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Merchants wrestle with fraud every day, lamenting how much is lost in each bad transaction. LexisNexis Risk Solutions, as it’s done for a number of years, has quantified the actual cost beyond the item’s value. In 2026, the total cost of every $1 in fraud is $5.13 in the United …
June, 2026
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26 June
Tech Firms Begin to Tackle the AI Fraud Question
The growing prominence of agentic commerce has raised questions about the potential for fraud in these transactions, and in particular the problem of verifying who is behind the agents. Now, technology is emerging to address that question. In one example, Boston-based Notarize Inc., which does business as Proof, introduced on …
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26 June
Jack Henry Taps Google Cloud to Help FIs and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/26/26
Processor Jack Henry & Associates Inc. said it will work with Google Cloud to introduce an AI-based security service for financial institutions to enable faster issue resolution and support routine operations. Elon Musk’s X social-media platform has started to roll out the X Money payment service to more users to elicit feedback and correct …
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25 June
Square Lands a Touch of Paris with Ladurée Canada Conversion
Square, the point-of-sale and acquiring arm of Block Inc., is ready for a sweet treat with Ladurée Canada’s decision to use Square for all of its POS operations at each of its Canadian locations. The pastry shop had been using a different system for its retail locations than for its …
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25 June
Bluefin Works With Landi to Streamline Processor Links
Bluefin Payment Systems Inc. said Wednesday it is working with the point-of-sale technology company Landi Global to launch security gear that communicates directly with processors. With the new design, other participants in a transaction—including merchants, gateways, and independent software vendors—will not be required to rework their payment flows, the companies …
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25 June
CPI Nabs Issuing Tech and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/25/26
Payment card issuer CPI Card Group Inc. said it has acquired instant-issuance technology from HID Global Corp. The all-cash deal closed June 23, CPI said, though price and other terms were not announced. Affirm Holdings Inc. said retailer Backcountry will add Affirm as a payment method on Backcountry.com and its other sites. Mastercard …
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24 June
The healthcare payments industry has a perception problem
The real threat to healthcare ISOs isn’t competition; it’s irrelevance Lisa Brooks, Vice President, Healthcare Partnerships For years, merchant service providers (MSPs) and ISOs have approached healthcare as just another vertical. There’s a bit more compliance, a few integrations, and maybe a longer sales cycle. But beneath the surface, something …
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24 June
Fiserv and Strivve Partner to Help Banks with the Coveted Card-on-File Spot
Landing the top-of-wallet spot remains a coveted and enviable location for card issuers, and its online counterpart—card-on-file—is no less sought after. That’s what processor and banking services provider Fiserv Inc. is working on with Strivve Inc. to help issuers get more of their cards stored as card-on-file. Announced Wednesday, the …
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24 June
Legal Aid for AI Agents and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/24/26
The American Arbitration Association, working with Integra Ledger and other companies, announced the launch of the Legal Context Protocol for agentic commerce. The participants say the protocol constitutes an open standard for legal terms, consent, and dispute resolution for transactions performed by AI agents on behalf of people and organizations. Fraud prevention …
