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Zelle, the peer-to-peer payment service launched in 2017, is testing a potential new use case with the announcement of a bill-payment pilot with Truist Financial Corp. The pilot will look at how consumers could use Zelle to pay recurring credit card bills, with the potential for other bill payments, such …
April, 2026
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23 April
Why AmEx Is Going Full Steam Ahead in AI
The top brass at American Express Co. indicated early Thursday it’s been spending a good deal of time thinking about the implications of AI and agentic commerce, the shop-and-spend utility enabled by AI. Overall, the company’s conclusion is the technology will spur a boom not only for AmEx but for …
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22 April
Nuvei’s Direct Acquiring Move in Mexico Has Local and International Impacts
Nuvei Corp. is making its next move in Mexico with the launch of direct acquiring. This will enable businesses to process card transactions locally through Nuvei’s own licensed infrastructures, Montreal-based Nuvei says. The move enables Nuvei to operate directly inside domestic payment systems in Mexico, which should help merchants improve …
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22 April
Block Expands Uber Deals and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/22/26
Block Inc. said it will work with Uber Technologies Inc. to extend Square’s existing Uber Eats integration to worldwide markets and offer Cash App Pay within Uber and Uber Eats in the U.S. market. Paysafe Ltd. launched its PaysafeWallet, which features a debit card as well as a personal payment account supporting …
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21 April
The Decrease in Identity Fraud and Scam Losses Might Be an Omen, Javelin Suggests
While there may be apparent good news in the 23rd edition of the Javelin Strategy & Research Identity Fraud Study, it’s likely premature to think that criminals and scammers are backtracking. In 2025, the combined impact of identity fraud and scams totaled $38 billion, down $9 billion or 18.6% from …
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21 April
AI Comes to Cannabis POS, And Vibe Enlists Mega to Target Independent Sellers
AI seems to be everywhere these days, and now it’s penetrating the cannabis business as POSaBIT Systems Corp., known for its point-of-sale technology for dispensaries, moves into software for cannabis producers. And, in another point-of-sale development, New York City-based POS tech producer Vibe Retail announced a partnership with the ISO …
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21 April
JetBlue Vacations’ BNPL Pick and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/21/26
JetBlue Vacations said it will work with Flex Pay, a buy now, pay later platform, to offer monthly payment options to customers planning flight-and-hotel vacation packages. JetBlue Vacations is a unit of JetBlue Airways Corp. SpotOn Transact LLC said four hospitality operators were among new clients signed in the first quarter for …
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20 April
Embedding payments for growth: how ISVs can scale through vertical focus and partnerships
Josh Bennett, Vice President of Partner Business Development – U.S. Bank | Elavon Embedded finance, embedded commerce, and integrated payments are different names for the same shift: integrating payments and financial services into your platform to deliver more value to customers and unlock recurring revenue streams. As Independent Software Vendors …
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20 April
TechCreate Teams With pQCee to Harden QR POS Terminal Security
TechCreate Group Ltd., a Singapore-based payments-software provider and consultancy, is partnering with quantum cybersecurity-solutions firm pQCee Pte Ltd to incorporate the National Institute of Standards and Technology post-quantum cryptography algorithms in its QR Hybrid point-of-sale terminals. A QR hybrid POS device adds QR code scanning for digital wallets, mobile apps, …
