Movie Chain Promotes Contactless Payments as It Reopens and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/14/20

Movie theater chain Cinemark Holdings Inc. announced it is encouraging consumers to use contactless payments when it reopens its locations beginning Friday.
Curb, a mobile platform for taxi-ride hailing and payments, said the city of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is the first client for a new service aimed at enabling wheelchair accessible service.
The growth of live-streaming for paid events during the pandemic has led TicketSocket, a provider of technology supporting event registration and payment, to partner with Blue Jeans Network Inc., a platform provider for live video streaming.
Payments services provider Plastiq said it is now a member of the U.S. Visa Small Business Hub, which offers tools and tips for small businesses.
Payment card manufacturer CPI Card Group Inc. said it has joined First Mile, an organization dedicated to using recycled plastic.
R. Wayne Johnson, formerly a partner at PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP, has joined USA Technologies Inc. as chief financial officer. USAT is a provider of payment technology for the vending industry.

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