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May 5, 2025
On the web
April Small Business Sales Improved from March, Though Consumers Continue to Trim Discretionary Spending
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. has published the Fiserv Small Business Index for April 2025, with the seasonally-adjusted Index at 151, a one point increase from March. As National Small Business Week begins in the U.S., consumers are making notable shifts in purchasing behavior – spending more on the essentials, trimming back discretionary purchases, and spending less when they choose to dine out."
April 23, 2025
On the web
Fiserv Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Brazilian Fintech Money Money
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brazilian fintech Money Money Servicos Financeiros S.A. This transaction expands Fiserv’s services in Brazil, enabling small and medium-sized businesses to access capital that can be invested in the growth and maturation of their businesses."
April 15, 2025
On the web
Klarna Scales In-Store Offering With Clover, Expanding to Stores, Salons and Service Providers
Fiserv, Inc.
"Klarna has signed an agreement with Clover, the world’s smartest point-of-sale system, to auto-enable Klarna’s flexible payment options into shops and service businesses across the United States, with initial plans to enable over 100,000 merchant locations. With this strategic partnership, shoppers will be able to choose Klarna for payments on Clover devices for in-store purchases."
April 8, 2025
On the web
Fiserv Acquires Pinch Payments, Enhancing Payment Service Offerings for Business Partners Across the Asia-Pacific Region
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. announced it acquired Pinch Payments, a payment facilitator (PayFac), known for leading PayFac enablement and its management platform “Glassbox”. Founded in 2017 and serving approximately 2,000 merchants throughout Australia and New Zealand, Pinch offers comprehensive tools to facilitate payments more efficiently at scale. This acquisition provides Fiserv with a payment orchestration platform that supports flexible service options and speed to market for PayFacs, ISVs, BPSPs, ISOs and Enterprises."
March 31, 2025
On the web
Fiserv Launches Clover, the World’s Smartest Point-of-Sale System, in Australia
Business Wire
"Fiserv, Inc. announced the launch of Clover in Australia. As the world’s smartest point-of-sale system and software platform, Clover will power the country’s small-to-medium businesses, by offering an all-in-one solution that streamlines operations, enhances efficiency and helps business grow. With the addition of Australia, Clover is present in 11 countries, powering 3.5 million point-of-sale devices across the globe."
March 24, 2025
On the wires
Fiserv Small Business Index™ for April 2024: Sales at Retail and Service Businesses Grow, Discretionary Spend Slows
Business Wire
"Fiserv, Inc. published the Fiserv Small Business Index™ for April 2024. The Fiserv Small Business Index is an indicator of the performance of small businesses in the United States at national, state, and industry levels."
March 19, 2025
On the web
Fiserv Acquires CCV
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. announced that it has acquired CCV, a payment solutions provider in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, demonstrating continued focus on driving growth in the European market. The acquisition enables Fiserv to accelerate the deployment of its Clover platform and operating system across Europe, while providing enhanced capabilities and innovation to an expansive, combined merchant and partner base. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed."
March 4, 2025
On the web
Consumers Shift Focus to Retail Goods and Restaurants
"In January 2025, the Fiserv Small Business Index rose to 147, a 1-point increase from December 2024. The transaction index also gained 2 points, reaching 113. Sales grew marginally by +0.5% compared to December, but saw a robust +5.1% year-over-year increase."
March 3, 2025
On the web
Fiserv Enhances Its Embedded Finance Solutions by Closing the Acquisition of Payfare
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. announced it has completed its acquisition of Payfare Inc., a provider of program management solutions with a particular focus on new economy workforces. Payfare’s co-founders and employees are now part of the Fiserv team."
January 23, 2025
On the web
Fiserv Appoints Michael P. Lyons as President and CEO-Elect
Fiserv
"Fiserv, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael P. Lyons as President and CEO-elect of Fiserv, effective January 27, 2025."
January 7, 2025
On the web
Fiserv Small Business Index® for December 2024: Retail and Services Lead as Small Business Finishes on Upswing
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. has published the Fiserv Small Business Index for December 2024. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Index for December was 146, a three-point increase from November. This continued growth is a positive sign for small business owners, many of which saw December cap off a strong holiday season."
January 2, 2025
On the wires
Fiserv to Enhance its Embedded Finance Capability with Acquisition of Payfare Inc.
Business Wire
"Fiserv, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payfare Inc., a provider of program management solutions with a particular focus on new economy workforces. This acquisition complements the embedded finance solutions of Fiserv with card program management, a white-label consumer app, and a microservices orchestration layer."
December 5, 2024
Top Post
Fiserv Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Frank Bisignano Nominated as Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. today announced that Frank Bisignano, Fiserv Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been nominated by President-elect Donald J. Trump as the Commissioner, Social Security Administration. The appointment of Mr. Bisignano is subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate, and Mr. Bisignano will continue in his current positions with the Company until confirmation occurs."
November 19, 2024
On the web
Fiserv and ADP Team Up to Empower Small Business Success
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. and ADP® announced a strategic partnership that brings together Fiserv’s small business solutions, including Clover® and CashFlow CentralSM, with the small business payroll and HR solution, RUN Powered by ADP®."
October 17, 2024
On the wires
Walmart Business Works with Fiserv to Bring Clover to Business and Nonprofit Customers
Business Wire
"Walmart Business announced the ability for customers to access solutions from Clover, a leading business management platform for small and medium-sized businesses from Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions."
