Merchant Services

Instant Onboarding: A Payments ‘Red Herring?’
Instant Onboarding: A Payments ‘Red Herring?’
November 02, 2018  |  Real-Time Payments

Instant onboarding — the ability for a merchant to complete a one-page digital application, then instantly process payments — has, more or less, been heralded as the best thing to happen in...

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Data Dive, Columbus Edition: Square, PayPal And One Brave Bank Teller
Data Dive, Columbus Edition: Square, PayPal And One Brave Bank Teller
October 08, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today is Columbus Day, a celebration of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of Americas 526 years ago. The “discovery” is in quotes for three reasons. First, Christopher...

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Rethinking The Reputation Of The Merchant Cash Advance
Rethinking The Reputation Of The Merchant Cash Advance
March 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Of all the loan options available to small businesses today, the merchant cash advance (MCA) may not be a borrower’s first choice. Like the payday...

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Visa’s Token Management Service Closes Merchant Omnichannel Gap
Visa’s Token Management Service Closes Merchant Omnichannel Gap
February 22, 2018  |  Payment Methods

As commerce channels expand, so do tokenized account credentials and the complexities of managing a single view of the customer for the merchant. Visa is...

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Sage Payments CEO On What’s Next And What’s Now
Sage Payments CEO On What’s Next And What’s Now
January 30, 2018  |  Acquiring

In 2017, Sage Payments parted ways with parent Sage Group. It was acquired by GTCR and brought on Joe Kaplan as its new CEO in...

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WePay CEO On Chase Acquisition And What’s Next
WePay CEO On Chase Acquisition And What’s Next
December 05, 2017  |  Partnerships

“A couple of years ago, everyone was talking about integrated payments,” WePay CEO Bill Clerico told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. “Now people aren’t...

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Startup Roundup: Toward Payments Peace On Earth
Startup Roundup: Toward Payments Peace On Earth
December 04, 2017  |  Startups

The world seems to spin faster at the holidays. Weeks and hours whirl away, and there always seems to be something going on. This time...

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Merchant Services Growth Drives Vantiv Q3 Gains
Merchant Services Growth Drives Vantiv Q3 Gains
October 27, 2017  |  eCommerce

Payments processing firm Vantiv posted third-quarter results on Thursday (Oct. 26) that showed traction in core businesses even as the company prepares, through its deal...

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TSYS’ ProPay Sets Up Shop In Australia
TSYS’ ProPay Sets Up Shop In Australia
October 13, 2017  |  Payment Methods

TSYS’ merchant services company ProPay is expanding into new territory. The company announced in a press release this week that ProPay has launched in Australia,...

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