Competitive Strategies

Transaction Network Services Inc., an infrastructure-as-a-service provider that connects businesses to point-of-sale terminals and ATMs, has launched TNSPay SmartRoute, a cloud-based transaction-routing solution that allows merchants, processors, and acquirers to define and adjust routing rules in real time. Users can decide how to route a transaction based on specific criteria, …

Akeneo, a provider of product information and product-experience applications, is partnering with Stripe Inc. to help businesses enable agentic commerce. Under the terms of the deal, Akeneo, which enables automated product data enrichment through native generative AI capabilities, will enable businesses to activate product data for agentic commerce channels by …

Klarna AB released numbers early Thursday that indicate the payments company’s processing breadth is growing rapidly. News of Klarna’s fourth-quarter 2025 performance also comes as the company looks to further its growth as a global digital bank. “We’ve been executing on a clear plan: acquire customers through seamless payments, then …

Mexico-based payments-technology provider Clip launched a tap-to-pay capability for Android devices. The move follows Clip’s launch earlier this month of a new point-of-sale device, the Clip Total 3. Justt, a provider of chargeback management based on AI, said it will work with franchise-business advisor Ron Feldman to help franchise systems reduce chargebacks and disputes …

Bluefin has partnered with Basis Theory, a tokenization and vaulting platform, to allow sensitive payment data to be captured, tokenized, and used across channels. The two companies say they will implement a unified token strategy across in-store, call center, online, and backend payment environments without expanding PCI scope or introducing new …

Airbnb Inc. has expanded its Reserve Now, Pay Later booking option worldwide. The service enables travelers to reserve properties and rooms without an upfront payment to reserve the space. Full payment is due prior to the closing of the free cancellation window, which is set by the property owner. The …

Can/Am Technologies Inc. has introduced Teller Payments, aimed at helping state, local, and education agencies process payments within Can/Am’s Teller Government Cashiering system. The processor Fiserv Inc. is supporting the service through its independent software vendor partner program. Metropolitan Commercial Bank, based in New York City, is one of the first …