August 29, 2024
On the wires
PayPal Expands Strategic Partnership With Fiserv to Streamline Checkout Experiences in the U.S.
PR Newswire
"Building on a longstanding partnership between the two companies covering several products and services and millions of businesses, the expanded relationship simplifies how Fiserv clients enable PayPal, Venmo and related services, and provides these businesses with a simple connection point to Fastlane by PayPal to accelerate guest checkout flows in the U.S."
June 12, 2024
On the web
Demand for Retailer Apps, Integrated Experiences, and Pay by Bank is Growing, According to Carat Insights
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. released its Spring 2024 Carat Insights report, which explores how consumer buying behavior is evolving amid rising demand for payment choice."
April 5, 2024
On the web
Fiserv Small Business Index™ for March 2024: Seasonal Factors Impact Small Business Sales as Spring Arrives
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv has published the Fiserv Small Business Index™ for March 2024...Nationally, sales at retail small businesses were soft compared to February (-1.6%) but trended well ahead of March 2023 (+5.1%)."
January 9, 2024
On the web
Fiserv Launches First-of-its-Kind Index to Measure U.S. Small Business Performance at National, State, and Industry Levels
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. launched the Fiserv Small Business Index™, a first-of-its-kind indicator for assessing the performance of small businesses in the United States at national, state, and industry levels."
October 24, 2023
On the web
Fiserv and Melio Partner to Streamline Accounts Payable and Receivable for Small Businesses
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. is partnering with Melio, a leading B2B payments platform, to enable financial institutions to better meet the payments needs of small businesses."
On the wires
Fiserv and Melio Partner to Streamline Accounts Payable and Receivable for Small Businesses
Business Wire
"Fiserv, Inc. is partnering with Melio, a leading B2B payments platform, to enable financial institutions to better meet the payments needs of small businesses."
October 20, 2023
On the web
Fiserv and Blackhawk Network to Expand Walk-in Bill Pay Options for Cash-preferred Customers
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. will expand access to walk-in bill payment through a strategic relationship with Blackhawk Network."
October 18, 2023
On the wires
Fiserv Opens the Door to Embedded Finance, Bringing Firm-Wide Capabilities to Clients and Partners
Business Wire
Fiserv, Inc. is simplifying the future of embedded finance for the payments ecosystem. By making capabilities from its merchant acceptance, banking, and card issuing businesses available to clients and partners through a curated set of APIs, Fiserv will supercharge how payment facilitators, financial institutions, and software platforms serve their respective clients.
October 12, 2023
On the web
Fiserv and Plaid to Revolutionize Secure Data Sharing for Financial Institutions and Consumers
MarketScreener
"Fiserv, Inc. and Plaid, announced an agreement to enable secure and reliable data sharing through application programming interfaces (APIs), addressing growing consumer demand to access their financial information when, where and how they want."
July 26, 2023
On the wires
Trintech Acquires Financial Reconciliation Business from Fiserv
PrnAsia
Trintech, a leading global provider of cloud-based financial close solutions for the Office of the CFO, today announced its acquisition of Frontier™ Reconciliation and Accurate™ Reconciliation from Fiserv, a leading global provider of fintech and payments solutions.
May 8, 2023
On the web
FinServ Ahead Of The Pack In API Transformation
Information Security Buzz
The Financial Services industry (FinServ) has left its mark on the API landscape and continues to provide new reasons for innovation. From the first UK bank that pioneered Open Banking to the booming mobile payment industry, FinServ has prompted – and supported – the growth of APIs and their ongoing evolution as everyday artifacts.
April 24, 2023
On the wires
Small Businesses Can Accept More Mobile Payments via Clover with Addition of Tap to Pay on iPhone
Business Wire
"Small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. can now accept in-person contactless payments on their own iPhones thanks to an integration with the Clover Go iOS app and Tap to Pay on iPhone. As an extension of the Clover point-of-sale and business management platform from Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial technology solutions, Clover Go gives SMBs of all sizes the mobility and flexibility to accept payments and manage their business from anywhere."
April 19, 2023
On the wires
Digital Issuance from Fiserv Eliminates Physical Debit Card Wait
Businesswire
Financial institutions can eliminate the wait that often goes along with receiving physical debit cards with the launch of new capabilities from Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions. Cardholders now can access a new or replacement debit card electronically, allowing them to make in-store and online purchases immediately and eliminating the need to wait for a physical card to be mailed out, received and activated.
April 13, 2023
On the web
Salem Five Among Financial Institutions Set to Launch the FedNowSM Service with Fiserv
Fiserv, Inc.
"Fiserv, Inc. and its financial institution clients will continue to advance the availability of real-time payments in the U.S. as part of the pilot of the Federal Reserve’s real-time payments network, FedNowSM, which is expected to launch in July 2023. Salem Five will be among the first financial institutions to implement the FedNow Service, utilizing NOW® Gateway...In addition to Salem Five, nearly 20 financial institutions, including Peoples Bank and Mediapolis Savings Bank, have already committed to be part of the FedNow Service pilot program via Fiserv, with a robust pipeline of additional financial institutions. from Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial technology solutions..."
April 10, 2023
On the wires
Bankjoy Announces Integration with Fiserv Portico
Businesswire
"Bankjoy, a digital banking provider, today announced its integration with Fiserv Portico, a full-service account processing system. Through this integration, credit unions using Fiserv Portico will have greater flexibility to deploy Bankjoy’s world-class digital banking tools for their members."
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