Point-of-sale

September, 2025

• 17 September

  Cheba Hut Launches a Mobile App And a New Loyalty Program

  

  Cheba Hut, a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in submarine sandwiches, has launched a mobile app that supports ordering, payments, and a loyalty program. Developed with loyalty platform provider Thanx Inc., the app is intended to streamline both ordering and payment and encourage repeat visits. Ordering capabilities through the app are …
• 17 September

  Eye on Acquiring: PAX, Payroc Target ISVs; PARTech Debuts PAR Games

  

  Acquirer Payroc is teaming with point-of-sale technology maker PAX Technology Inc. to make it easier for independent software vendors to use services from each company. And, PAR Technology Corp. launches PAR Games, a tool to drive loyalty and personalized interactions for merchants. PAX says the new collaboration with Payroc, called …
• 17 September

  Adyen’s LVMH Unification Plan and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/17/25

  

  Payments processor Adyen NV said it is working with the luxury-goods retailer LVMH to unify the company’s payments systems across all of its brands. LVMH operates more than 1,000 stores globally. Payments processor Thredd announced it will support an expansion into the United States and Latin America by Reap, a provider of cards backed …
• 16 September

  As Its Volume Reaches Record Highs, Zelle Launches a New SMB Feature

  

  Zelle, the peer-to-peer payment service, appears on track for a banner year with a record 2 billion transactions processed in the first six months of 2025, a 19% increase from the 2024 first half. The dollar amount of these transactions increased more, reaching nearly $600 billion, up 23% from $481 …
• 16 September

  Affirm OK’d for In-Store Apple Pay Use and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/16/25

  

  Buy now, pay later specialist Affirm Inc. announced it is offering its services through Apple Inc.’s Apple Pay mobile-payments app for in-store transactions. Apple enabled Affirm for online transactions in 2024. In related news, the payments platform Klarna AB said it too is now available on Apple Pay for in-store purchases, in this case in the …
• 15 September

  Square’s Neighborhood Push and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/15/25

  

  Block Inc.’s Square point-of-sale unit launched a national marketing campaign featuring what the company calls a “refreshed brand identity” and a focus on local small businesses. Payments-technology provider Kuvasz Solutions and comforte, a provider of payments-data protection, said they are expanding their partnership to North America from their base in Latin America. Paysign …
• 12 September

  Qu Launches Its Business Edge Platform for Restaurants; Onosys Expands Its Web of Partners

  

  Qu POS Inc. says it has bolstered its efforts to modernize the technology stack for quick-service and fast-casual restaurants with the launch of Qu Business Edge, a restaurant-management platform based on edge computing. The new platform, which combines edge computing with artificial intelligence, enables restaurants to increase sales across online …
• 12 September

  A Settlement Is Reached in the Discover Pricing Lawsuits

  

  Merchants caught up in three pricing class-action lawsuits involving Discover Financial Inc. have a proposed settlement to evaluate, according to a notice from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Announced Thursday, the settlement could see eligible merchants receive payments for Discover-issued consumer credit cards that were …
• 12 September

  Klarna’s IPO Price Jumps and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/12/25

  

  Klarna Group plc, a Sweden-based buy now, pay later platform with major U.S. operations, said its initial public offering closed with 34.3 million shares outstanding at an IPO price of $40 per share. Klarna closed at $42.74 per share after the first day of trading Thursday. Alipay said its Alipay Tap! contactless-payment service …
• 11 September

  Weighing the Profitability of High-Risk Merchants in a Risk-Wary Climate

  

  High-risk merchants can offer generous profit margins, but those returns must be weighed against the risks they bring. That balancing act starts before onboarding and continues afterward, panelists at the Western States Acquirers Association conference said Wednesday. One of the many considerations with high-risk merchants is to avoid misunderstanding the …