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Worldpay Launches Tap-to-Pay Offering for Merchants
May 02, 2024

Payment facilitators (PayFacs) using Worldpay’s services can now offer their merchants tap-to-pay on iPhone. The payments technology firm said in a Thursday (May 2) press release that two of its PayFac partners — Fullsteam and Autobooks — have already launched the service, which allows merchants to use an iPhone to securely...

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Google Transitioning Fitbit Pay to Google Wallet in Most Countries
April 30, 2024

Google is transitioning its Fitbit Pay contactless payments to Google Wallet in most countries. “Google Wallet is now available for all Fitbit devices that support contactless payments,” a message on the Fitbit Pay web page said. “Fitbit Pay will no longer be available starting July 29, 2024.” There is an exception to that in...

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Mastercard and PrestaShop to Deploy Click to Pay in Europe
April 29, 2024

ECommerce solution provider PrestaShop has partnered with Mastercard to offer Click to Pay in Europe. The Click to Pay functionality will be integrated into the PrestaShop platform for merchants based in France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom and then extended to other European and...

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PaySafe Debuts Pay-by-Bank for Online Gaming
April 29, 2024

Payments company PaySafe has introduced a pay-by-bank offering for online gamblers. The new solution lets online bettors in the U.S. secure funds instantly at operators’ cashiers directly from their online bank account, according to a Monday (April 29) press release. This product expands the capabilities of Paysafe’s...

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Splitit Powers Banks Installment Plans at Checkout
April 24, 2024

Splitit has launched a solution that enables banks and card issuers to offer installment plans to their customers at a merchant’s checkout. The new FI-PayLater allows financial institutions (FIs) to connect directly into Splitit’s card-linked installment platform or connect via their existing card network, the company said...

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Discover Global Network Looks to Customer Shifts to Define Innovation
April 24, 2024

Technological transformation is at the heart of both modern commerce and payments innovation. With technology as the driving force, consumers are demanding more than transactions from their payment experiences; they seek payment methods that seamlessly integrate into their shopping journeys, whether those journeys are taking...

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Tink Teams With Splitwise to Offer Pay-by-Bank
April 22, 2024

Visa-owned payments platform Tink has launched an open banking partnership with expense-sharing app Splitwise. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), brings Pay by Bank to Splitwise users, letting them make direct payments from within the Splitwise app, starting in the U.K. “We have always believed that...

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Convenience Drives Non-Cash Users to Pay With Card
April 19, 2024

For consumers no longer carrying wallets full of cash, ease and convenience are top of mind, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the Numbers The June 2023 PYMNTS Intelligence study “Consumer Inflation Sentiment Report: Consumers, Cash and the Inflationary Economy” drew from a survey of more than 2,100 U.S....

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AffiniPay Expands Payment Processing Solutions to Puerto Rico
April 18, 2024

AffiniPay has expanded the availability of its payment processing solutions for attorneys and accounting professionals to Puerto Rico. These solutions, LawPay and CPACharge, are already used by more than 80,000 law and accounting firms in the United States and Canada, the company said in a Thursday (April 18) press release....