News

February, 2026

• 9 February

  North’s Merchant Management API: CRM‑Level Control for Modern Payments Partners

  

  North’s Merchant Management API gives Wholesale ISOs, Full Service Providers (FSPs), and Payment Facilitators deep, It is designed for partners that own risk, manage underwriting, and want to differentiate themselves with custom tools and portals for both internal teams and merchants. What the Merchant Management API does At its core, …
• 9 February

  Has the CFPB Reached the End of the Road?

  
• 9 February

  How AI Is Rewriting Acquiring

  

  Artificial intelligence has long been a part of payments, known early on as machine learning, but now it’s shifting from a predictive function to agentic AI, where systems act, not just advise, said Joseph Arthur, managing partner at RPY Innovations, a payments consultancy. Speaking on a panel at the Northeast …
• 9 February

  Uber Deepens Adyen Ties and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/9/26

  

  The ride-sharing service Uber will expand its use of payments services from Adyen NV to cover more geographies and will make use of Adyen’s Checkout API product for a wider choice of payment methods, the companies announced. Honor Capital said it is working with ePayPolicy to offer financing when insured customers are making premium …
• 6 February

  A New POS Terminal Emerges While Tap To Pay Figures in a New App

  

  The Mexico-based payments company Clip announced the launch of its latest point-of-sale terminal, the Clip Total 3. And technology provider SeoSamba launched Point-of-Sale, an app that incorporates programming from Stripe Inc. and enables iOS and Android tap-to-pay transactions on smart phones or tablets with wireless links to printers and card …
• 6 February

  Embedded Payments Shift From Add-On Status to Basic Infrastructure

  

  Embedded payments have moved decisively beyond their early role as a bolt-on feature for software platforms and are now foundational to how merchants operate, according to panelists who spoke Thursday at the Northeast Acquirers Association conference in Boston. Once viewed as optional, embedded payments are increasingly expected to function as …
• 6 February

  Affirm Supports Mobile Devices and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/6/26

  

  Installment-payment platform Affirm Holdings Inc. said it will provide financing to customers of Virgin Media O2, a United Kingdom-based vender of mobile devices. In related news, Affirm said it has expanded its agreement with online merchant Wayfair to offer installment payments to consumers in Canada and the United Kingdom on top of the current …
• 5 February

  Lightspeed Looks to New Products As Its Loss Widens

  

  Lightspeed Commerce Inc. early Thursday reported revenue of $312.3 million for its December quarter, an 11% rise from the same period last year, though its net loss widened to $33.6 million from $26.6 million a year ago. The Montreal-based processor, which counts among its markets the highly competitive restaurant sector, …
• 5 February

  Nacha’s Payment Data Network Connects to J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys Liink

  

  Nacha, the rules-setting organization for the automated clearing house network, early Thursday announced its Phixius peer-to-peer payment data network has integrated with Kinexys Liink, a data-sharing network from J.P. Morgan Chase. The significance of the integration lies in its ability to generate account validation from multiple responders for ACH transactions, …
• 5 February

  Corpay’s Results and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/5/26

  

  Payments platform Corpay Inc. said its revenue rose 21% year-over-year in the December quarter to $1.25 billion. Net income totaled $264.5 million, up 8%. Transactions in vehicle payments, the company’s largest business, came to 221.9 million, up 7%. Nacha, the regulatory body for the automated clearing house network, announced participants have been elected …