Posts Tagged ‘First Data’
PayPal Targets $3 Billion Annually in M&A; Acquisitions in Global Payments Space Skyrocket: News Roundup
PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.
Read MoreShould You PF? Choosing the Model That is Right for You
Every software provider that is considering accepting payments has a fundamental choice to make: Should you handle the payments yourself? Or should you outsource the payments piece to someone else?
Read MorePayPal Steps Up Square Challenge with iZettle Acquisition
Deep pockets, multichannel expertise and access to markets are all coming together to make PayPal and iZettle look very much like a formidable global competitor to Square. This acquisition is the latest in a string of deals in which key players are combining expertise and market coverage to adapt to a rapidly evolving payments environment.
In this space, expansion and growth often come down to the question: Who can serve small businesses best?
Read MoreFirst Data Announces BluePay and CardConnect Integration
Building on the BluePay acquisition announced last year, First Data has officially integrated BluePay and CardConnect functionality as part of its expanding suite of product offerings for software companies.
Read More2017 Q4 Earnings Show Growth for Square, Shopify and Several PFs
Many companies have now released fourth quarter earnings for 2017 and everyone from Square and Shopify to Blackbaud and RealPage are reporting growth both quarterly and annually. The payment facilitator model, again, proves to be a lucrative business opportunity and with the continuous growth and momentum that digital technology brings to the payments ecosystem, 2018 is expected to follow suit.
Read MoreDream Payments, First Data and Intuit Collaborate to Enhance the Payment Experience; Verifone and Alipay Expand Partnership: News Roundup
Dream Payments, First Data and Intuit come together to elevate the payment experience while Verifone and Alipay expand their partnership. And in other news, Visa makes signature optional at qualifying locations while TSYS completes its acquisition of Cayan.
Read MoreWePay and Chase Partnership; First Data and BluePay Acquisition Finalized and Airbnb Launches Split Payments: News Roundup
WePay officially becomes a Chase company while First Data and Bluepay solidify their partnership as well.
Square empowers growing restaurants and Airbnb simplifies split payments.
Here’s your weekly news roundup!
Read MoreAdyen Teams with Air Canada, Google Takes Off in India: News Roundup
Scan to pay is gaining traction in the payments ecosystem while even some charities are cashing in on cashless. And, tech giant Google takes on India’s payments market with 7.5 million downloads of its payment app Tez in just one month.
Here’s your weekly news roundup.
Read MoreFirst Data Slated to Acquire BluePay
First Data has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement that will add BluePay Holdings, Inc. to its ever-expanding portfolio.
Read MoreFirst Data Launches New E-Commerce Solutions for PFs
Payment processor First Data has launched a new e-commerce program for payment facilitators that it’s calling Global PFAC.
As part of First Data’s e-commerce suite of products, Global PFAC offers a single integration interface that allows merchants to settle and fund transactions in more than 40 countries and 17 currencies.
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