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InFlow, a startup aimed at enabling payments via agentic commerce, announced its launch with technology that allows agents to complete payments as instructed without pausing for human intervention. Digital-identity platform Socure Inc. has acquired Qlarifi Ltd., a U.K.-based consumer credit database specializing in buy now, pay later activity. Terms were not disclosed. …

Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping generated a 10% rise year-over-year for Block Inc.’s Square, Cash App, and Afterpay payments properties, to 124 million transactions, the company reported. Payments processor Nuvei Corp. announced it is expanding a partnership with Microsoft Corp. to enable its core payment processing APIs to run on Microsoft Axure and use Azure AI to …

PayPal Holdings Inc. said it is an official digital payments partner with U.K.-based soccer club Liverpool FC. Already an option in the club’s digital payments platforms, PayPal will be featured more prominently on checkout and payment screens in the club’s e-commerce and All Red services. All Red is a membership program …

Amscot Financial said it will work with Green Dot Corp. to offer demand-deposit accounts offering a secured credit card, a network of more than 25,000 ATMs, and other features. Banker Washington Trust Co. said it added Fiserv Inc.’s Clover point-of-sale system to its roster of products available to its business clients. ECI Software Solutions launched …

The Federal Reserve said the number of participating organizations in FedNow, its real-time payments service, recently surpassed 1,500. Euronet Worldwide Inc. said it will use the digital asset technology from Fireblocks to integrate stablecoin technology into its global payments infrastructure. Point-of-sale technology developer PAX Technology Inc., based in China but a prominent supplier in …

Global Payments Inc. announced a version of its Genius point-of-sale payments platform is available for colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, including campus dining. The U.S. Faster Payments Council will work with the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc., a developer of standards for the U.S. financial industry, to speed development …

Mastercard Inc. and Paytently, a payments-orchestration platform, announced they have collaborated on an open-banking initiative that will leverage Mastercard systems to let consumers make payments directly from their bank accounts at checkout. In related news, Mastercard said it has worked with NCR Atleos and ITCARD to allow cash withdrawals at ATMs using a …

Online registrar and payments provider GoDaddy Inc. released its Smart Terminal Pro, a point-of-sale system for in-store use. GoDaddy said transactions from the terminal can be synced with a merchant’s online transactions for a consolidated view of their operations. Small business lender Credibly launched Dynamic Offers, a new feature in its Offer Calculator, that …

Shift4 Payments Inc. said it is working with Blue Origin, a space technology company, to enable customers to pay for space flights with cryptocurrency and stablecoins. Payments technology provider Thunes announced a deal with Ontop, a payroll and financial platform, to enable freelancers and remote workers real-time access to their earnings. Payments technology …

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, …