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- The Fiserv Small Business Index remained unmoved at 148 in October from September. Both year-over-year sales and transactions were up in October, up 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively, but this was the slowest annual sales growth rate since February, Fiserv Inc. said. Consumers pulled back on their spending at restaurants and other discretionary categories, though small retailers had an uptick in sales, Fiserv said.
- Payments technology provider ACI Worldwide Inc. said it acquired Payment Components, a Greece-based financial messaging and open banking services provider. Terms were not disclosed.
- Issuing platform Marqeta Inc. said it is working with buy now, pay later and payments provider Klarna AB on expanding the Klarna debit card to 15 European markets. The card debuted in the United States in June.
- Cryptocurrency companies Brag House Holdings Inc. and House of Doge Inc. updated the status of their pending merger to say it will be built on digital payments, asset management and treasury, real-world asset tokenization, and digital media and data insights.
- Digital currency platform Innovative Payment Solutions Inc. announced an updated version of its Crypto Payment Platform.
- Approximately 40% of consumers intend to use a buy now, pay later or similar payment method this holiday season, found a survey from Boston Consulting Group. More than 10,000 consumers across 10 global markets, including the United States, participated in the survey.
- Fintech PayToMe.co joined the IBM Partner Plus program as an embedded solutions business partner.
- Chargeback management platform Chargeback Gurus said it achieved certification with a specification for its information security management system.
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