Eight states and the District of Columbia now allow the recreational use of marijuana, while another 28 states permit its use for medicinal purposes. In what has been touted as the fastest-growing industry in the U.S., investment opportunities in the cannabis space appear boundless. Companies are all employing a “no-touch” approach to their cannabis business…
Chase has ankled Leslie Gillin to succeed Richard Quigley, who retired in late 2016. Gillin will manage Chase partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent brands as President of Chase Co-Brand Credit Cards. Gillin has more than 25 years of experience in the global credit card business and has held senior marketing, product and…
Clearent has completed its acquisition of Payment Alliance International’s (PAI) Merchant Services Division. The acquisition adds support and operations resources, a complementary telesales channel, strategic association partnerships, and increases Clearent’s processing volume by 40%. PAI’s Merchant Services Division is a provider of payment processing solutions for businesses, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), agents and associations, and…
Sionic Mobile and Customer Engagement Technologies (CET) have inked a partnership to provide mobile loyalty and instant universal rewards to the underbanked. PaySwag, a mobile app by CET that works on improving the payment experience for the underbanked, is integrating Sionic Mobile’s ION Commerce Engine (ICE) to enable the loading of cash into a mobile…
CA-based i2c, a provider of smarter payments and integrated commerce solutions, has ankled Peg Johnson as executive vice president of Global Client Success to oversee global operations of its client services and customer success organizations. Ms. Johnson has over 20 years of experience running global service delivery teams in the payments industry, working with the…
The PrestoPrime EMV Terminal by E la Carte has hit the U.S.market. The new terminal a pay-at-table experience available on the market, with high levels of security available along with future-proof capability and guest and server ease-of-use. The new PrestoPrime EMV Terminal is the successor to E la Carte’s current Presto System, which is operational…