Block Inc.’s Cash App has launched pools, a peer-to-peer payments capability that enables group payments with what Block calls “a few taps.” Routable, a provider of accounts-payable technology, said it will work with Brale, a stablecoin developer, to enable businesses to pay vendors and contractors in stablecoin through Routable’s platform. The blockchain …

The payments platform Dwolla announced it has connected with FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s real-time payments platform. The company says it now has links to the two major U.S. instant-payment systems, the RTP network and FedNow. Bakkt Holdings Inc., a cryptocurrency-technology firm, announced a proposed public offering of Class A shares. The timing …

Card91, a payments-software platform based in India, announced merchant onboarding and verification technology based on artificial intelligence and aimed at banks and payment aggregators. FreedomPay’s gateway will support e-commerce and in-store payments for restaurants as part of an agreement with Deliverect, a provider of commerce technology for fast-food chains, including Taco …

Corporate card issuer Corpay announced it is selling off a fuel-card portfolio in a deal it says will bring in $60 million and free up $35 million in working capital, funds the company says will aid its $2.2 billion acquisition of Alpha Group International plc., a United Kingdom-based banking company. Pumpkin Insurance …

Zelle, the peer-to-peer payments service from Early Warning Services LLC, began a multi-city financial education training roadshow with Consumer Action, a consumer protection and financial awareness organization. Payments-technology provider Alacriti said Citizens Business Bank launched real-time payments services based on Alacriti’s Orbipay Payments Hub. The services involve connections to FedNow and the …

Corpay agreed to acquire Alpha Group International plc for $2.2 billion. Alpha Group provides technology to manage cross-border foreign exchange. Fraud prevention and identity verification specialist Socure released its Dispute Abuse Score, a service designed to predict the likelihood individuals will abuse dispute processes. TD Bank’s Merchant Solutions unit agreed to use Fiserv Inc. technology, …

Affirm Inc. said it will offer its installment-payment services to customers of New Look Vision Group in Canada. The company operates 475 stores in Canada and the United States. Payments platform Payroc announced it has agreed to acquire LedgerPay Inc., which does business as PayiQ. With the acquisition, Payroc says it will gain …

Fiserv Inc.’s Clover point-of-sale technology unit announced it is entering the health-care market with Clover PracticePay. Clover worked with Rectangle Health, a developer of payments software for the health-care industry, on the launch. Mastercard Inc. and American Airlines said they have agreed to extend a longstanding agreement under which Mastercard supports a cobranded …

American Express Co. reported a 7% year-over-year rise in billed business in its June quarter, to $416.3 billion, while revenue increased 9% to a record $17.9 billion. But net income sank 4% to $2.89 billion. For the year’s first half, billed business rose 6% to $803.7 billion. Net income was static …

Global Payments Inc. announced a renewal and expansion of an agreement with Banco Nacional de Mexico S.A. to offer acquiring and banking services in Mexico. CareVet LLC, operator of more than 200 veterinary practices across the country, announced it has agreed to integrate payments processing from Scratch Financial Inc., a fintech …