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Block Inc.’s Square unit late Thursday unveiled a suite of hardware and software tools the company says is aimed at helping restaurants manage orders, payments, and their overall business more efficiently as they wrestle with worker shortages and other fallout from the pandemic. The new technology also comes as competition …
May, 2022
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19 May
The Bahamian Sand Dollar Is the First CBDC to Use Facial Recognition to Verify Users
Central bank digital currencies are still a relatively new payment method around the world, but now they’re starting to address the issue of user authentication, and at least one is doing it with facial-recognition technology. PopID Inc. on Thursday announced holders of the Bahamian Sand Dollar, one of the first …
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19 May
How Mobile Apps Have Become the Preferred Shopping Channel for Young and Old
When it comes to shopping, it’s becoming a mobile world. A report released on Thursday by omnichannel-platform provider NewStore Inc. reveals that 88% of consumers surveyed have at least one shopping app on their phone, 50% of respondents have more than four shopping apps, and 9% have more than 10. …
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19 May
SpotOn Raises $300 Million in Funding and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/19/22
SpotOn, a payments-technology provider serving restaurants and retailers, raised $300 million in a Series F funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group LLC. The round, which comes just eight months after a Series E funding, values the company at $3.6 billion.Sphere, a healthcare payments and security software company, launched a …
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18 May
Eye on Fraud: Fraudsters Earn More Than CEOs; Fraugster Launches BNPL Risk Model
Criminals are cashing in on cybercrime in a big way. A new report from Arkose Labs reveals that experienced or “master” fraudsters can pull down up to $7.2 million annually and that rookie fraudsters can earn as much as $20,000 per month with an investment of as little as $5 …
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18 May
Mastercard Will Tackle Biometric Payments at the Point of Sale, Sans Card or Phone
Mastercard Inc. says the future of payments at the point of sale includes the ability to make a point-of-sale payment using a facial image without having to present a credit or debit card or a mobile device. Under its new Biometric Checkout Program, Mastercard has begun testing the service, the …
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18 May
Orduo Launches Restaurant Ordering System and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/18/22
Technology firm Orduo has launched a white-label online ordering system for restaurants. The product is aimed at independent sales organizations and value-added resellers.NCR Corp. said its NCR Aloha Cloud point-of-sale system has a refreshed user interface, a small handheld device, and next-day funding of deposits.Routable, a business-payments platform aimed at mass payouts, launched …
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17 May
Eye On BNPL: Splitit’s Twist on BNPL; Zilch Enters the U.S.; Flexiti And Michael Hill
Looking to add a new twist on buy now, pay later loans, provider Splitit Payments Ltd. Tuesday announced a new BNPL-style loan that will leverage a consumer’s open-to-buy on their payment cards to pre-qualify them for an installment loan at the point-of-sale. To qualify for the loan, merchants run a pre-authorization …
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17 May
Consumers Are Wary of Fraud, But Faster Payments Retains Its Allure for Multiple Applications
With some fast and near-instant payments services and apps already available, and more coming, it turns out fear of fraud, reluctance to manage multiple apps, and ignorance about the services are consumers’ biggest hurdles to adoption. Approximately 40% of U.S. consumers are wary of using faster-payments options overall, according to …
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17 May
Afterpay Now In-Store at Square Merchants and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/17/22
Square announced its Afterpay buy now, pay later service is available to in-person point-of-sale merchants in the United States and Australia who use Square Point of Sale, Square for Retail, Square Appointments, or Square for Restaurants. In the first quarter, Square, a unit of Block Inc., said the average transaction size with Afterpay …