Amazon Go stores last September, will initially roll the technology out to a Whole Foods store near its headquarters and eventually to seven more stores …

French processor Worldline S.A. reported its first-quarter merchant-services revenue dropped 8.7% year-over-year to 517 million euros ($621 million), while its terminals and software unit saw a 16.5% decline to 266 million euros ($320 million). Worldline acquired terminal maker Ingenico Group S.A. in October.FIS Inc. said it has won a domestic acquiring license for its Worldpay …

North America has emerged as the largest sales-generating region for buy now, pay later provider Afterpay Ltd. In the Australia-based company’s latest financial results, North America sales accounted for A$2.6 billion (US$2 billion) in the third quarter ended March 30. Only Australia and New Zealand approach that volume. Overall, Afterpay said …