Pappas Restaurants said it has selected Tabit as its core technology provider for all of its dining chains. These include Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen, Pappasito’s Cantina, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, and Pappas Bar-B-Q. The offering includes a heavy emphasis on a mobile point of sale. Fiserv Inc. announced it has added workforce-management capabilities to its …
Read More »Xero’s $2.5 Billion Melio Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/25/25
Xero Ltd., an accounting and payments firm, announced it will acquire the payments platform Melio Inc. for $2.5 billion upfront, with another $500 million in payments tied to performance targets. The commerce platform NuOrder by Lightspeed launched Order Trends, a compilation of statistics aimed at informing merchants’ buying decisions. Canada-based fintech Nuvei Corp. said …
Read More »Comerica Bank Adopts RTP’s OBO and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/16/25
Comerica Bank said it will be an early adopter of On-Behalf-Of-Payments (OBO) on The Clearing House Payments Co.’s RTP network, a real-time payments platform. OBO payments are originated by a sender acting on behalf of another person. SpotOn, a processor specializing in point-of-sale payments for restaurants, announced GoTo Place, a mobile-first …
Read More »Sezzle Sues Shopify Over Antitrust Allegations and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/10/25
Buy now, pay later platform Sezzle Inc. has sued Shopify Inc., alleging federal and state antitrust violations related to actions Sezzle says “stifle competition for [BNPL] service options on Shopify’s e-commerce platform.” The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The Shopify platform will adopt a feature from …
Read More »Isaacman Grounded from NASA and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/2/25
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of Jared Isaacman, Shift4 Payments Inc. founder and chief executive, as the nominee to lead NASA, the Associated Press reported. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “After a thorough review of prior associations I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared …
Read More »Arborgold Payments Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/12/25
Arborgold, a software provider for landscapers, launched Arborgold Payments, allowing users to process credit, debit, and automated clearing house payments within the Arborgold software. Tillo, a gift card and rewards platform, announced it has received an investment from Tenzing, a technology investor. The sum of the investment was not disclosed. …
Read More »Fiserv’s New Fintech Hub and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/21/25
Fiserv Inc. announced it will open later this year what it calls a strategic fintech hub in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City, Mo. The new location is expected to create approximately 2,000 jobs. Brightstar Credit Union will add real-time payments capabilities through processor Jack Henry & Associates Inc. under a …
Read More »The CFPB’s Focus Will Narrow in the Wake of Mass Layoffs
[Editor’s Note: Following Digital Transactions News publication Friday, a U.S. District Court judge temporarily halted the layoffs at the CFPB, according to the Associated Press. Judge Amy Berman Jackson has scheduled an April 28 hearing on the matter.] A dramatically reduced Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will still operate, but with …
Read More »Eye on Cards: TDS Employs Card Compliant for Its Issuing Program; FNBO’s New MGM Mastercard
TDS Gift Cards wants to make it easier for merchants to use its gift card program while the First National Bank of Omaha is leveraging its issuing prowess to market MGM Rewards in a new credit card. TDS, a unit of New York City-based Ziff Davis Inc., says it is …
Read More »EMS Acquires Peel Payments and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/17/25
Electronic Merchant Systems LLC said it acquired Peel Payments, marking a significant expansion into the petroleum and convenience store segment. Peel also brings familiarity with Fiserv Inc.’s platform, says Afshin Yazdian, EMS chairman and chief executive, “which aligns perfectly as we prepare to launch on that platform and integrate with Clover. …
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