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...
There are nearly as many ways to pay and be paid as there are types of small businesses. But there’s one common thread connecting both Main Street businesses and the payment mechanisms they employ: the need to secure those payments without creating checkout frictions that...
PayPal’s transactions per active account grew by double digits in the latest quarter, and debit spending boosted results, while easier, faster checkout boosted conversions. Total payment volumes were up 14% to $403.9 billion in the quarter, the company said in its most recent earnings supplementals,...
Crypto payments have traditionally suffered from a pervasive “cold start” problem. Among other issues hamstringing the integration of blockchain-based digital assets as a payments mechanism, many potential customers simply don’t own any crypto and therefore can’t use it to carry out transactions. And that doesn’t...
April 30, 2024
PayPal’s transactions per active account grew by double digits in the latest quarter, and debit spending boosted results, while easier, faster checkout boosted conversions. Total payment volumes were up 14% to $403.9 billion in the quarter, the company said in its most recent earnings supplementals, released Tuesday (April 30). Active accounts were up 0.4%, adding […]
April 29, 2024
Moving a business online can be rewarding as enterprises reach broader audiences, sometimes global in scope, and expand their revenue opportunities with online payments. But challenges persist, whether it’s a...
April 29, 2024
There’s no shortage of analysis these days about the effect inflation has had — and will have — on the banking and payments industry. But there are other implications as...
April 24, 2024
Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want. This is just one...
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 three countries; Fitbit devices will continue to will continue to […]
April 29, 2024
Klarna has partnered with luggage and travel accessories brand Away. With this collaboration, Klarna’s interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) options are available to Away’s customers in the United States, Canada and the...
April 29, 2024
Reem Finance, a financial services provider in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has partnered with Visa to expand its offering of digital payment solutions. With the new strategic partnership agreement signed by...
April 25, 2024
Stripe is bringing back crypto payments after stopping them in 2018. John Collison, co-founder of Stripe, said in a Thursday (April 25) post on X (formerly Twitter): “Crypto is back.” Crypto is...
