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Payroc LLC has partnered with wireless-network platform provider Bleu to launch tap-to-phone payments for Android and iOS devices in the United States. Merchants will be able to accept payments using a smart phone or tablet device. The rollout of tap-to-phone technology is expected to help merchants meet consumers’ evolving expectations …

The United Kingdom-based point-of-sale technology specialist Miura Systems has launched its latest payment device, an Android-based terminal called the Miura Android Smart POS, or MASP. It’s the latest payment-acceptance device aimed at independent sales organizations and other third-party resellers to take advantage of the open-source capabilities of the Android operating …

As a new phase of real-time payments in the United States draws near, don’t expect payment cards to go away any time soon. That’s the consensus from several speakers at the Smarter Faster Payments 2023 conference sponsored by Nacha this week in Las Vegas. Each time a new payment rail …

Square, the point-of-sale and e-commerce unit of Block Inc., Wednesday announced the launch of Tap to Pay on Android for merchants in the United States, Australia, Ireland, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The technology will enable Square merchants to accept contactless payments with a compatible Android device, such as …

Darwinium, a fraud-prevention platform serving payments providers and fintechs from global offices in London and Sydney, announced its expansion into the U.S. market, including relocation of its corporate headquarters to San Francisco. Some 65% of treasury officers reported their organizations were victimized by attempted or actual fraud last year, the …

Fiserv Inc. launched a platform that can issue digital versions of a replacement debit card, enabling immediate use of a card that can be added to a digital wallet. Mobile-messaging provider Clickatell announced what it calls the world’s first chat-commerce platform as a service (CCPaaS). The platform allows customers to …

Web registrar GoDaddy Inc. continued its push into payments Monday by adding Apple Inc.’s Tap to Pay on iPhone to the GoDaddy Mobile App. The inclusion of Tap to Pay on the GoDaddy app will enable small businesses to accept contactless payments on an iPhone without a dongle. Merchants need …

Visa Inc. is poised to lower on Saturday the amount a merchant can surcharge for transactions on its credit cards from a maximum of 4% to 3%, a move it announced early this year. Some observers acknowledge the reduction will happen, though Visa Inc. has not responded to Digital Transactions …

Consumers have been returning to physical stores as the pandemic wanes, and that’s spurring point-of-sale technology providers to bring fresh products to market. The latest example is Verfone Inc., which said Tuesday it is rolling out a panoply of new devices and services for the highly competitive petroleum and convenience-store …

Ordering ahead for a Domino’s pizza from your car just became a little easier for iPhone users with the release Monday of an order-ahead app for CarPlay, the in-car infotainment app from Apple Inc. The Domino’s Pizza Inc. app now enables consumers to Tap to Order or Call to Order …