Point-of-sale

August, 2025

• 20 August

  Gr4vy’s Airline Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/20/25

  

  The payments-technology firm Gr4vy Inc. said it will work with Datalex, a technology provider for airline e-commerce, to enable payment orchestration capabilities for the airline industry. Payments provider Priority Technology Holdings Inc. said it has closed on an acquisition of revenue agreements and customer relationships owned by Boom Commerce, a Priority reseller. Priority said it expects …
• 19 August

  Afterpay Expands Its Presence in Footwear Through a Deal With Caleres

  

  Afterpay, Block Inc.’s buy now, pay later service, has reached a deal with footwear company Caleres to offer buy now, pay later across Caleres’s portfolio of retail brands. The brands include Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Allen Edmonds, Naturalizer, Vionic, Bzees, Circus NY, Dr. Scholls, Franco Sarto, Lifestride, Ryka, and ShoeBank. …
• 19 August

  Eye on Point of Sale: ParTech Lands Taco Bueno; Tote.ai Raises $22 Million for AI-Based POS

  

  Par Technology Corp. can add quick-serve restaurant chain Taco Bueno to its client roster, while Tote.ai, developer of a point-of-sale system incorporating artificial intelligence for fuel and convenience stores, has raised $22.6 million for growth. First, ParTech, says the 140-location Taco Bueno chain will use the PAR POS and PAR …
• 19 August

  Nuvei’s Zuora Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/19/25

  

  The processor Nuvei Corp. announced an integration with Zuora Inc., a technology developer for subscription businesses, to provide payments technology for Zuora clients. The subscription market globally is forecast to reach $996 billion in volume by 2028, compared to $593 billion last year, according to Juniper Research data cited by Nuvei and …
• 18 August

  Payoneer Partners with Stripe and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/18/25

  

  U.S. payments fintech Payoneer Inc. announced it will work with Stripe Inc. to offer an improved Payoneer Checkout service for small and medum-size merchants, starting in the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration will enable more payment methods, including buy now, pay later from Affirm Inc. and Klarna AB and digital wallets from Apple …
• 15 August

  Booking.com’s New Rewards Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/15/25

  

  Booking.com has launched its Genius Rewards Visa Signature credit card, offering travel-related rewards and issued by First Electronic Bank. Xsolla, a commerce company for game developers, said its Pay Station platform now supports pay by bank in the U.S. market and the Affirm buy now, pay later service in the U.S. …
• 14 August

  Early Warning Faces NY Zelle Lawsuit and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/14/25

  

  The payments platform Early Warning Services LLC has been sued by the state of New York for allegedly failing to protect Zelle users from what the state charges were “massive amounts of fraud.” Zelle is EWS’s peer-to-peer payments network. EWS officials couldn’t be immediately reached for comment. Processor Jack Henry has launched Tap2Local, which …
• 13 August

  Circle’s Shares and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/13/25

  

  Circle Internet Group Inc. announced a public offering of 10 million shares of its Class A common stock, with 2 million shares offered by Circle and the balance by current shareholders. Circle on Tuesday unveiled Arc, a payments platform aimed at major money flows. Payments-technology provider Alacriti Inc. said Beginnings Credit Union has adopted …
• 11 August

  SpotOn Enhances Its Online Ordering Platform; Global Payments Adds Another Pro Sports Client

  

  SpotOn Transact LLC has enhanced its online ordering platform for independent restaurants with several new features intended to engender customer loyalty and drive repeat business. One of the new features is GoTo Place, a mobile app that allows restaurants to create their own branded mobile storefront. What differentiates GoTo Place …
• 11 August

  Shift4’s Blue Origin Crypto Plans and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/11/25

  

  Shift4 Payments Inc. said it is working with Blue Origin, a space technology company, to enable customers to pay for space flights with cryptocurrency and stablecoins. Payments technology provider Thunes announced a deal with Ontop, a payroll and financial platform, to enable freelancers and remote workers real-time access to their earnings. Payments technology …