Latest Eftpos News: Finextra Research

Westpac rolls out Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone

Westpac has rolled out Tap to Pay on iPhone, enabling merchant customers to accept payment with just a touch of a card on their iOS device.

18 May 2023

Company update/payments

Tyro offers tap to Pay on iPhone

Tyro Payments (Tyro) is pleased to announce that its customers in Australia are now able to accept in-person contactless payments seamlessly and securely with Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone1 contactless payment acceptance technology using the new Tyro BYO App, starting today.

17 May 2023

News/payments

Citi builds embedded payments suite with POS instalment loans and lines of credit

Citi Retail Services is boosting its embedded payments capabilities by enabling merchants to offer lines of credit and instalment loans at the point of sale.

16 May 2023

Company update/payments

Phos teams up with Paymix to bring Tap-to-Pay tech to German and EU markets

Phos, the global leader in software point-of-sale (SoftPoS) orchestration for businesses, has partnered with Malta-based company Finance Incorporated to strengthen their Paymix brand and digitise the merchant landscape - bringing contactless card acceptance to any NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet.

02 May 2023

Company update/payments

Ingenico helps merchants build customisable Android payments app

Ingenico, a global leader in payments acceptance solutions, has just announced the launch of its AXIUM Payment Experience (APEX) a revolutionary payments app that aims to take the burden of creating and building a custom payments app off the shoulders of businesses.

01 May 2023

Company update/payments

Paynt and Softpay form SoftPOS alliance

Fully integrated payment solution and infrastructure provider, Paynt and cutting-edge SoftPOS technology provider, Softpay, have announced a strategic partnership to meet the growing demand for contactless payment acceptance solutions.

25 April 2023

Company update/payments

Finaro joins forces with MultiPay to offer unified payment acceptance in the Nordics and UK

Finaro, the global cross-border payment provider and fully-licensed bank, has today announced a new strategic partnership with MultiPay, the payments company for large merchants, to boost in-store and online payment acceptance for merchants throughout the Nordics and UK.

25 April 2023

Company update/payments

ACI Worldwide and MagicCube to deliver tap-to-pay to mid-size and large retailers

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments, has teamed up with MagicCube, the creator of i-Accept™, to deliver secure and seamless contactless payments on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) smartphones and tablets using Tap to Pay—with or without PIN.

24 April 2023

Company update/payments

Miura ships Android Smart POS device

Global payment technology leader and mobile point-of-sale pioneer Miura Systems today announced the launch of its new, elegantly designed, Miura Android Smart POS payment device.

20 April 2023

Company update/payments

Square Software launches Tap to Pay on Android

Square today launched Tap to Pay on Android for sellers across the U.S., Australia, Ireland, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

19 April 2023

Company update/payments

E-commerce checkout platform Rally raises $12 million

Rally, the leading composable checkout platform for ecommerce merchants, announced its $12M Series A investment, led by March Capital with additional participation from Felix Capital, Commerce Ventures, Afore Capital, Alumni Ventures, and Kraken Ventures.

19 April 2023

Company update/payments

Adyen brings Unified Commerce to Malaysia

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today launches its Unified Commerce solution in Malaysia to help businesses flexibly meet ever-evolving consumer expectations.

18 April 2023

News/security

NCR POS business Aloha hit by ransomware attack

NCR has been hit by a ransomware attack afflicting its Aloha POS system for the hospitality industry.

18 April 2023

Company update/Eftpos

GoDaddy offers merchants iPhone tap-to-pay

GoDaddy, Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that helps entrepreneurs thrive, just lowered the barrier for millions of small businesses to start accepting in-person, contactless payments without having to deal with a dongle or card reader.

17 April 2023

News/payments

Soft Space raises largest Series B by a Malaysian startup

Malaysian SoftPOS player Soft Space has completed a $31.5 million Series B1 funding to expand its global footprint and widen its customer base.

06 April 2023

Company update/payments

Fiserv merchant terminals to acccept JCB cards

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd., today announced that merchants in multiple European markets will be able to accept JCB Cards, both at the physical point of sale and for e-commerce transactions.

04 April 2023