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Account-to-account payments provider Dwolla Inc. is readying itself for more pay-by-bank business with an expanded integration to open-banking platform Plaid Inc. Des Moines, Iowa-based Dwolla says the integration, which is scheduled to go live in early 2025, will make Plaid’s instant account-verification and risk-assessment services available in Dwolla’s pay by …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Goldman Sachs “at least” $19.8 million in redress and assessed the company a $45 million civil-money penalty, while at the same time ordering Apple Inc. to pay a $25-million civil money penalty. The agency has also banned Goldman from introducing a new credit card …

Square, the acquiring arm of Block Inc., is diving deeper into health-and-beauty services via a partnership with business-to-business distributor SalonCentric, a unit of L’Oreal USA, and expanding options in its app marketplace. In related news, Worldpay will continue as the exclusive payments provider for The Reynolds and Reynolds Co., a …

Visa Inc. has restructured its money movement services under the Visa Direct portfolio, which now includes Visa B2B Connect, Currencycloud, Yellowpepper, and Visa Direct. Cash App, the peer-to-peer payment service and wallet from Square, said Lyft ride-share users can now pay for fares with Cash App. Truist Financial Corp. launched its Electronic …

Zelle, the peer-to-peer payment network operated by Early Warning Services LLC, announced early Thursday that consumers and small businesses sent $481 billion dollars over the network during the first half of 2024, a 28% increase from the same period a year ago. Zelle users sent $1.8 million per minute, $110 million …

With several factors at play, CPI Card Group Inc. is launching fresh card technology that reduces the amount of first-use plastics while providing issuers new formats and shapes for their credit, debit, and prepaid cards. Announced Wednesday, the All-in-One technology using the Secora Pay Green technology has been developed in …

Two payments providers, in separate developments, are fine- tuning their services for veterinary-practice software makers. Gravity Payments Inc. has an integration with Fear Free LLC, a software developer, and Weave is updating its software for veterinary clinics. Broomfield, Colo.-based Fear Free says it will offer Gravity’s payment option with its …

Mastercard Inc. and Citi announced they are working on a service to offer cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards in 14 markets, including the United States. Cardholders in these markets will be able to receive payments from Citi clients in near-instant transaction times. Citi is using Mastercard Move, the card brand’s …

Diners visiting the Famous Foods Street Eats food hall at Resorts World Las Vegas soon will use one of 34 kiosks to order and pay for their meals. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Agilysys Inc. announced the food hall will deploy its kiosks, which use the Agilysys InfoGenesis POS platform, for use at …

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League are expanding their grab-and-go technology to food-and-beverage concessions throughout Huntington Bank Field, the team’s home stadium. The new service, called Express Access, will be available at 12 locations within the stadium, enabling consumers to place orders across the entire facility. Since 2023, …