Payment facilitators (PayFacs) are transforming how and where we conduct commerce. Entities such as independent software vendors (ISVs) and online marketplaces offer services and products, but they need additional help to be able to receive payments. PayFacs can provide that help. New embedded finance solutions...
The drumbeat of recent announcements shows more merchants lining up to offer pay-by-bank options. But it will be consumers who provide the momentum — and much depends on how comfortable they are with having funds pulled straight from their accounts. In terms of the pay-by-bank...
Indian payment solutions company Innoviti has launched a point-of-sale (POS) solution called Saadhan to give B2B businesses a convenient payments package that meets the regulatory requirements of providing UPI and RuPay acceptance, according to a press release. UPI is India’s real-time payments network, and Innoviti wants...
Zermatt, a ski resort town of 5,400 residents in Switzerland, has decreed that cryptocurrency bitcoin can now be utilized to pay taxes and other government services, Bloomberg reported. Mayor Romy Biner-Hauser confirmed that her residents can now pay for an array of traditional government services...
May 09, 2019
While mobile wallet use has yet to take off in the U.S., that could all change soon. Younger generations are more likely to use the technology than aging populations, and, if this payment method becomes favored by rising generations, merchants will have to get on board. Still, before most customers will want to adopt a […]
January 30, 2020
Zermatt, a ski resort town of 5,400 residents in Switzerland, has decreed that cryptocurrency bitcoin can now be utilized to pay taxes and other government services, Bloomberg reported. Mayor Romy Biner-Hauser confirmed that her residents can now pay for an array of traditional government services using bitcoin. Broker Bitcoin Suisse will accept the payments through […]
January 14, 2020
Contactless mobile payments pioneer Mobeewave and digital customer experience platform Incentivio have teamed up on a multichannel, all-in-one, contactless digital-ordering platform for restaurant customers, according to a press release. The new...
November 15, 2018
Contactless payment company Mobeewave announced the closing of a $16.5 million Series B funding round, led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. The investment funds will enable the Montreal-based...
