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Whereas identity theft once appeared to be a single event related to a stolen credit card number, fraudulent charge, or compromised financial account, fraud victims increasingly are reporting multiple incidents once they learn they’ve been victimized, according to new research from the Identity Theft Resource Center. In its latest annual …
June, 2026
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9 June
Klarna Looks to Shake up Banking With Its Savings Accounts
The payments platform Klarna AB may be a leading provider of buy now, pay later lending, but it is seeing increasing opportunity in other banking services. Early Tuesday, it launched savings accounts in the U.S. market. In its announcement, the company calls the move “a natural next step” following its …
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8 June
With Their Eyes on Affordability, Consumers Increasingly Gift Themselves, Blackhawk Finds
The number of consumers planning to buy gift cards for self-use rose from 31% last year to 56% in 2026, according to new research results released Monday by Blackhawk Network Inc., a major prepaid card services and technology provider. Overall, 77% of Americans plan to buy gift cards this year, …
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8 June
Findustry AI Takes Aim at Chargebacks
A perpetual bane of payments, chargebacks create issues for merchants and their payment providers. Now, Findustry AI Inc. hopes its new artificial intelligence-enabled Chargeback Agent product will help ease the work of complying with card-brand dispute processes. Led by Jonathan Razi, who sold CardX, a surcharging-services provider, to Stax in 2021, …
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8 June
Nuvion Joins Circle Network and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/8/26
The banking and cross-border payments provider Nuvion announced it has joined Circle Payments Network, a platform that enables cross-border payments that use stablecoins. A technology firm called CueCue has introduced its Web Card, an AI-based, interactive Web page that lets visitors to the site book and pay for skills for services offered by other …
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5 June
Valor PayTech Will Sell LANDI POS Devices; PAX Opens an Atlanta Office
The point-of-sale technology platform Valor PayTech announced early Friday an agreement with LANDI Global to represent LANDI’s line of point-of-sale devices in the U.S. market. The move is expected to lay the foundation for what Valor PayTech calls a “deeper product collaboration.” To start, Jericho, N.Y.-based Valor PayTech says it …
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5 June
Cash App Tags Debut, Starting with a Wand
Imagine waving a wand and making something appear in your hands. While it’s not magic, the Cash App Wand could make that happen. Announced Thursday, Cash App Wand is the first in a series of Cash App Tags, which are NFC-enabled, physical payment accessories that let consumers pay without having …
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5 June
FIFA Ticket Fraud Could Surge, Spreedly Advises and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/5/26
The FIFA World Cup, set for June 11 to July 19, is expected to drive increases in transactions but also in ticketing and payment fraud, warned payments processor Spreedly, citing a 36% rise in fake-ticket fraud in the months leading up to the event, as reported by Lloyds Bank. Brightwell has renamed …
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4 June
Colorado Bill To Cut Sales Tax from Interchange Calculation Vetoed
Colorado’s SB 26-134, a bill that would have eliminated sales tax as part of the interchange-fee calculation, has been vetoed by Gov. Jared Polis. SB 26-134, similar to the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, would have taken effect Jan. 1, 2028, had Polis approved it. The contentious Illinois law, which …
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4 June
Visa Pairs With Tech Firm Brale to Test Crypto Settlement
Visa Inc. is setting the stage for stablecoin settlement in a partnership with Brale, whose technology enables businesses to introduce and operate digital currencies backed by fiat money. The collaboration, announced early Thursday, will allow the card network to test settlement with Brale’s SBC, a stablecoin backed by the U.S. …
