Point-of-sale

November, 2025

• 21 November

  Visa Identifies Payments’ Five Biggest Fraud Threats

  

  Fraudsters are becoming better organized and building industrial-strength infrastructures to commit fraud, making their actions harder to detect and prevent, says Visa Inc.’s Fall 2025 Biannual Threats Report. The report, which pulls data from the Visa’s global network, identifies the five biggest fraud threats facing the payments ecosystem: the industrialization …
• 21 November

  MoonPay Bolsters Zengo Wallet Ties and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/21/25

  

  Cryptocurrency-technology platform MoonPay Inc. said it will support payments by users via cards, bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or Venmo to fund their Zengo Wallet, a cryptowallet said to be used by more than 2 million persons and businesses in more than 180 countries. Tai Software, which develops automation technology …
• 20 November

  FICO Teams With Plaid to Include Cash Flow Data in Credit Scoring

  

  FICO (Fair Isaac Corp.) has partnered with open-banking platform Plaid Inc. to develop the UltraFICO score, a credit score that includes real-time cash-flow data from Plaid. The new scoring model is intended to give lenders a more comprehensive view of a consumer’s credit readiness. The UltraFICO score will weigh a …
• 20 November

  Afterpay Will Test Flex Payments with a Visa Debit Card; Klarna Boosts Its Blackhawk Presence

  

  Afterpay, the buy now, pay later option from Block Inc., will soon test a new way to use the payment method at the point of sale with a Visa debit card. Meanwhile, rival BNPL provider Klarna AB is expanding the locations where consumers can use Klarna to make gift card …
• 20 November

  New CFPB Director Nominated and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/20/25

  

  President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach to be the new permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Levenbach is a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget. Acting director Russell Vought’s term is set to expire in December under the Vacancies Act.  Toast Inc. said it will grant $10,000 to …
• 19 November

  Shift4 Continues Its Stadium Pay Win Streak; Nuvei Adds A2A Payments Via Wero

  

  Shift4 Payments Inc. continues to stack up wins in the highly competitive stadium-pay market. The company announced early Wednesday it will process stadium-concessions payments for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League at the team’s home arena, Canadian Tire Centre. The deal, which comes hard on the heels of Shift4’s …
• 19 November

  How Banks Are Tackling Online Debit Security; Featurespace Highlights an Expected Check Fraud Surge

  

  Credit cards may dominate online use, but debit cards make up a hefty share, too, with 54% of U.S. adults using the former and 49% choosing a debit card in a 30-day period, according to a YouGov.com report. That online debit use has emerged as a key area for banks …
• 19 November

  PayPal’s Liverpool Pitch Pays Off and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/19/25

  

  PayPal Holdings Inc. said it is an official digital payments partner with U.K.-based soccer club Liverpool FC. Already an option in the club’s digital payments platforms, PayPal will be featured more prominently on checkout and payment screens in the club’s e-commerce and All Red services. All Red is a membership program …
• 18 November

  Fiserv’s Clover Ices a Deal With the NHL’s Minnesota Wild; Payroc’s Entertainment Gambit

  

  Fiserv Inc.’s Clover point-of-sale technology unit has signed a deal with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League to provide its Clover Sport point-of-sale hardware and software at the Wild’s home stadium, Grand Casino Arena. Fiserv will deploy about 300 Clover devices at concession stands throughout the arena. Fiserv’s Clover unit …
• 18 November

  Klarna Soars to Record-High Revenue As Merchant Signings Boom

  

  Klarna AB early Tuesday reported a 26% jump in revenue for its September quarter, to $903 million, the highest revenue number in its 20-year history. The Sweden-based company, which maintains major operations in the U.S. market and internationally, said it processed $32.7 billion in transactions for the quarter, up 23%. …