Tagged: digital transactions

May 29, 2025 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE:V), a global enabler of digital payments, announced Visa Commercial Integrated Partners, a new program designed to improve connectivity “between fintechs and Visa Commercial products through its commercial platform.” Visa will make available advanced APIs to “embed Visa products in a business partners’ applications… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, a digital wallet provider, announced the launch of Curve Pay on iOS, marking a watershed moment in mobile payments. Curve Pay becomes the first payment solution to leverage the accessible iPhone NFC interface after Apple’s “acceptance of the European Commission’s ruling on competition concerns,… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BoomFi, a payment suite bridging crypto and fiat currencies, announced a  partnership with Paytiko, a payment orchestration platform. This collaboration aims to provide merchants “with access to cryptocurrency payment options, enhancing flexibility and expanding customer reach.” Founded in 2020, Paytiko has established itself as a… Read More

May 22, 2025 @ 2:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global firm focused on financial technology, announced a strategic partnership with Letskipp Ltd. (Kipp), a collaboration platform for card issuers and merchants, to introduce a non-sufficient funds (NSF) authorization solution to its debit clients. This offer is designed to combat the… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EV payment specialist Paythru has partnered with global fintech Adyen to co-develop a next-generation, omni-channel payments platform for EV charging. The collaboration aims to address the problem of inconsistent EV charging payments – where EV drivers “face different payment methods at different charge points –… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital payment solutions provider Checkout.com has entered a strategic partnership with du Pay, one of the UAE’s fintech platforms focused on advancing financial inclusion and accessibility. This collab enables du Pay to leverage Checkout.com’s robust and scalable payments infrastructure to deliver “high performance payments and… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, launched Zoho Payments, a unified payment solution that helps businesses collect payments online using multiple payment methods like cards and ACH. The solution offers native payments capabilities within Zoho, enabling businesses to “manage payments directly within their existing financial… Read More

May 10, 2025 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s payment landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by technological innovation as well as collaborative efforts across the financial ecosystem. Two significant developments highlight this evolution: the ongoing progress of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system and the vibrant discussions at the 2025 Payments… Read More

April 26, 2025 @ 3:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The payments industry is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by rapid technological advancements and evolving consumer expectations. Juniper Research’s Consumer Payments Tech Horizon 2025 report offers a framework to help stakeholders understand the trajectory of payment technologies. This resource evaluates the maturity and market performance… Read More

April 24, 2025 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global enabler of Payments as a Service (PaaS), announced the general availability of its next-generation ACH payment processing solution, available on-premises or as Payments as a Service (PaaS). This offering enables financial institutions to “replace legacy ACH systems while improving processing performance,… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global enabler of “branded” payment solutions, has launched new payment service designed to help brands more efficiently manage and scale their physical and digital gift card programs. Powered by BHN’s expertise and global connections, these configurable bundles integrate “key strategic services… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech Airwallex announced that it now enables businesses to receive and hold funds in Israeli Shekels (ILS) through its Global Accounts and multi-currency wallet. The offering enables Israeli and global Airwallex customers to open accounts, facilitating transactions “in ILS via the Israeli payment network.”… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global enabler of digital payments, has expanded its value-added services portfolio with the addition of products that make accepting payments easier and secure in a complex commercial landscape: reimagined Authorize.net, Unified Checkout and the ARIC Risk Hub. According to the update… Read More

March 21, 2025 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments company, announced that its Intelligent Acceptance product, an AI-powered engine designed to help enterprise businesses boost their payment performance, generated over “$10 billion in additional merchant revenue.” Powered by over 20 billion data points and insights from Checkout.com’s global network, Intelligent… Read More

March 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtual cards are transforming the digital financial services sector by offering businesses a secure, efficient, and flexible payment solution. According to a whitepaper by Juniper Research titled The Role of Virtual Cards in Streamlining Business Payments, virtual cards are poised to transform business-to-business (B2B) payments,… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced that Tap to Phone has experienced “a 200% increase over the past year, supporting millions of sellers of all sizes.” In the highest Tap to Phone countries – the U.S., UK, and Brazil – adoption rates have surged, “showing a combined… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital interactions by Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) clients grew 12% last year, reaching an all-time record 26 billion interactions through a combination of digital logins and proactive alerts. Innovative digital capabilities are enhancing experiences for the company’s more than “58 million verified digital clients… Read More

February 24, 2025 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canadians are divided in embracing evolving technologies that have the potential to change their shopping experiences along with how they pay and get paid. This, according to an update from Payments Canada. Concerns around security, lack of familiarity and a sense of contentment with existing… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments provider, announced its partnership with HEYTEA, the creator of new-style tea drinks and one of Asia’s beverage brands. The partnership has reportedly improved HEYTEA’s customer experience and supported its global “expansion by offering localized payments solutions.” HEYTEA customers can now “place… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 12:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Feedzai, an AI solution provider in financial crime prevention, announced they are joining forces to make it easier for banks to identify and stop scams. As payments continue to evolve, fraudsters are increasingly “using AI to scam consumers.” This cost more… Read More