Marketing

The banking and cross-border payments provider Nuvion announced it has joined Circle Payments Network, a platform that enables cross-border payments that use stablecoins. A technology firm called CueCue has introduced its Web Card, an AI-based, interactive Web page that lets visitors to the site book and pay for skills for services offered by other …

Imagine waving a wand and making something appear in your hands. While it’s not magic, the Cash App Wand could make that happen. Announced Thursday, Cash App Wand is the first in a series of Cash App Tags, which are NFC-enabled, physical payment accessories that let consumers pay without having …

PaidBy, an account-to-account payments provider, said it is working with Mastercard Inc. to boost global uptake of A2A payments using open banking. American Express Co. has added a second checked bag as a new benefit for holders of its Basic Delta SkyMiles, Gold, Platinum and Reserve Consumer cards and Business cards. AmEx said …

Buy now, pay later specialist Sezzle Inc. is ready to be known for more than its installment payment service, hoping to capitalize on its Earn features. Meanwhile, BNPL provider Klarna AB says Ulta Beauty now offers its payment option to U.S. consumers. A year old, Earn, displayed as a tab …

Early Warnings Services LLC told Digital Transactions News in March that a marketing push for its 3-year-old Paze online checkout platform would be starting in coming months. Early Monday, that push arrived with the launch of a national campaign running on TV, digital video, and social platforms. The new advertising …

Rego Payment Architectures Inc., whose technology allows financial institutions to offer banking services to families, announced an update to its Family Wallet platform to give parents control of children’s accounts directly through Rego’s platform. Fresha, a payments platform specializing in beauty and wellness businesses, said it is widening the capabilities …

U.S.-based Marqeta Inc., a card-issuing platform, said it has begun offering account and money-movement capabilities in 30 more countries in Europe, working with Banking Circle, a global bank. Yardi, a rent-payments platform, said it is working with Zenbase, a company that lets renters split rent payments, to add rent reporting to …

Buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB said Tekion Corp., developer of software for the automotive retail industry, will make Klarna available to customers using the Tekion Automotive Retail Cloud platform. Flywire, a payments-technology platform, announced an agreement to expand an existing link to Driftwood Hospitality Management to support payments at nearly …

Square, the point-of-sale arm of Block Inc., is adding restaurant chain The Hat to its customer list. In related news, 88% of convenience store operators and fuel retailers surveyed by Vontier Corp. report they have experienced a payment outage at least once in the prior 12 months. The Hat, with …

Open-banking specialist Plaid Inc. unveiled Plaid Guaranteed Payments, a bank payment service. Plaid said the service will evaluate each transaction in real time and return an approval decision within milliseconds. If Plaid approves the transaction, it will guarantee the settlement. If the payment fails, it will cover the loss and handle recovery, …