article thumbnail

Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

PYMNTS

a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

Online 151
article thumbnail

NJ Online Gaming Revenue Set To Grow 66 Pct This Year

PYMNTS

With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

NJ 131
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Report: 80 Pct. Of NJ Gamblers Place Wagers Online

PYMNTS

Mobile betting, however, is only allowed in five: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Iowa and Nevada. About 80 percent of gamblers are now betting online. Legal online sports gambling is providing business opportunities not only to payment services providers but also to companies that sell digital ID authentication services.

NJ 108
article thumbnail

Online Grocery Ordering Coming To SNAP Recipients

PYMNTS

Big news is in the offing for Walmart , Amazon and other chains that offer grocery ordering online – they have gotten a formal “green light” from the USDA to offer that service to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Reports indicate other retailers will join the program next month. That is available at 40 U.S.

Online 126
article thumbnail

Dwolla to Exit Consumer Space, Focus on API Offerings

Bank Innovation

As the Des Moines, Iowa-based company put it in a blogpost: Dwolla is no longer Read More. Dwolla, one of the elder statesmen of the fintech startup world, announced today it will leave the consumer space and focus on its offerings for businesses. The change will take place soon — Dec.

Iowa 316
article thumbnail

Google Play Policy Changes Will Extend Gambling Apps Across More Countries

PYMNTS

online casino games are only allowed in Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Sports betting is only allowed in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and West Virginia. . Currently in the U.S., Earlier this month, New York Gov.

Policies 168
article thumbnail

Groceries Juggle Bottom Line, Food Delivery Costs

PYMNTS

Online grocery sales rose to a record $6.6 Rather than donning masks and following social distancing rules, shoppers have turned to grocery delivery services as 43 million customers shopped online in May, up from 39.5 million in March, a nearly 9 percent hike, the survey revealed. It’s a two-edged sword.”.

Iowa 181