The iPhone maker is known for its impeccable technology. What is less obvious is its nuanced but multipronged assault on the payments business. Ask anyone on the street what Apple Inc. does, and such is the company’s fame that even the least technology-inclined will respond immediately with examples like the …

E-commerce platform Radial Inc. is giving its merchants a new payment option that bypasses traditional credit and debit card payments and instead relies on account-to-account transfers. Dubbed Pay by Bank, the service was developed by Link Financial Technologies Inc., which does business as Link Money, an open-banking platform. King of …

J.P. Morgan Payments sees the future of electronic commerce as one pipeline accessed by consumers across channels. Its role in that scenario is outlined by the debut earlier this year of what it calls a full-stack omnichannel service, one that offers in-store, online, and mobile checkout capabilities. “We realized merchants …

Payments-technology provider i2c Inc. announced it will support payments services for fintech clients signed by The Bank of Missouri, a community bank. Ackroo Inc., a Canada-based payments and gift card platform, reported unaudited revenue of $6.8 million for 2023, up 9% from 2022. Global transactions involving biometric authentication—palm, face, or iris recognition—will total …

UnionPay, an international payment card network based in China, said it is now accepted in 183 countries and regions, with issuance outside the Chinese mainland exceeding 230 million cards in 81 countries. Issuance outside Mainland China commenced in January 2004. Consumer-finance and card issuer Synchrony said it is testing a browser extension …

Technology provider Bold Commerce launched a feature for its Bold Checkout platform that aims to make it easier for clients to expand the range of payment options they accept. Eastern Bank PLC, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will issue what is said to be the world’s first biometric metal card, with fingerprint-recognition technology from …

SoundHound AI Inc. said it will acquire SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions, a voice artificial intelligence and technology provider for restaurants, in a deal valued at $25 million. Once completed, the deal will extend SoundHound’s services to 10,000 locations and more than 25 national and multinational chains. The deal is expected to close …

As 2023 winds down, Juniper Research is out with its top 10 trends for payments and fintechs in 2024. Chief among them is a challenge to cards in e-commerce and funding for wallets through account-to-account payments. Closely related is the prospect for FedNow, the nascent real-time payment service from the …

Zelle, the person-to-person payment service from Early Warning Services LLC, said it will launch a consumer education campaign video series this month to help educate consumers how to spot and avoid financial scams, specifically imposter scams. Zelle, in a statement to Digital Transaction News, also said most Zelle transactions—99.9%—are without any …

Some two-thirds of consumers feel a February proposal from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to cap monthly credit card late fees at $8 (down from $41) would have a positive impact on “the average credit card holder,” according to an online survey in September of 802 adult cardholders by the Auriemma Group. …