Mobile Wallets

Hospitality platform provider PushX Inc. will launch its new mobile-payments and offers platform with a bar crawl it says is designed to showcase the customer experience, how merchants can push offers, and how it could enable faster service. Chicago-based PushX says the hospitality platform, announced Tuesday, can help consumers discover …

Discover Financial Services said it will file restatements of “certain prior period financial statements” and will “as soon as practicable” after that conduct a special stockholder meeting to vote on the company’s proposed merger with Capital One Corp. The proposed merger was announced early this year. Vault, a Canada-based financial platform, has initiated …

Some 79% of airline passengers globally use debit and credit cards for all or most airline travel, but digital wallets and instant payments are gaining ground, according to “Online Airline Booking Insights 2024,” a report from ResearchAndMarkets.com. Some 72% of passengers book most of their trips online. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. …

Federal regulation is coming to payments apps offered by the country’s biggest tech companies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said early Thursday it has “finalized” a rule that will regulate wallets and digital money transfers offered through payments services such as those of Apple Inc., Block Inc., Google LLC, and …

PayPal Holdings Inc. is hoping to enable the power of community with a new funding service that enables multiple individuals to contribute to one account. Dubbed a “pool” by PayPal, the service means contributors can chip in to pay for group gifts, travel, special events, and other shared expenses. Announced …

Prepaid card platform Blackhawk Network launched eGift Card Links, which allows brands to let customers paste a link into an email, text, or social-messaging app. Recipients access the e-gift card by opening the link and can redeem it immediately. Judopay, a United Kingdom-based mobile-payments platform, said it is entering the North American …

GSG AveriGo LLC, a provider of self-service checkout technology at the point of sale, is working with GSG AveriGo LLC, a provider of self-service checkout technology at the point of sale, is working with MagTek Inc. to provide an App Clip through its GrabScanGo, service that enables consumers to purchase …

Since he took over as chief executive in 2022, Paysafe Ltd.’s Bruce Lowthers has stressed what he sees as a crucial need for stronger, and direct, merchant sales to effect the turnaround he wanted to see at the international processing giant. Early Wednesday, he noted the company is ahead of …

The National Football League’s Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to use Shift4 Payments Inc. to process ticket sales at its home venue, Everbank Stadium. Buy now, pay later provider Sezzle said retailer Rural King, with 130 stores, will offer the BNPL service. Payments provider Repay Holdings Corp. reported third-quarter revenue of $79.1 million, up 6% from the same …

Visa Inc. announced it is bringing its Visa Flexible Credential to the U.S. market, starting with Affirm Inc.’s Affirm Card, a debit card that supports buy now, pay later functionality. The network simultaneously is launching the technology in the United Arab Emirates. The flexible credential technology enables users to make payments from a …