News

March, 2026

• 20 March

  Businesses Are Struggling to Combat AI-based Fraud, a Study Finds

  

  As online traffic powered by artificial intelligence explodes, businesses are struggling to differentiate between legitimate and fraudulent agentic commerce agents, says a study by AI-based fraud-prevention platform provider Darwinium. Some 97% of businesses report an increase in AI-based fraud attacks in the past year, the report says. Among these businesses, …
• 20 March

  Domino’s and PayRange Add the Paze Wallet Option

  

  Paze, the digital-checkout option from Early Warning Services LLC, lined up Domino’s Pizza Inc. and PayRange LLC as the latest merchants to offer the online-only service. Domino’s says more than 85% of its sales come through digital-ordering channels. PayRange specializes in self-service transactions, such as for laundry machines. Paze will …
• 19 March

  Square’s Latest Deals Show Its POS Directions As It Seeks More Merchants

  

  Square Inc., the point-of-sale technology platform from Block Inc., announced two new deals late Wednesday and early Thursday that underscore its POS ambitions both domestically and abroad. In Chicago, Square said a seafood seller called The Fish Guy has installed an e-commerce service supported by Square and eGrowcery, a Birmingham, …
• 19 March

  Thunes And Pay to Wallet and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/19/26

  

  Money-movement platform Thunes Financial Services Inc. announced Banco Cathay of Costa Rica has adopted its Pay-to-Wallet service for cross-border payments. Loyalzoo Ltd., a developer of customer-engagement software for merchants, announced an agreement under which it will integrate its customer-relationship technology with a new point-of-sale platform from Priority Technology Holdings Inc., the MX …
• 18 March

  The EPC Launches an Ad Campaign to Overturn Illinois’s Interchange Law

  

  The Electronic Payments Coalition has opened another front in the battle over the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act with the launch of an ad campaign aimed at having the law overturned by the Illinois legislature. The campaign comes hard on the heels of efforts by organizations representing financial institutions in …
• 18 March

  Choosing the Right Payment Processing Partner: A Checklist for Software Platforms

  

  After everything you’ve invested in building your platform, the last thing you need is a payment processing partner that slows you down. For integrated software vendors (ISVs), payments aren’t just another feature or add-on. Your payment processor becomes a direct extension of your product, your brand, and the experience you …
• 18 March

  COMMENTARY: Why The Hybrid Model Will Win the Programmable Payments Race

  
• 18 March

  Square’s POS Data Pinpoint the Value of Regular Customers

  

  As creatures of habit, individuals often follow a routine throughout the day, and that extends into their local shopping activity. New data from Square, the point-of-sale arm of Block Inc., have found that regular customers generate six times more revenue for local businesses than more transient shoppers. Drawing on transactions …
• 18 March

  Oracle’s AI Assistant and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/18/26

  

  Oracle Corp. unveiled new technologies for its Simphony Cloud Point of Sale technology, including an embedded AI assistant. Mastercard Inc. adopted a new foundation for its generative artificial intelligence service. An AI foundation is a neural network trained on massive unlabeled datasets, according to technologist Nvidia. Zerohash, a technology provider for payments …
• 17 March

  Combatants in the Fight to Overturn Illinois’s Interchange Law Gear Up for an Appeals Battle

  

  Three organizations representing the banking community, as well as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency along with former acting members of the OCC, filed amicus briefs late Friday urging the court to overturn the decision to exempt Illinois merchants from paying interchange on the sales tax and gratuities …