The commerce platform NuOrder by Lightspeed said it will work with Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman as part of an expanded agreement with Saks Global. In related news, Lightspeed Commerce Inc. said it will integrate reservations software from Whoosh for golf and club clients using Lightspeed’s payments platform. Shift4 Payments Inc. said it has yet …
Read More »Fiserv Will Work With Circle to Develop Stablecoin Products
Fiserv Inc. and Circle Internet Group Inc. early Monday announced they will collaborate to build products based on stablecoins for banks and merchants in Fiserv’s client base. The announcement came at the same time Fiserv said it plans to launch its own stablecoin, FIUSD, by year’s end. Simultaneously, Fiserv said …
Read More »Payroc’s Republic Bank Boost and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/23/25
Payments provider Payroc said it will support payments programs for business clients of Republic Bank of Chicago. The collaboration will include smart point-of-sale technology, contactless payments, and real-time analytics. DNA Payments said it will work with retail point-of-sale technology provider MWC Partners to launch what they say will be a series of payment …
Read More »As More Countries Adopt Stablecoin Laws, Usage Is Likely to Spread
With rules governing stablecoins under development in the U.S. Congress, there are now at least 14 countries and regions worldwide that have established or are considering regulations for the digital currency. The need for regulations in jurisdictions around the globe comes as stablecoins grow in awareness and usage and pose …
Read More »Uber Expands its AI Solutions and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/20/25
The ride-share platform Uber said it has expanded its AI Solutions business to support its gig-work model in 30 countries, with capabilities for payments and identity verification. Cryptocurrency wallet Coinbase launched Coinbase Payments for e-commerce that enables payment service providers, marketplaces and commerce infrastructure providers to offer stablecoin payment acceptance. The first user is …
Read More »Wyndham Franchisees Tap Into Elavon’s Cloud-based Technology
Elavon Inc. announced Thursday it is expanding its two-decades-old-relationship with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by making its Cloud Payments Interface available to more than 6,000 Wyndham franchisees in the United States and Canada. The scalable, cloud-based technology supports mobile check-in, reduces overhead costs, and minimizes security issues, the Atlanta-based merchant-services …
Read More »The Future of Stablecoins Hangs on Action From Congress
With action Tuesday by the U.S. Senate to pass the GENIUS Act, the move to establish rules that would govern the burgeoning stablecoin industry now transits to the U.S. House of Representatives, where lawmakers have developed their own set of rules, the STABLE Act. Meanwhile, stablecoin-market participants are looking to the …
Read More »Ring, Ring—It’s Klarna Calling
Add another unique service to Klarna AB’s product roster. The buy now, pay later specialist is adding mobile-phone service to its product list. A waitlist is available now, with a launch expected in coming weeks, Klarna says. The United Kingdom and Germany are expected to follow. Klarna hopes to tap …
Read More »Early Warning’s Paze Gets a Big Boost From Fiserv
Fiserv Inc. announced late Tuesday it will begin offering Paze, the online-payment system from Early Warning Services LLC, to financial institutions. Fiserv will, in addition, support Paze across its e-commerce payments platform. The collaboration with Fiserv is expected to help Paze significantly expand its reach to banks and credit unions …
Read More »Windows SoftPOS at Nebraska Furniture Mart and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/18/25
Felix Payment Systems Ltd. launched what it says is the industry’s first deployment of a Windows-based softPOS solution. The deployment came in collaboration with Nebraska Furniture Mart and technology company HP Inc. SoftPOS allows merchants to accept contactless payments on an ordinary mobile phone. Celerant Technology Corp. released version 2.8.2 of its point-of-sale technology, …
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