{"id":5023,"date":"2020-11-18T20:02:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paymentfacilitator.com\/?p=5023"},"modified":"2023-02-13T09:29:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:29:40","slug":"square-offers-new-kitchen-display-system-for-restaurants-toast-launches-contactless-suite-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/infinicept.com\/payment-facilitator\/archive\/square-offers-new-kitchen-display-system-for-restaurants-toast-launches-contactless-suite-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Offers New Kitchen Display System for Restaurants, Toast Launches Contactless Suite: News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PaymentFacilitator\u2019s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week\u2019s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PF Results<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

New York-based payment facilitator OLB Group announced its third quarter results. <\/strong>The company reported revenues of $6.9 million for the 9 months ending Sept. 30. The company also raised $6.4 million in capital during the third quarter. From OLB Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India\u2019s Infibeam Avenues said it had processed its highest-ever digital payments volume during the quarter ending Sept. 30.<\/strong> The payment facilitator also reported that its revenue was up 50% from the previous quarter. From The Economic Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QR Growth<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

CVS Pharmacy is the first national retailer to adopt PayPal QR code technology at its retail stores at the U.S.<\/strong> The point-of-sale technology works with both PayPal and Venmo to expand contactless options as the pandemic drives consumer interest in touch-free payments. CVS has seen a 43% increase in contactless transactions since January. From TechCrunch<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Download<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Indian PF Paytm likes its chances against the global tech companies vying for a piece of the country\u2019s payment market pie.<\/strong> According to the company\u2019s president Madhur Deora, the company is \u201cquite fortunate\u201d to be able to compete effectively in the market, with a \u201cbuilt for India\u201d strategy. He cites the company\u2019s 50% share of the country\u2019s payments and its position as a super app that offers a wide variety of services to consumers as evidence that it has what it will take to come out ahead. From CNBC<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry News \/ Press Releases<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Square: Square Unveils Square KDS, a Kitchen Display System for Square for Restaurants Subscribers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopify: A World of Opportunity: Shopify Launches Partnership with Alipay to Help Merchants Access New Global Consumers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toast: Introducing Toast Go\u00ae 2 and Toast Order & Pay\u00ae: Contactless Suite Empowers Restaurateurs to Keep Guests Safe and Grow Average Check Size to Navigate This Winter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mastercard: Mastercard Advances Multi-Rail Strategy to Modernize Business Payments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mastercard: Mastercard Enables Google Pay Rollout Across Europe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payments Canada: Surge in Electronic Payments \u2013 Representing Around 77 Per Cent of All Transactions, Reports Payments Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boost Payment Solutions: Boost Payment Solutions and GHX Team Up to Drive Cost Savings to Healthcare Organizations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amadeus: New Consumer Research Reveals How Technology Can Boost Traveler Confidence and Accelerate Demand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flywire: Flywire Releases Playbook to Help Travel Companies Accelerate Growth in 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juniper Research: Online Physical Goods Global Transaction Values to Grow to $4.4 Trillion by 2025; Accelerated by COVID\u201119<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopify: Digital Down Under: Shopify Helps Small Businesses in Victoria Through New Government Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Technologies, Inc.: Empire Vending Leverages USA Technologies\u2019 Platform as a Service to Improve Efficiencies and Cashless Payments Adoption<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paysafe: Payment Security Remains Primary Concern for Online Retail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visa: Visa Fintech Partner Connect Launches in Europe to Enable Next Generation of Digital Payment Experiences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RunSignup: Organizations Raise More than $30 Million on RunSignup | GiveSignup\u2019s Challenge Platform<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RunSignup: RunSignup\u2019s RaceDay Scoring Releases Intelligent Dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackbaud: Blackbaud to Announce Long-Term Financial Goals and Strategic Outlook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackbaud: Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program Supports Emerging Companies to Drive Innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Checkout.com: Connected Payments: Seizing Opportunity in MENA and Pakistan Report Launch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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