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Fiserv Inc. said it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Payfare Inc., a Toronto-based earned-wage access firm, for approximately $193 million Canadian, or $133 million U.S. Health-care payments provider RevSpring Inc. launched Let’s Talk, a virtual agent created via artificial intelligence to handle inbound calls from patients, including answering questions and …
March, 2025
February, 2025
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28 February
Flexa Introduces Tap to Pay For Crypto; Wirex Pay Launches in the U.S.; Bybit Runs a Netflix Tie-in
Flexa Inc., a digital-payments provider, has introduced tap-to-pay for cryptocurrency transactions. The contactless-payment method enhances digital-asset usability by enabling blockchain payments via NFC-enabled hardware wallets without a mobile phone or internet connection, the company says. Hardware wallets, known also as burner wallets, are physical devices that store private keys for …
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28 February
Eye on POS Terminals: Ingenico Debuts an Integrated POS Device; Genesys Incorporates Tech from MagTek
The evolution of point-of-sale devices and technology is unwavering, and the latest development is from Ingenico with its new Axium CX9000, an electronic cash register. Additionally, MagTek Inc. and Genesys Technologies have launched a POS reader for unattended payments. Ingenico’s Axium CX9000 has two screens, a 1.56-inch one for the …
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28 February
CFPB Drops CapOne Lawsuit and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/28/25
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has canceled five enforcement moves, including an action against Capital One, Reuters and other news sources reported early Friday. The news came as the nominee to head the bureau, Jonathan McKernan, was testifying Thursday before the Senate in a confirmation hearing. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been …
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27 February
The Youngest Adults Favor BNPL Over Credit Cards, J.D. Power Finds
Generation Y and Generation Z are the biggest users of buy now, pay later, according to J.D. Power’s annual BNPL satisfaction study. Some 42% of both generations use BNPL products, compared to 21% of consumers from other generations, the study says. Both generations tend to favor BNPL over credit cards …
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27 February
NCR Voyix Earnings Improve As It Signs a Worldpay Processing Deal
NCY Voyix Corp., the point-of-sale and processing firm, reports the number of platform sites and the number of payment sites increased 26% and 8%, respectively, in 2024 from 2023, amid the company’s improving financials for the year. Platform sites use NCR Voyix’s commerce platform and payment sites use its payment-processing …
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27 February
Marqeta’s TransactPay Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/27/25
Marqeta Inc. said it will acquire TransactPay, a processor operating in the United Kingdom and Europe. In related news, Marqeta said its board has appointed chief financial officer Mike Milotech as interim chief executive. He will continue in the CFO role. He succeeds Simon Khalaf, who has resigned as CEO and as a …
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26 February
Observers And Lawmakers Handicap the CCCA’s Chances As It Heads Back to Congress
With expectations growing that the Credit Card Competition Act will soon be reintroduced in Congress, proponents of the bill feel its prospects for passage are better than ever. Helping fuel this optimism is growing bipartisan support for the bill, proponents say. “The Senate Judiciary Committee [hearing in November] showed there …
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26 February
Eye on Mastercard: i2c Joins One Credential; Ondo Enlists in Multi-Token Network; Personnel Moves
Mastercard Inc.’s One Credential, just announced last week, already is seeing some recruiting success with payments-technology provider i2c Inc. enrolling as one of the first issuing-processing partners. The Mastercard One Credential is a digital-payment service that supports multiple payment methods, such as credit, debit, and prepaid, as well as installment loans, …
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26 February
Sightline’s Recap Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/26/25
Sightline Payments, a specialist in payments for the gaming industry, announced it has completed a recapitalization, with participation from “most” existing major investors. The 15-year-old company estimates the U.S. digital gaming industry at $30 billion in annual revenue. Generation Z is overwhelmingly adopting digital-payment methods, with 92% using peer-to-peer payment …