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Square, the point-of-sale arm of Block Inc., is adding restaurant chain The Hat to its customer list. In related news, 88% of convenience store operators and fuel retailers surveyed by Vontier Corp. report they have experienced a payment outage at least once in the prior 12 months. The Hat, with …
May, 2026
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20 May
Klarna Offers a Shopping Search App As BNPL Rivalry Grows
Point-of-sale credit providers are looking for an edge as competition in the buy now, pay later business grows hotter by the week. Klarna AB early Wednesday said it has launched its Klarna Shopping Search app. The app uses ChatGPT, an AI platform, to assist shoppers in finding current prices, availability, …
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20 May
Plaid’s Payment Assurance and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/20/26
Open-banking specialist Plaid Inc. unveiled Plaid Guaranteed Payments, a bank payment service. Plaid said the service will evaluate each transaction in real time and return an approval decision within milliseconds. If Plaid approves the transaction, it will guarantee the settlement. If the payment fails, it will cover the loss and handle recovery, …
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19 May
Eye on Fraud: Mastercard Merchant Trust Services Debuts; Darwinium Takes on Remote Access Scams
Just as legitimate transactions are a certainty in payments, so too, are fraud and scams. That doesn’t mean payments companies and their vendors need to just accept that. Now, Mastercard Inc. says it is countering fraud and scams with a new service, Mastercard Merchant Trust Services, to help clients identify …
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19 May
NMI’s Latest Deal Snags A2A Platform Dwolla
Network Merchants Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired Dwolla Inc., a payments-acceptance technology provider with experience in real-time payments, open banking, and account-to-account technology and serving more than 400 clients. The combination creates a company processing nearly $700 billion in transaction volume annually, the parties say, a move that is …
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19 May
Payroc Eases Integration and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/19/26
Payroc LLC launched Integration Essentials, a service to help software platforms more quickly embed Payroc’s payments services into their platform. It includes prebuilt services such as hosted payment pages, payment links, and Payroc Cloud for in-person acceptance. French processor Worldline has agreed to acquire transactions for the buy now, pay later …
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18 May
1 Million Plus One: Klarna Adds EZContacts
Eyewear retailer EZContacts is the latest merchant to add Klarna AB’s buy now, pay later payment option. Klarna hopes to displace some credit card transactions, saying vision care is a plannable expense where credit cards remain the default payment option. Klarna says EZContacts customers will be able to use its …
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18 May
BTCS Revenue up 27% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/18/26
Blockchain-technology developer BTCS Inc. reported first-quarter revenue of $2.1 million, up 27% year-over-year but down from $7 million in 2025’s fourth quarter. The company’s net loss for the quarter widened to $69.1 million from $17.3 million in the year-ago period, though gross profit soared to $1 million from $100,000. Payments-technology provider PSQ Holdings …
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15 May
Eye on Acquiring: Finix Adds an Unattended POS Terminal; Deluxe Checks in at Dollar Bank
Finix Payments Inc. is leaning into the unattended payments arena with the launch of its Android-based point-of-sale terminal designed for self-service payments. In related news, Deluxe Corp. formed a merchant services partnership with Dollar Bank. San Francisco-based Finix says its new POS terminal is meant to meet demand for contactless, …
