System Solutions LLC says an update to its integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central cloud ERP software enables merchants to process automated clearing house transactions within 365 Central. Sardine AI Corp., a risk-management firm, said it will offer real-time transaction monitoring, fraud interdiction, and other services through a partnership with …
Read More »Visa Moves to Support Stablecoins for U.S. Settlement
Visa Inc. announced early Tuesday it is supporting stablecoins as a settlement option for issuer and acquirer banks in the United States, a major move in payment card finance and one observers see as an inevitable next step for the industry, though one that could come with complications. The use …
Read More »Touch Dynamic’s SoftPOS Kiosk and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/16/25
Point-of-sale equipment maker Touch Dynamic Inc. released its Summit Kiosk, a SoftPOS self-checkout product that offers tap-to-pay and other payment acceptance options. Payments infrastructure company Koard launched Tap to Pay on iPhone for its customers, which include payment service providers, independent sales organizations, and independent software vendors. Paze, the online wallet from Early Warning …
Read More »PayPal’s Next Step: Setting up an Industrial Bank to Reduce Third-Party Reliance
PayPal Holdings Inc. is embarking on another stage in its evolution with its application for a Utah-chartered industrial loan company to be called PayPal Bank. PayPal announced the move late Monday saying it submitted applications to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Utah Deptarment of Financial Institutions. A successful …
Read More »Merchant Groups Voice Their Objections to the Latest Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement Offer
Merchant groups late Friday filed written complaints regarding the latest settlement offer in their two-decades old lawsuit against Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. challenging card swipe fees. The settlement offer, which follows a rejected offer in 2024, was made in November. Merchant groups filing complaints were The National Association of …
Read More »Klarna’s Agentic Commerce Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/15/25
Buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB said it now supports the Agentic Product Protocol, enabling merchants to help make their products discoverable to artificial intelligence agents. Fintech i2c Inc. said it will work with Cross River Bank and Sightline Payments on a payments ecosystem for the U.S. gaming industry. Their first product will …
Read More »Stripe Launches Agentic Commerce Suite With Brands in Tow
Stripe Inc. continues its push to build an agentic commerce infrastructure late Thursday with the launch of its Agentic Commerce Suite. The new solution helps merchants use artificial intelligence-based agents to sell across multiple AI shopping platforms via a single integration to Stripe. In addition, Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite supports …
Read More »Aurora Payments Goes for a Ride with 2S LimouSolution; Clara Capital Debuts Same-Day ISO Commissions
Differentiation is a key tactic in the payments world, and Aurora Payments and Clara Capital are the latest in merchant processing to stand out with new services. First, Tempe, Ariz.-based Aurora Payments is working with Germany-based 2S LimouSolution to integrate the Aurora Arise payment platform in 2S’s software. Launched in …
Read More »More Back-and-Forth on Epic/Apple Lawsuit and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/12/25
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals required that certain elements of an order that held Apple Inc. in contempt must be modified, but upheld most of the findings as well as an earlier injunction against Apple. The case stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit filed by Epic Games against Apple to challenge …
Read More »SoundHound Launches an In-Vehicle Reservation System; SpotOn Releases a Report on Restaurant Profitability
SoundHound AI Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-based voice technology apps, unfolded its voice commerce strategy in the hotly competitive restaurant market with the introduction of an in-vehicle, artificial intelligence-based reservations agent. The reservation system, developed with restaurant-reservation platform OpenTable Inc., connects drivers to a network of more than 60,000 …
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