Point-of-sale

July, 2025

• 11 July

  A Suit Is Dismissed Claiming Apple, Mastercard, And Visa Worked to Hold Fees in Place

  

  An Illinois merchant’s allegations that Apple Inc., Mastercard Inc., and Visa Inc. worked to artificially maintain pricing by agreeing to funnel Apple Pay transactions via the two card networks was dismissed this week by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Filed in December …
• 11 July

  Helcim’s Latest Smart POS Terminal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/11/25

  

  The point-of-sale provider Helcim Inc. launched Smart Terminal, a handheld POS device aimed at smaller merchants. Under a new agreement, acquirer Sona said it will offer merchant services to businesses that are members of Vancity, said to be one of Canada’s largest credit unions. Sona was acquired last year by Celero Commerce. The law …
• 10 July

  New Generation Rolls Out Its Agentic Commerce Platform

  

  New Generation, a technology company that creates AI-native storefronts for merchants, unveiled its agentic-commerce platform early Thursday. The platform allows AI agents to securely check out from merchant Web sites. The company is working with Visa Inc. to enable payments through its platform, handle identity checks, and provide fraud protection …
• 9 July

  QR Codes Make a Splash in the Real Time Payments Pool

  

  QR code payments have taken a big step towards becoming not only a mainstream payment option but also one that can accelerate the adoption of real-time payments. Late last week, the technology was used to facilitate a transaction over the FedNow network using the X9 standard. The demonstration transferred funds in …
• 9 July

  Click to Cancel Rule Booted and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/9/25

  

  The Federal Trade Commission’s negative option rule, or click to cancel rule, for subscription management, has been struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit because the FTC did not follow procedures for creating the rule, The Hill reported. The rule was set to start July 14, having been delayed …
• 8 July

  Worldpay Expands Embedded Payments to Canada And the U.K.

  

  Worldpay Inc. is introducing in Canada and the United Kingdom its Worldpay for Platforms service, which allows software developers to embed payment processing in their platforms, the processor announced Tuesday. At the same time, Worldpay announced it is expanding availability of the service in Australia. Demand for embedded payments is …
• 8 July

  Truist’s Merchant Engage Combines Banking and Payments in One

  

  Truist Financial Corp. is courting merchants and their banking and payment needs with a new service called Merchant Engage. The free service is an integrated merchant-services platform, enabling small businesses up to large merchants to view all of their transaction data in one location. Announced Tuesday, Merchant Engage also brings …
• 8 July

  PayJunction’s Twilio Tie-in and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/8/25

  

  Payments provider PayJunction said it is working with customer-engagement platform Twilio to enable PayJunction merchants to process payments over the phone using AI-supported interactive voice-response technology. Gaming-industry specialist Pavilion Payments announced it will launch “VIP Preferred” funding solutions, including eCheck and deferred settlement, at three Pawnee Nation casinos. Kort Payments said it will work with …
• 7 July

  SpotOn’s New Ordering Tool and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/7/25

  

  Restaurant-payments provider SpotOn has launched Picked for You, an AI-powered system that SpotOn says personalizes digital menus on behalf of restaurants in an effort to drive higher tickets. Working with Idex Biometrics, Mastercard Inc. is launching in Bangladesh its metal credit card, which includes technology supporting fingerprint authentication for in-store transactions. The issuer is …
• 3 July

  Thoma Bravo Acquires Olo; Shift4 Clinches Its Deal for Global Blue

  

  Restaurant-technology provider Olo Inc. has entered into an agreement to be acquired by software-investment firm Thoma Bravo. Thoma Bravo has agreed to pay Olo shareholders $10.25 per share in cash, a 65% premium over Olo’s unaffected share price of $6.20 as of April 30, 2025. Thoma Bravo has placed Olo’s …