Bill-payment platform InvoiceCloud introduced its Billing Experience, which it says relies on AI throughout billing and payments operations. The peer-to-peer payments service Zelle named 10 MBA students as recipients of the Zelle Community Development & Entrepreneurship Scholarship, which was open to MBA students at five historically Black colleges and universities. PayPal Holdings Inc.’s Venmo P2P payments …

SpotOn Transact LLC, a specialist in hospitality payments, launched a service called Rapid Fund, which makes card deposits available within 30 minutes of batching out. It is also taking on a partnership with embedded-finance platform Parafin to operate SpotOn Capital. Both efforts are intended to aid restaurants looking to manage …

A partnership between Visa Inc. and insurance-technology firm Neat will allow cardholders in Europe to use new insurance services, including digital claims processing. Repay Holdings Corp. released a statement defending its $372-million deal to acquire Kubra Data Transfer Ltd., announced March 31. The statement responds to objections from Repay investor Veradace Partners, which …

ATM maker and services provider NCR Atleos Corp. said it supports a New York state law that requires retailers and food establishments to accept cash for in-person transactions. Taking effect March 21, the law means these businesses cannot refuse cash payments and prohibits them from charging cash-paying customers higher fees. Nacha, the …

PayPal Holdings Inc. said its Payment Links are now available for Canva, a platform that enables users to sell videos, social posts, and presentations. Payment Links, which PayPal launched in September, allow users to receive money via text, email, or social media. Adyen NV introduced Intelligent Money Movement, which it says is …

Helium Ventures said it has acquired Maroo Inc., a payments platform specializing in weddings and events and serving more than 13,000 businesses. Terms were not disclosed. Fraud-prevention platform Fingerprint said recommendations based on artificial intelligence are now available on its Suspect Score service, a move the company said improves detection accuracy. O Bee …

PAR Technology Corp., a provider of point-of-sale technology for multi-unit restaurants and stores, has launched PAR Intelligence, an AI technology aimed at identifying and acting on opportunities to maximize profit. Yuno Technologies released Payments Concierge, an agentic AI service aimed at monitoring merchants’ payment technology to identify issues affecting cost and …

Payments provider Corpay Inc. said it has closed on the sale of its PayByPhone unit to Lightyear Capital. Terms were not announced. The deal will cut Corpay’s 2026 revenue by approximately $75 million relative to its February guidance, the company said, though it continues to project 10% organic revenue growth for the …

Chime Financial Inc., a banking-services fintech, unveiled Chime Prime, a rewards platform for customers who use Chime as their primary checking account. Users must receive at least $3,000 each month in qualifying direct deposits to be eligible for rewards, which include 5% cash back on certain spending using the Chime …

Fraud-detection service Sift said its Sift Global Network saw transaction volume increase 18% in 2025, though payment fraud attempt rates held at about 3.25%, despite new fraud opportunities arising from new payment methods emerging in the market. The company credits better transaction monitoring and controls. The digital financial-services provider SoFi Technologies Inc. has launched SoFi …