Thursday , October 8, 2026

October, 2026

  • 8 October

    Eye on BNPL: equipifi Tweaks BNPL Decision Tool; Zip Taps Google Cloud for Product Testing

    With the U.S. buy now, pay later market predicted to increase to $423.08 billion in volume by 2031, according to ResearchandMarkets.com, BNPL providers are busily updating and developing their products. Among them are equipifi Inc., with a tweak to its decision utility, and Zip Co Ltd. enlisting Google Cloud as …

  • 8 October

    The Solana Blockchain Looks to Mainstream Payments With a Samsung Link

    The Solana Foundation said Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support stablecoins on Solana’s blockchain, enabling U.S. wallet users to send money cross border using Circle Internet’s USDC stablecoin starting the last week of this month. There are 82 million active Samsung Galaxy mobile devices in the U.S. market and …

  • 8 October

    Ransomware Victim Count up  and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/8/26

    Ransomware victims around the world totaled 2,760 in the third quarter, up 21% from the second quarter and 75% from the same period last year, according to the Q3 2026 Ransomware and Cyber Threat Insights Report from GuidePoint Security. Hospitality technology provider Mews released survey results that found 89% of guests …

  • 7 October

    Fiserv Claims Another Clover Score

    Visitors to Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, home field of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and college football’s University of Miami Hurricanes, are now tapping and dipping their credit and debit cards at Clover Sport point-of-sale terminals. Fiserv Inc., which owns Clover, says 1,020 Clover Station Duo POS terminals and integrated scanners …

  • 7 October

    Stripe Enters a Data Deal With Federal Express

    Federal Express said Stripe will work with FedEx Dataworks to incorporate signals from FedEx’s network into Stripe’s platform in support of financing for small and medium-size businesses. FedEx has also agreed to offer Stripe as a payments-processing option. FedEx Datworks is the shipping company’s predictive-analytics service based on shipment data. …

  • 7 October

    Increase Picks Spade for Card Info and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/7/26

    Banking infrastructure provider Increase said it will use services from Spade to enable real-time merchant data for card transactions to appear on statements provided to consumers. FIS Inc. also said it would use Spade to provide clearer debit card descriptors. PAR Technology Corp. updated Bridg, its identity resolution and shopper …

  • 6 October

    Eye on Acquiring: Payroc’s Integration Essentials Targets Developers; LegitScript Expands Its Merchant Underwriting Tools

    Onboarding merchants is a critical part of acquiring, and two companies are tailoring their efforts to make it as easy and safe as possible. Payroc WorldAccess LLC released its Payroc for Developers platform to help software companies, independent software vendors, and development teams expedite their Payroc integrations. Meanwhile, LegitScript updated …

  • 6 October

    Nayax Partners With Allied for Gas Sales; Partner Tech’s Self Checkout for Gas Stations

    The processor Nayax Ltd. said it has reached a distribution partnership with Allied Electronics Inc., allowing Nayax Fuel to offer its VPOS Media 5 outdoor payment technology to fueling stations throughout the U.S. market. The announcement comes as cards now account for 81% of pump transactions, up from 64% 10 …

  • 6 October

    Retail Payments up 5.7% in Canada and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/6/26

    Canadian consumers made 26.7 billion retail payments in 2025 totaling $12.9 trillion, up 5.7% in value over 2024, according to the Canadian Payment Methods and Trends Report released Tuesday by Payments Canada. Point-of-sale system maker NCR Voyix Corp. said its new integration with TruAge, a digital age-verification service, will help its …

  • 5 October

    Mastercard Will Help Distribute AI Tech Worldwide for Rezolve

    Mastercard Inc. has entered into a global reseller deal with Rezolve AI, a provider of commerce and customer-engagement capabilities based on artificial intelligence. The deal calls for the payments network to market, offer, and sell subscriptions to Rezolve AI’s software and services globally to merchants seeking technology to help manage …