Mobile Commerce

Buy now, pay later providers continue to make inroads in payments, with Splitit Payments Ltd. integrating a service to make it easier for banks to offer their customers installment plans at checkout. Meanwhile, Affirm Holdings Inc. expanded how it works with processor Worldpay LLC by integrating its BNPL service into …

Payments-technology provider Finzly announced early Wednesday its launch of technology that allows financial institutions to create AI agents to automate payment processing and operational workflows, and make informed decisions on the bank’s behalf in seconds. The launch, what Finzly calls Agentic Galaxy, comes at a time when financial institutions are …

Shift4 Payments Inc. announced late afternoon Tuesday it is negotiating details with Worldline S.A. to acquire the big French processor’s acquiring assets in the United States and Canada. The negotiations, which Shift4 says are exclusive of other parties, would result in the big U.S. processor picking up Bambora Inc., Bambora …

PAR Technology Corp., a provider of payments technology to restaurants, said Krystal Restaurants LLC has opted to use PAR’s Punchh loyalty technology to support its recently introduced Club Krystal program. Krystal operates close to 300 locations in 11 states. Payments-technology platform Yeeld said it has expanded its surcharging service to Canada for …

Flexa Network Inc., a payments provider based on digital currencies, has agreed to support in-store cryptocurrency acceptance at Bealls Inc., operator of more than 660 stores in 22 states under Bealls and other brand names. The move, announced Monday afternoon, represents one of the largest planned deployments of in-store crypto …

Buy now, pay later specialist Affirm Holdings Inc. expanded its partnership with retailer Wayfair Inc. to include in-store transactions. Wayfair initially adopted Affirm in 2016 for online checkout. First Internet Bank adopted Zelle, a peer-to-peer payment service, for its business customers. Payment orchestration platform Gr4vy Inc. completed an integration with the new Mastercard Merchant Cloud, a payments platform …

Global Payments Inc. has expanded its reach into the highly competitive world of payment processing for sports teams and entertainment venues through a deal with sports and venue-management company Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment LLC. Global Payments will be the official payment technology provider for the Prudential Center, as well …

Already known for online payments, PayPal Holdings Inc. is prepping another online-acceptance service, this one for merchants using the BigCommerce e-commerce platform. Announced Monday, the new service will be embedded into the BigCommerce platform under the BigCommerce Payments moniker. It is expected to launch in the United States in 2026, …

Worldpay Inc. will operate as the exclusive processor for the grocery company Kroger under an agreement announced early Monday. The agreement embraces in-store, online, and mobile transactions for Kroger, which operates more than 2,700 stores across 35 states. Worldpay is in the process of being acquired from FIS Inc. by Global Payments …

MoonPay USA LLC has launched MoonPay Commerce, a platform that enables merchants to accept cryptocurrency for products, services, and subscriptions. MoonPay built the platform using technology from its acquisition of Helio earlier this year. Developers and merchants can integrate MoonPay Commerce, which is already being used by 6,000 merchants, using …