Square Debuts in Ireland and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/9/21

Square Inc. entered the acquiring market in Ireland with its Early Access Program, which offers small and medium-size merchants what the company calls exclusive access to Square technology. Square expects to launch its technology generally in Ireland later this year.
Transact Holdings Inc., a specialist in payments technology for college campuses, said its encryption features comply with a new rule from Nacha that requires bank account numbers used for automated clearing house transactions be rendered unreadable when stored electronically. Phase 1 of the rule takes effect June 30. Nacha is the governing body for the ACH.
Biometric card manufacturer Fingerprint Cards AB said it is expanding with new regional offices in China and Switzerland, plus a distribution hub in Singapore. The company, based in Sweden, last week confirmed its card technology featuring a fingerprint sensor has complied with specifications from Mastercard Inc.
A new report from Experian plc found that 34% of consumers are worried about online privacy compared to 29% pre-pandemic. Experian’s 5th annual Global Identity and Fraud Report surveyed more than 9,000 consumers and more than 2,700 business across 10 countries.
Former Transfirst, TSYS, and Chase executive Mike Peters has joined the advisory board of Acies AI Ltd., a provider of business-intelligence technology for merchants.

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