Transaction Processing

With the holiday shopping season underway, consumers are likely reviewing their lists with a keen eye on their budgets, making buy now, pay later and gift cards options a consideration for many, suggests the 2026 Consumer Holiday Spending Study issued by the Electronic Transactions Association and TSG, a payments-research organization. …

Smaller Canadian merchants are skating on thin ice as the holiday season approaches, according to survey results from the payments provider Adyen NV. The company’s research indicates merchants are battling soft consumer spending as well as mounting costs and tariff headaches, leaving little margin for further pressure, Adyen says. Such …

Fintech Panacea Financial Holdings Inc. released PlexPay, its healthcare payment platform that integrates merchant processing, point-of-sale and digital payments, patient financing, and automated payment posting. Panacea said as of Sept. 30, its platform had approximately $7 billion in annual transaction volume, a 100% year-over-year increase. Beauty and wellness booking technology Fresha announced …

With 5 million passkeys in use worldwide, as of May according to the FIDO Alliance, the authentication technology is gaining ground over traditional usernames and passwords. Merchant services company Checkout.com is the latest to adopt the technology with its use the Visa Payment Passkey. A passkey consists of a key pair that …

Point-of-sale equipment and services provider NCR Voyix Corp. has lined up Bruster’s Real Ice Cream with a multiyear deal that will see NCR Voyix provide Aloha Next POS devices and Voyix Kitchen technology on nearly 700 devices in 230 stores. Founded in 1989, Bruster’s has corporate and franchise locations; both …

One of the biggest trends in payments these days is agentic commerce, and the major card networks are making sure they can master the trend on behalf of banks and merchants. The payoff can be substantial. “AI is changing how commerce happens, and that leads to more transactions for Mastercard,” …

Samsung Electronics America launched Samsung Wallet Perks with a new feature that enables U.S. Galaxy users to earn cash back from brands directly to their Samsung Cash Cards. The rewards program now includes merchants in the Rakuten network. American Express Co. said eligible U.S. cash back card members can redeem …

Visa Inc. late Tuesday reported a strong September quarter featuring a 13% year-over-year  rise in revenue to $12.1 billion, generating GAAP net income of $6 billion. The financial momentum stemmed from a 9.5% increase in payments volume, to $4.08 trillion in constant dollars. For the full fiscal year ending Sept. …

NCR Voyix Corp.’s Aloha Next point-of-sale terminals will soon be used in nearly 600 First Watch Restaurant Group Inc. locations. In related news, Priority Commerce says it signed a multiyear deal to process ticket payments for the Cincinnati Bengals. Atlanta-based NCR Voyix says its multiyear deal with First Watch also …