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PayPal Holdings Inc. and Google Inc. have partnered to leverage their artificial intelligence capabilities in an effort to create what they see as more personalized shopping and payment experiences across their platforms and devices for consumers and merchants. The deal, announced late Wednesday, will bring together the two companies’ “global …
September, 2025
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18 September
MoneyGram Looks to Stablecoins for Cross-Border Transfers
MoneyGram International Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a mobile app featuring a U.S. dollar-backed stored-value account that will work with stablecoins as well as fiat currencies. The move, which comes as interest in stablecoins heats up in the mainstream payments market, represents a sweeping update of the remittance company’s mobile technology and …
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18 September
Echelon Eyes New Market and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/18/25
Payments-technology developer Echelon Payments said it will expand into processing for non-profit organizations by working with Create.Payments, a payments provider specializing in that market. Nuvei Corp. said its partnership with Loop Global, an electric vehicle charging services company, now includes direct local acquiring capabilities for turnkey unattended EV charging terminals in Canada. Embedded-payments …
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17 September
Power up Holiday Sales with Factor4 Gift Cards
You may groan, and say, “summer’s not even over!” But now is the perfect time to get a jump on planning for the coming holidays. Adding gift cards to a business can make things very merry and bright for your merchants this season. It’s a great way to engage — …
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17 September
Cheba Hut Launches a Mobile App And a New Loyalty Program
Cheba Hut, a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in submarine sandwiches, has launched a mobile app that supports ordering, payments, and a loyalty program. Developed with loyalty platform provider Thanx Inc., the app is intended to streamline both ordering and payment and encourage repeat visits. Ordering capabilities through the app are …
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17 September
Eye on Acquiring: PAX, Payroc Target ISVs; PARTech Debuts PAR Games
Acquirer Payroc is teaming with point-of-sale technology maker PAX Technology Inc. to make it easier for independent software vendors to use services from each company. And, PAR Technology Corp. launches PAR Games, a tool to drive loyalty and personalized interactions for merchants. PAX says the new collaboration with Payroc, called …
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17 September
Adyen’s LVMH Unification Plan and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/17/25
Payments processor Adyen NV said it is working with the luxury-goods retailer LVMH to unify the company’s payments systems across all of its brands. LVMH operates more than 1,000 stores globally. Payments processor Thredd announced it will support an expansion into the United States and Latin America by Reap, a provider of cards backed …
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16 September
Expanding into healthcare as an ISV growth strategy: how embedding payments can streamline revenue cycle management
Lisa Brooks, Vice President, Healthcare Partner Management – U.S. Bank | Elavon Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and SaaS providers have long viewed healthcare as a rich target for vertical expansion. The market is large, highly regulated, and plagued with inefficiency. Many vendors break into this space by solving one part …
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16 September
Google Launches Its Agent Payments Protocol to Validate AI Agents Are Making Purchases
Google Inc. early Tuesday launched its Agent Payments Protocol, an open protocol to authenticate consumers who are initiating a payment using an AI agent when shopping online. Developed with 60 payments and technology companies, including Adyen NV, MasterCard Inc., and PayPal Holdings Inc., the protocol is intended to remove a …
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16 September
As Its Volume Reaches Record Highs, Zelle Launches a New SMB Feature
Zelle, the peer-to-peer payment service, appears on track for a banner year with a record 2 billion transactions processed in the first six months of 2025, a 19% increase from the 2024 first half. The dollar amount of these transactions increased more, reaching nearly $600 billion, up 23% from $481 …
