Point-of-sale

October, 2026

• 2 October

  Surcharging Rules are Multiplying, and ISVs Are in the Middle

  

  Surcharging compliance, once the sole domain of card brands, has spread into a patchwork quilt of state regulations that is making software providers and their payments partners feel the squeeze. The issue has little to do with the card brands, which altered their rules in 2013 to allow surcharging on …
• 1 October

  Eye on Cards: ConnexPay Adds Mobile Wallet Support; 23% Have More Than Three Cards

  

  The United States is one of, if not the, most credit card-centric market so companies do all they can to meet consumers where they want to interact. That includes mobile wallets, which ConnexPay LLC, a payout specialist, is doing. It’s added virtual card support for mobile wallets, enabling them to …
• 1 October

  FastSpring Enables Cash App Pay and other Digital Transactions News briefs 10/1/26

  

  E-commerce payments provider FastSpring announced it has introduced Cash App Pay as a payment method for its checkout. Block Inc. launched Cash App Pay on Square in 2021 and extended it to external sites the next year. Grocery chain The Kroger Co. launched its Kroger Rewards World Elite Mastercard, a credit card offering rewards good for …

September, 2026

• 30 September

  Consumers Balk at Three and other Digital Transactions News briefs 9/30/26

  

  Two-thirds of consumers walk away from a payment process that requires more than three steps, according to “The Competition for Consumer Payments,” a report from Datos Insights sponsored by SBT, a payments platform specializing in regulated industries. Datos surveyed 2,000 U.S. consumers in the second quarter for the report. 934 Ltd., …
• 29 September

  Toast Offers a C-Store POS System for Fuel and In-store Sales

  

  Toast, known for its point-of-sale payments technology for restaurants, has launched Toast Fuel to support convenience stores in accepting payments in-store and at the pump. The expansion, which includes both retail and foodservice transactions, will enable all payments to be handled on a single platform, Toast says. C-stores sell an …
• 28 September

  FIS Targets Clearer Debit Descriptors to Potentially Ease Chargeback Rates

  

  Processor and core banking services provider FIS Inc. is taking a step to make it easier for debit card users at banks and credit unions to understand debit card transactions on their statements. It’s a move that could reduce chargeback inquiries. Developed with Spade, a New York City-based transaction data …
• 25 September

  Barbershop Adoption Drives Triple-Digit Growth for Fresha

  

  Fresha, a provider of booking and payments technology for barbers and beauty-shop proprietors, said Friday its roster of barber clients has climbed 108% year-over-year, moving the company to claim number-one status among tech developers for the hair-care market. The 11-year-old, London-based company, which supports hair-care shops and companies in the …
• 25 September

  Finix Broadens Merchant POS Controls and other Digital Transactions News briefs 9/25/26

  

  Point-of-sale technology provider Finix announced client businesses can now build and deploy custom Android applications for POS terminals managed by Finix, which says the capability gives merchants broader control over ordering, checkout, and post-payment functions. Vanco, a payments provider for churches, schools, and nonprofits, said it is working with church-technology platform ACS …
• 24 September

  A Judge’s Ruling Re-Ignites a Fierce Battle Over Interchange

  

  A federal court ruling issued Tuesday has re-ignited a longstanding dispute over the question whether tips and tax can be exempted from the calculation of interchange merchants pay on credit card transactions in Illinois following that state’s adoption in 2024 of the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The controversial act …
• 24 September

  Scooter’s Opts for Olo and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/24/26

  

  Scooter’s Coffee, a drive-through chain with more than 900 locations in 32 states, is using restaurant-payments specialist Olo to run its digital-ordering service, Olo announced. SumUp has launched U.S. POS Plus, a subscription-based point-of-sale technology offering for small café and restaurant businesses. Square, the merchant services arm of Block Inc., said its sellers …