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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 …

[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 …

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 …

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. …

U.S. merchants achieved higher performance scores for their gift card programs in 2025, according to Blackhawk Network’s eighth annual review of the programs. Staples Inc. led all merchants with a score of 104%, followed by Amazon.com with a score of 101% and Best Buy Co. Inc. at 99%. Cosmetics retailer …

Fintech Branch launched a payroll debit card tied to a digital bank account instead of a prepaid card, as many payroll cards are set up. Schwarzwald Capital said it has invested an undisclosed amount in Vesta Corp., a transaction-guarantee platform for card-not-present payments. Bitcoin transaction-verification platform Branta said it has worked with Amboss, a provider of …

Online Asian grocer Weee! is adding SNAP/EBT acceptance to its site via a partnership with Forage Technology Corp. Inc. while financial services entity Synchrony Financial marks an integration with Adobe Commerce to offer its financial products on merchant Web sites. Fremont, Calif.-based Weee! says its agreement with Forage enables its …

CelllPoint Digital, a specialist in payments orchestration, will expand the payment methods available through SabreSonic and Radixx, services offered by Sabre Corp. a travel-technology company. U.S. payments platform Spreedly Inc. said it will work with Ebanx, a payment-service provider, to support alternative payment methods for international firms operating in Latin America. Payments …

The Department of Justice approved Capital One Financial Corp.’s $35-billion proposal to acquire Discover Financial Services, noting it does not see strong enough competition concerns to scrub the deal, which was first proposed by the two parties in February last year. PointsKash Inc. said it has concluded an agreement with Discover Network to issue …

Led by digital wallets, instant payments, and QR-code payments, alternative payment methods will account for $142 trillion in volume by the end of 2030, up 170% from now, according to a forecast from ABI Research. Eurostar, the European passenger rail line, has adopted Klarna AB to enable ticket purchases in three equal installments …