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E-commerce platform Digistore24 Inc. is adding another payment option, one that allows consumers to pay directly from their bank accounts for purchases made at merchants that use the platform. Dubbed Instant Bank Payments, the service is available for U.S. transactions and is enabled by a Stripe Inc. service, Stripe Link. …
July, 2026
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10 July
Circle Wins Approval of Its Banking Plan
Circle Internet Group Inc. said its plan to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., has been approved by the Comptroller of the Currency. The bank’s operating name will be Circle National Trust. Circle submitted its banking application June 30 last year and received conditional approval in December. The move …
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9 July
Proof and Enigma Take on Agentic Trust with a Certificate Program
Identity-authorization network Proof and business-identity platform Enigma Technologies Inc. are looking to a new certificate program to take on the issue of how to trust businesses operating in an agentic-commerce environment. Announced Thursday, the program, called Business Certificates, will be a verified credential layer that identifies a participating business to …
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9 July
Swift Launches a Service Based on Tokenized Money; Nium Buys Cypher
A blockchain ledger developed by the financial-messaging platform Swift debuted with an announcement early Thursday by the Brussels-based network. Declaring the system “ready for initial use,” Swift said the technology will enable cross-border payments at all times of day or night using tokenized deposits, or digital equivalents of fiat currency. …
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9 July
Organic’s Specialist Platform and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/9/26
Organic Payment Gateways unveiled a dedicated payment-processing platform aimed at serving legal, U.S.-based ketamine clinics. There are an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 ketamine clinics in the U.S. Automobile brand Mazda said it is making the payments and operations platform UpdatePromise available to its dealers. Most recently, UpdatePromise in February began supporting PayPal and Venmo. Visa …
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8 July
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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8 July
Unified Commerce, SoftPOS, and Cloud Hosting Rise Among POS Providers
The 2026 edition of the TSG Directory of POS Providers shows further evolution of point-of-sale products to meet changing merchant and consumer demands. Chief among them is the ascendancy of unified commerce, an approach that is similar to omnichannel commerce, but has better consolidated footing. “Over the past year, POS …
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8 July
U.S. Bank Looks to Tap Into Small Business Demand for Faster Payments
As small businesses increasingly look for faster payment capabilities, banks are starting to see a potentially profitable market. The latest offering emerged early Wednesday with U.S. Bank’s unveiling of Enhanced Payments, a bundled offering accessible online and through the bank’s mobile app. The new platform, open to entities with a …
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8 July
Fiserv President Leaves and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/8/26
According to a Fiserv Inc. 8-K filing, another c-suite executive is leaving the payment processor. Dhivya Suryadevara, who joined Fiserv in August 2025 as president, resigned effective July 7. Suryadevara will continue as a non-executive officer until July 31. Fiserv did not say why she was leaving. Fiserv gained a new chief …
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7 July
Southwest Adds Klarna
Southwest Airlines Co. is adding Klarna AB’s buy now, pay later options to its suite of payment methods. It’s the first time Southwest has accepted Klarna. Expected to be available later this year, the Klarna BNPL option will supplement a Flexpay installment option Southwest already offers, a Klarna spokesperson says. …
