News

August, 2026

• 13 August

  A Year In, Zelle tag Enrollment Surpasses 1 Million Small Businesses

  

  Just one year since its launch, the Zelle tag, a personalized identifier to make it easier for small businesses to accept Zelle payments, is in use with more than 1 million small businesses and has an average daily enrollment of 3,500 in the first two quarters of 2026, Zelle says. …
• 13 August

  Paysafe Looks to First Half ’26 Momentum for a Strong Finish

  

  Growth in iGaming helped drive overall payment volume for Paysafe Ltd. in the June quarter as the company recorded a 5% year-over-year rise in volume in its merchant-solutions unit, to $37.3 billion. The favorable results arrived as the company has “resolved matters that have hung over the company for some …
• 12 August

  Full-Service Payments Provider vs Retail or Wholesale ISO or PayFac-as-a-Service: Why the Difference Matters

  

  “White-label” has become a popular term in the payments ecosystem, alongside ISO, PayFac, and PayFac-as-a-Service. There are many ways to bring a branded payments experience to the market. Some providers own the underwriting, risk, and operational infrastructure behind that experience. Others rely on a third party to provide these functions.While …
• 12 August

  Five Years Later, the Beneficial Ownership Rule Will End

  

  Created as part of the Corporate Transparency Act in 2021, a rule that required millions of U.S. small businesses to report their ownership structures to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, will officially end following a final rule from FinCEN. The original reporting rule, meant to combat money laundering …
• 12 August

  How Merchants Are Exploiting E-Commerce Tech And Strategies

  

  As e-commerce expands, issues pile up for both online merchants and their customers. One such problem concerns shipment tracking, a necessary function when packages go awry. That issue creates opportunity. Early Wednesday, Veho Tech Inc. announced an integration with the e-commerce giant Shopify that offers real-time delivery tracking data directly …
• 12 August

  SMBs Readily Employ AI and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/12/26

  

  A survey from Stax Payments found that 80% of small and midsize business executives have used artificial intelligence services for work they otherwise would have hired an advisor to complete. The survey, conducted in June, was of 500 U.S. business executives. Sionic said its Instant Bank Pay and Fraud Detection service, which it announced last …
• 11 August

  Eye on Small Business: Square Expands its Credit Card Program; J.P. Morgan Backs Dream Payouts’ Launch

  

  Small businesses dominate the U.S. economy, and two payments companies are taking steps to ensure they offer relevant services. First, Square added 3% cash back on Square Bill Pay transactions and the ability to pay vendors even if they don’t accept cards. And, with J.P. Morgan Payments’ backing, Dream Payments …
• 11 August

  Francisco Partners Agrees to Acquire Canadian Processor Moneris

  

  Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire Toronto-based Moneris Solutions Corp., a payments-technology developer, from Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada for $2 billion Canadian, or $1.43 billion U.S. The banks will each take half of the sale price. The two institutions have owned the Ontario-based processor as a …
• 11 August

  Repay Revenue up 33% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/11/26

  

  Repay Holdings Corp. reported second-quarter revenue of $100.7 million, up 33% year-over-year, with $21 million contributed by Kubra Data Transfer Ltd., a bill-payment platform Repay acquired for $372 million in cash on June 1. Repay narrowed its net loss to $11.5 million from $108 million a year ago. Bill pay services …
• 10 August

  Consumers Like AI for Product Discovery, But Don’t Fully Trust It for Purchases

  

  As artificial intelligence continues to make gains in consumers’ purchasing decisions, most are not quite ready to fully trust an AI agent to make a purchase on their behalf, with just 35% globally wanting human approval before an AI completes a purchase, finds a new report from RTB House. Released …