Mobile Commerce

The top 50 originating institutions for automated clearing house transactions accounted for 23.1 billion payments in 2020, up 8.6% over 2019 and nearly 93% of all commercial ACH payments, according to Nacha, the governing body for the ACH. The 50 largest receiving institutions controlled 61.2% of volume with 16.4 billion payments, …

Continuing its push to make cryptocurrency a mainstream payment option, PayPal Holdings, Inc. on Monday announced that it will accept cryptocurrency at checkout.  The move builds on PayPal’s strategy of increasing the utility of cryptocurrency so it can become a mainstream payment option. PayPal took the first step in that …

The Walgreens pharmacy chain said it will launch a bank-account offering through payments provider InComm Payments that will also feature a MetaBank-issued Mastercard debit card that will allow users to earn rewards through the Walgreens loyalty program. The pharmacy chain will also re-launch its gift card program through InComm.In related news, InComm …

Amadis, Advanced Mobile Payment Inc., and Texas Engineering Consulting Systems and Services said they launched the jointly-developed EMVMadeEZ, a pre-certified EMV migration product for automated fuel dispensers. The product enables convenience store operators, small chains, and single gas station owners with an EMV-at-the-pump service.Payments-technology provider AEVI International GmbH said it is …

Ternary Developments Inc. has joined the Stripe Partner Program, which enables clients to accept online payments via Stripe Inc. Ternary provides a cloud-based platform for Discord social-engagement communities.Appetize Technologies Inc., a provider of management software for the food-and-beverage industry, announced integrations with payments processor Paytronix Systems Inc., gift card provider Givex Inc,, …

As criminals continue to target e-commerce transactions, online retailers are tasked with employing advanced methods to thwart them. Paay LLC, an authentication-services provider, and OpenPath Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based payment-services company, are developing a universal 3-D Secure plugin to help with that. Slated to be available in the second half …

Focus POS released its @Table service that enables customers to scan a QR code on the table that pulls up a menu on the device. They then can select and order items and receive confirmation their order is being prepared. They service can keep the tab open until the customer is …

The Covid-19 pandemic sent shock waves through nearly every industry—not least the global supply chain. Every piece of the supply chain was impacted, from manufacturing and production to fulfillment. And because supply chains are the backbone of commerce, the implications radiated beyond supply-chain hubs and essential workers to also impact …

Nuvei Corp. said it will integrate Mastercard Send push payments into its payment technology platform. Send enables speedy funds disbursement for use cases like payroll, insurance claims, and refunds.Agilysys Inc., a provider of point-of-sale software for the hospitality industry, rolled out Agilysys Digital Marketing, which allows managers to send personalized messages …

The news that the U.S. Department of Justice is probing debit card routing practices at Visa Inc. follows on a long history of such investigations and could portend a more serious attitude by regulators to address longstanding merchant complaints about network routing and pricing. “This is one more heavy step …