David Heun

ATM technology provider Payment Alliance International is partnering with B4U Financial to enable users of any cryptocurrency wallets to redeem bitcoin for cash at the ATMs.

Moscow-based JSC Post Bank has established a merchant acquiring agreement with JCB International to allow JCB cardholders to withdraw cash from all of the bank's ATMs and make payments at Post Bank point-of-sale terminals in Russia.

JoomPay Europe S.A. is launching a person-to-person payment app throughout Europe that it says will give consumers an instant money transfer tool similar to what U.S. residents have in Venmo, Square Cash and Zelle.

Payoneer has integrated its payment orchestration platform into its core services, a year after obtaining the cloud-based technology through the acquisition of German payments provider Optile.

In addition to monitoring the spike in contactless payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Verizon Business has also cited the expected decrease in foot traffic at the largest malls in the U.S. through its mobile data metrics.

E-commerce fraud prevention provider Forter has raised $125 million in a Series E funding round, pushing the New York-based company's valuation to more than $1.3 billion.

Securus Technologies and JPay are launching a general-purpose reloadable prepaid card that will include access to various financial services and money transfer capabilities, as well as benefits for families handling finances of a loved one currently incarcerated.

In a boost to its battle with non-bank digital platforms, Spain's Banco Santander has acquired technology assets from scandal-ridden German payments processor Wirecard.

Virtual card company Marqeta will provide the platform to underpin Uber Eats' global growth and become the issuing partner for future Uber initiatives.

With Brazil's Central Bank launching the PIX instant payments network Monday, Uber and Ebanx quickly announced they are expanding their partnership to enable Brazilians to make instant payments through PIX for Uber rides and Uber Eats orders.