Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. announced a promotional agreement with Visa Inc., involving benefits and offers for holders of Block Inc.’s Visa-branded Cash App debit card. CasaPerks Technologies Inc. has launched CasaCash, a rewards program that can be offered by property owners to renters as an alternative to a program based on credit …
Read More »Eye on Healthcare Payments: PatientPay Partners With Higher Standards; Vyne Dental’s Billing App
PatientPay, a payments provider for the health-care industry, has partnered with health-care processor Higher Standards Inc. to make its end-to-end billing and payment-acceptance billing solution available to Higher Standards clients. The partnership grew out of Higher Standards’ need for a technology partner that could provide billing and payment technology to …
Read More »Apple Pay Later Is Shutting Down in Favor of Third-Party BNPL Providers
Apple Pay Later, the buy now, pay later product from Apple Inc. released just over a year ago, is shutting down. The move comes after installment-payment specialist Affirm Inc. confirmed it would be part of Apple Wallet when the tech giant’s annual software updates for iPhones and computers emerge this …
Read More »ACI Notes Cross-Border Milestone and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/18/24
U.S.-based payments provider ACI Worldwide Inc. said its partnership with Stet, a Paris-based clearing and settlement system, processed more than 50 million real-time cross-border payments in the past 12 months. The companies expect that volume to grow more than 50% in the current year. Cross-border payments specialist Nium Pte. Ltd. said it is working …
Read More »A Fight Over an Illinois Interchange Prohibition Law Is Far From Over
Groups representing Illinois financial institutions, along with the Electronic Payments Coalition, say they will fight to overturn the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which was passed earlier this month and is set to go into effect July 1 next year. Opponents of the bill are continuing an ad campaign to …
Read More »Yardi’s Rent-Payment Integrations and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/17/24
Yardi Systems Inc. a provider of property-management software, announced integrations with two rent-payment platforms, Best Egg and Flex, in a move that the company says will enable tenants with a direct payment option through Yardi’s service. Online bill pay provider doxo Inc. launched the Cost of Bills Index, which is based on doxo’s …
Read More »The Big Credit Card Settlement Now Appears to Be Headed for a Trial. Who Will Win?
With the judge in the massive credit card interchange litigation apparently insisting on a trial, a new and unsettling element of uncertainty now hangs over the nearly 20-year-old case, in which merchants allege anti-competitive behavior by the big credit card networks in setting interchange fees. The latest development comes nearly …
Read More »Why Every Community Bank Should Offer Commercial Credit Cards
Community banks, known for their personal touch and deep community ties, face unique challenges and opportunities to deepen those relationships. Introducing commercial credit cards is a strategic decision that aligns well with their commitment to local businesses. Offering a best-in-class commercial card program meets the needs of local enterprises and …
Read More »Visa Relaunches Savings Edge and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/13/24
Visa Inc. has re-launched Savings Edge, a rewards and discount program for U.S. and Canadian businesses that use Visa Business credit, debit, and reloadable prepaid cards. The re-launch includes revamped offers and a refreshed Web site, Visa says. In related news, Visa announced “Prodigies,” a promotional film aimed at reinforcing the …
Read More »Dash’s Visa Real-Time Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/12/24
Payments platform Dash Solutions has expanded an agreement with Visa Inc. to include a capability for Dash users to send real-time payments to cards, bank accounts, and mobile wallets using Visa Direct, Visa’s faster-payments platform. The payments fintech Bread Financial said its Comenity Capital Bank will issue Saks Fifth Avenue’s World Elite Mastercard and …
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