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Affirm Holdings Inc. has extended its reach into the vacation-property rental market through a partnership with Evolve Vacation Rental. Consumers renting vacation properties through Evolve can use Affirm as a payment option for bookings exceeding $500. Consumers pay in monthly installments and as little as 0% interest. Evolve says it …
January, 2024
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10 January
BitPay Looks to Add More Than 100 New Digital Currencies to Its Payments Platform
BitPay Inc. said Tuesday it will start adding dozens of cryptocurrencies to its platform this week in a move that includes a revamp of the company’s payments service. The Atlanta-based company, which has been processing crypto-based payments for more than 10 years, said it will start supporting more than 100 …
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10 January
X Sets 2024 P2P Payments Goal And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/10/24
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, announced in a Tuesday blog post it will launch peer-to-peer payments this year, “unlocking more user utility and new opportunities for commerce, and showcasing the power of living more of your life in one place.” Payments provider VizyPay announced it processed $1.8 billion in …
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9 January
The Payments Lobby Cites Harm in Its New Advertising Salvo Against the CCCA
The Electronic Payments Coalition has come out swinging in the new year as it intensifies its fight against the Credit Card Competition Act. The EPC, which lobbies on behalf of financial institutions and payments networks, late Monday announced it is launching an ad campaign aimed at federal lawmakers. The campaign …
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9 January
Eye on POS: Elo Pay Debuts; How Soft POS Transactions Will Bloom
The hotly competitive point-of-sale technology arena just got more so with the launch of Elo Pay and an accompanying POS terminal from Elo Touch Solutions Inc. Coming from Milpitas, Calif.-based Elo, Elo Pay provides payment acceptance, encryption, tokenization, and terminal-management tools in one service. Elo Pay also offers remote key …
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9 January
GoCardless Picks Up JustGiving And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1-9-24
GoCardless said it will process open-banking payments made on JustGiving, an online donation platform, replacing American Express Co. FirstOntario Credit Union said it is preparing to launch open banking through connections to Everlink Payment Services Inc. and open-banking technology platform Flinks. The federal government in Canada said in November it planned to …
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8 January
Cantaloupe’s Links Give It a Big Lead in Vending Machine Payments, a Report Says
Cantaloupe Inc., which specializes in payments technology for vending machines and self-service marketplaces, holds a commanding 15.5% share of the world’s 5.8 million vending machines connected to payments technology, according to a report from research firm Research and Markets. In total, Malvern, Pa.-based Cantaloupe links to more than 900,000 vending …
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8 January
It Turns Out 2023 Was a Banner Year for Bitcoin Acceptance—Which Remains Spotty
Bitcoin has struggled for years to win breakthrough adoption among sellers large and small, even though some major, e-commerce companies like Overstock-com, Newegg.com, and Microsoft Inc. have accepted the digital currency for at least a decade. But Bitcoin’ spotty acceptance may be masking some important advances among smaller and lesser-known …
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5 January
GoTab’s Phone Only Point-of-Sale App Debuts
Hospitality point-of-sale system provider GoTab Inc.’s latest product, billed as Phone Only POS, accepts payments on consumer-grade smart phones. It also makes it easier for consumers to pay at the table, GoTab says. The service enables clients to accept contactless credit or debit cards for payment without the need of …
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5 January
NetCents Teams With Worldpay in an Effort to Broaden Crypto Acceptance
NetCents Technology Inc., a payment-processing gateway specializing in cryptocurrency, has partnered with the massive acquiring processor Worldpay. The deal is expected to boost adoption of cryptocurrency and stablecoins as mainstream payment options, according to NetCents. NetCents’ gateway provides corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, startups, and blockchain companies, a crypto …