News

October, 2025

• 22 October

  An Acquisitive Shift4 Bids for Worldline’s U.S. and Canadian Assets

  

  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 …
• 22 October

  Restaurateur Adopts ParTech Loyalty and other Digital Transactions News from 10/22/25

  

  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 …
• 21 October

  For Ransomware, Payouts Go Up While Attacks Decline

  

  The average payout for a ransomware attack has increased despite a drop in the number of times an organization is attacked annually, a study by cybersecurity firm ExtraHop Networks Inc. finds. The average payout per attack the past year was $3.6 million, up from $2.5 million. The number of ransomware …
• 21 October

  How Flexa’s Venture With Bealls Could Be Key for Crypto

  

  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 …
• 21 October

  Wayfair Adds Affirm In-Store and other Digital Transactions News from 10/21/25

  

  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 …
• 20 October

  Global Payments Expands Its Sports Team And Venue Portfolio

  

  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 …
• 20 October

  PayPal Teams with Commerce for BigCommerce Payments

  

  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, …
• 20 October

  Kroger Picks Worldpay and other Digital Transactions News from 10/20/25

  

  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 …
• 17 October

  MoonPay Launches MoonPay Commerce; Ripple Pays $1 Billion for GTreasury

  

  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 …
• 17 October

  AmEx Looks to a Refreshed High End Card for Platinum Results

  

  American Express Co.’s new campaigns to build more intimate relationships with restaurants and refresh its top-end Platinum card are starting to show signs of paying off, the card company said early Friday. The initiatives come as the company reported revenue growth of 11% year-over-year for the September quarter. The effort …