Samsung Electronics America is partnering with Splitit USA Inc. to offer installment payments to Samsung wallet users. The new feature will enable Samsung wallet users to make in-store purchases using an existing Visa or Mastercard card in their wallet and pay for the purchase over time. Samsung wallet users will …
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PayPal Holdings Inc. early Wednesday launched PayPal World, a series of partnerships that will connect digital wallets outside the United States to its platform and enable interoperability with PayPal and Venmo wallets at the point of sale. PayPal World, which will go live this fall, will enable users to pay …
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It’s a busy time in the point-of-sale arena as three vendors—GrabScanGo, Square, and Verifone—note new products, customers, and features. GrabScanGo, the product name for GSG AveriGo LLC, says it has made its self-checkout platform a plug-and-play installation. Cerritos, Calif.-based GrabScanGo says the self-checkout platform, already in use in hotel brands such …
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Affirm Inc. said it will offer its installment-payment services to customers of New Look Vision Group in Canada. The company operates 475 stores in Canada and the United States. Payments platform Payroc announced it has agreed to acquire LedgerPay Inc., which does business as PayiQ. With the acquisition, Payroc says it will gain …
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As more and more attention is drawn to cryptocurrency, crypto users are ready to use their holdings to make every day purchases and play games, finds a new report from Bitget Wallet. Released Monday, the report finds that, globally, 36% of respondents want to use their crypto wallets to make …
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Fiserv Inc.’s Clover point-of-sale technology unit announced it is entering the health-care market with Clover PracticePay. Clover worked with Rectangle Health, a developer of payments software for the health-care industry, on the launch. Mastercard Inc. and American Airlines said they have agreed to extend a longstanding agreement under which Mastercard supports a cobranded …
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The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the GENIUS Act, a bill aimed at regulating stablecoins, giving the nascent digital currency a boost as a mainstream payment option. The GENIUS (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins) Act is intended to provide a legal structure for stablecoins and enhance …
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Block Inc. Tuesday announced businesses using Block’s Cash App iOS app can process contactless payments directly on an iPhone using Apple Inc.’s tap-to-pay on iPhone technology. The new service comes as early testing indicates sellers using the technology have seen a 35% rise in purchase volume by comparison to merchants …
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Caesars Sportsbook is rolling out a universal digital wallet for its mobile betting app that will allow Nevada-based users to fund their wagers directly from their smart phones or tablets. Users will also be able to manage their funds and Caesars rewards through the wallet and track their activity across …
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Paze, the digital wallet from Early Warning Services LLC, says it is working with Payfinia, a unit of banking-services provider Tyfone Inc., to expand its reach. Payfinia, formed by Tyfone in 2024 to provide real-time payments technology, has helped line up Star One Credit Union, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based financial institution, …
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