Wednesday , May 14, 2025

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Square Marks New Handheld POS Device and Release Schedule

With consumers and small-business owners long accustomed to mobile phones, Square is counting on that familiarity to make its new Square Handheld device an easier-to-use point-of-sale device. Calling Square Handheld, which is roughly the size of a smart phone though thicker, its most powerful and portable POS device ever, Square …

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Arborgold Payments Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/12/25

Arborgold, a software provider for landscapers, launched Arborgold Payments, allowing users to process credit, debit, and automated clearing house payments within the Arborgold software. Tillo, a gift card and rewards platform, announced it has received an investment from Tenzing, a technology investor. The sum of the investment was not disclosed. …

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A New Crypto Gateway and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/9/25

ONE.io, a specialist in digital-currency payments, and BoomFi, a cryptocurrency-technology provider, announced they will launch ONE Gateway, designed to allow ONE.io clients to accept crypto payments while automatically receiving settlement in fiat currency. In related news, SmartMedia Technologies, a loyalty and payments technology provider for blockchain-based transactions, launched its Pay with …

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EMS’s Latest Moves and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/1/25

Electronic Merchant Systems, also known as EMS, said it has invested in Payment Nerds and Pet Payments, both of which have signed distribution agreements with EMS. The extent of the investment was not disclosed. Merchant services and check printer Deluxe Corp. reported $536.5 million in first quarter 20245 revenue, up 0.3% from …

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Walmart’s Pay by Bank Project Remains on Track for 2025

A test this past September of a real-time pay by bank payments option inside the Walmart app indicates the service is on track for a broader debut in 2025, Digital Transactions News has learned. Speaking at the Nacha Smarter Faster Payments 2025 conference in New Orleans, Sarah Arnio, Walmart Inc. …

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COMMENTARY: Why Consumers Love BNPL—And What It Means for Businesses

As consumers navigate tighter budgets and businesses adapt to shifting spending habits, buy now, pay later (BNPL) has emerged as more than just a passing trend. Like layaway in the days of yore, BNPL breaks purchases into smaller pieces. However, unlike layaway, BNPL meets the need for instant gratification by …

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Digital Wallets Fall Down on Fraud Protection And Data Minimization, Consumer Reports Finds

Digital wallets provide a variety of benefits to consumers, including convenience speed, security, and record keeping, but they also pose risks for users and stand to be improved in several areas, says a study from Consumers Reports. Consumers Reports evaluated six wallets—Apple Pay, Cash App, Google Pay, PayPal, Samsung Pay, …

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Klarna Added to eBay’s U.S. Marketplace and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/23/25

The e-commerce giant eBay Inc. said it will widen its global partnership with payments platform Klarna AB to include the U.S. market, allowing the shopping site to roll out Klarna’s payments capabilities to ”millions” of eBay shoppers, eBay says.  PSQ Payments said it is available on the Shopify App store, making the service …

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CU Taps Jack Henry and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/22/25

Brightstar Credit Union will add real-time payments capabilities through processor Jack Henry & Associates Inc. under a new agreement. The capabilities will include the Federal Reserve’s FedNow service and the RTP network from The Clearing House Payments Co. RentRedi, a mobile app for rent payments and other landlord-tenant functions, introduced Chat 2.0, …

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Eye on Cards: TDS Employs Card Compliant for Its Issuing Program; FNBO’s New MGM Mastercard

TDS Gift Cards wants to make it easier for merchants to use its gift card program while the First National Bank of Omaha is leveraging its issuing prowess to market MGM Rewards in a new credit card. TDS, a unit of New York City-based Ziff Davis Inc., says it is …

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