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365 Retail Markets Acquires Impulsify to Expand Range of Unattended Retail Technologies
Acquisitions // May 23, 2024

365 Retail Markets has acquired Impulsify, saying the move will pave the way for 365 to supply more self-service retail experiences. The acquisition adds Impulsify’s self-service retail outlets for hotel chains and boutique properties to 365 Retail Markets’ existing range of unattended retail technology, the companies said...

Why B2B Payments Tomorrow Will Look Like B2C Payments Today 
B2B Payments // May 20, 2024

The world of regular payments frequently leads the business-to-business (B2B) payments landscape in leveraging innovation.  That’s why, with the news last week (May 15) that Visa is launching a suite of disruptive new products and services built for the entire payments ecosystem, forward-thinking enterprises are already starting to...

Zelis Launches Platform for Healthcare Payments, Communications
Healthcare // May 20, 2024

Zelis has launched a platform designed to handle both healthcare payments and communications. The new Zelis Advanced Payments Platform (ZAPP) helps payers process high volumes of claims payments and communications, while also simplifying payment experiences for both providers and members, the provider of healthcare technology solutions said in...

Mashgin and Verifone Team on AI-Powered Self-Checkout
Retail // May 20, 2024

Touchless self-checkout company Mashgin has launched a partnership with payments solution provider Verifone. The two companies’ integration, announced Monday (May 20), will let Mashgin deploy its computer vision self-checkout system via Verifone’s Commander solution, found at 40% of convenience stores in the country. According to a news release, the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Consumers Opt-In for Digital Wallet Options That Manage Spending

May 17, 2024
As consumers look for simpler and more intuitive eCommerce experiences, Harvest Hosts sees providing more payment options as key to meeting shoppers’ demand to be able to control how they manage their spending. In an interview with PYMNTS, Neel Mehta, head of product for the company, which provides RV camping memberships, spoke to how the brand leverages its […]

PayPal Sees Jump in Transactions Per Account as Fastlane Checkout Boosts Conversions

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%...

Simplicity Defines the Small Business Online Payments Playbook

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...

Bank of America: Digital Makes Healthcare Payments as Easy as Paying Any Other Merchant

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...

Quick Reads
365 Retail Markets Acquires Impulsify to Expand Range of Unattended Retail Technologies

May 23, 2024
365 Retail Markets has acquired Impulsify, saying the move will pave the way for 365 to supply more self-service retail experiences. The acquisition adds Impulsify’s self-service retail outlets for hotel chains and boutique properties to 365 Retail Markets’ existing range of unattended retail technology, the companies said in a Thursday (May 23) press release. “At 365, we believe […]

Zelis Launches Platform for Healthcare Payments, Communications

May 20, 2024
Zelis has launched a platform designed to handle both healthcare payments and communications. The new Zelis Advanced Payments Platform (ZAPP) helps payers process high volumes of claims payments and communications, while also simplifying...

Mashgin and Verifone Team on AI-Powered Self-Checkout

May 20, 2024
Touchless self-checkout company Mashgin has launched a partnership with payments solution provider Verifone. The two companies’ integration, announced Monday (May 20), will let Mashgin deploy its computer vision self-checkout system via Verifone’s Commander solution,...

Mexico-Based Aplazo Raises $70 Million for Omnichannel Payment Platform

May 13, 2024
Aplazo has raised $70 million in equity funding, including a $45 million Series B, to continue building its omnichannel payment platform. The Mexico-based company will also use artificial intelligence (AI)...