Mobile Commerce

Passport Labs Inc., a parking-app developer, reported it has received $90 million in growth capital from Sixth Street Growth.Mastercard Inc. announced a line of prepaid cards that allows users to contribute to wildlife preservation. The program allocates $1 for each card purchased to Conservation International.Banking-software provider Temenos says money-transfer firm Wise joined the …

Paysafe Group Holdings Ltd. said Thursday it is launching in the U.S. market a digital version of its Visa-branded Skrill prepaid card. A Web version is available now, while an app that works with Paysafe’s Skrill wallet coming later this year. As with physical version of the card, the virtual …

Certegy Payment Solutions LLC added a white-label version of its buy now, pay later service that enables merchants to add their own branded BNPL option.Buy now, pay later specialist Quadpay Inc. said its inaugural “Quadpay Fest” sale, which offered deals to users over a four-day period, saw 40% of purchases on average made …

While some parts of the economy slowed in 2020, criminals paid no mind to that as their phishing attacks against companies in the financial sector increased 45% over 2019 to 3.4 billion, Akamai Technologies Inc. found in its “State of the Internet / Security report: Phishing for Finance” released Wednesday. …

With consumers flocking to online stores and marketplaces, processors and technology providers are carving out new paths to make it easier to sign up sellers and process their transactions. The latest development comes from commerce platform Digital River, which on Wednesday launched a program that allows independent software vendors and …

The Western Union Co. said its money transfer services are now available at almost 4,700 U.S. Walmart Inc. stores. The two companies announced the addition of Western Union in January.Grocery chain Food Lion said it is accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s electronic benefit transfer card in the 10 states where the chain has …

Houston-based P97 Networks Inc., a provider of cloud-based mobile-commerce technology, on Tuesday announced it is adding pay-at-the-pump and electric-vehicle charging functionality to Petro-Canada’s and Petro-Canada EV’s mobile apps. Consumers will also be able to use the apps to locate Petro-Canada locations and earn and redeem loyalty points.  P97’s mobile technology integrates …

Appetize Technologies Inc., a provider of point-of-sale technology for the hospitality and entertainment industries, launched Appetize Payments, which combines payment processing with the company’s cloud-based software.Ally Lending, the personal-lending unit of Ally Bank, a subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc., said buy now, pay later provider Sezzle Inc. will offer Ally’s longer-term …

The Container Store Group Inc. next month will start offering installment payments from buy now, pay later specialist Afterpay Ltd.With the accelerating conversion of cash to electronic payments, the total value of transactions processed by point-of-sale terminals will grow to more than $17.3 trillion globally in 2026, up from $14.8 trillion this year, …

As the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic begins to lift, consumers are beginning to resume some of their daily activities. One is returning to the office. While not all are doing this yet, the expectation is that mass-transit systems will soon see ridership bloom. One indicator is that Visa Inc. …