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With a looming holiday shopping season inflected by uncertainties surrounding the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, payments firms are trying to work out how consumers may change spending habits this year. A study released Thursday indicates processors expect a healthy jump in e-commerce volume, including a surge for gift cards. …

Restaurant technology specialist Ziosk expanded its Ziosk Platform to now include a Quick Response code service for contactless menu browsing, ordering, and payment. It also includes handheld and integration models of its service. Ziosk said the average use rate for its original devices is 92%, an average increase of almost 30% since …

Fintech startup Save has reached an agreement to use Galileo Financial Technologies Inc.’s API-driven payments-processing platform for its Debit Invest debit cards and Save Market Savings accounts.  Galileo’s platform is expected to make it easier for Save customers to open and fund their accounts and integrate them with Save’s bank …

With ATM transaction volumes in bank branches returning to near pre-Covid-19 levels, the ATM Industry Association Tuesday issued a statement decrying media coverage regarding the risk of infection from ATM use. The issue centers on a study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the Australian Centre for …

Afterpay Ltd. is making its previously online-only buy now, pay later service available to U.S. consumers in stores. Australia-based Afterpay, fresh off a deal with mall developer Simon Property Group to support its service in stores, announced the in-store service Tuesday. As with online purchases, Afterpay users make four equal payments …

PCI Pal, whose services enable businesses to collect payments in accordance with the PCI Security Standards Council data-security rules, announced a link-up with payments provider Stripe Inc. to allow Stripe clients to more quickly deploy PCI Pal’s technology.Paya Inc. said UtilityBilling.com, a subscription billing and payment platform, integrated Paya’s processing service.PlusPass, …

BMO Financial Group, a unit of Bank of Montreal, announced it has linked to The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC’s Real-Time Payments network, enabling U.S. business clients to receive funds instantly from any sending bank connected to the network.ACI Worldwide Inc. said its Speedpay unit will allow customers of Entergy Services LLC, a …

Seasonal expectations of a September slowdown in payment volume failed to fully materialize, suggests new data from Shift4 Payments Inc. Its data shows that payment volume was relatively consistent through August and September in most of the country. Though the hospitality segment continues to experience lower transaction volumes compared to the …

With gas stations and convenience stores feeling the economic pinch from the slowdown in sales caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty over the economy, Transaction Network Services Inc. announced a new pricing structure to help cut station owners’ telecom-network installation costs for EMV at the pump. Transaction Networks Services (TNS) …

With cash on the outs with many pandemic-wary consumers and merchants these days, payments firms are looking for alternatives. One such option is a so-called reverse ATM, a machine that takes in cash instead of dispensing it to allow users to convert paper money into an electronic payment instrument. An …