Wednesday , August 19, 2026

Competitive Strategies

PayPal Makes More Inroads in Higher Education Payments

PayPal Holdings Inc. is banking that it will have a seat on more college campuses with its integration with Illumia, Nelnet Campus Commerce, and TouchNet, payments providers to higher education institutions. TouchNet is owned by Global Payments Inc. PayPal says its PayPal and Venmo wallets can now be used for …

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Jack Henry’s Profit up 10% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/19/26

Banking services and processor Jack Henry & Associates Inc. reported $2.54 billion in revenue for fiscal 2026, which ended June 30, up 6.7% from $2.38 billion in 2025. Net income for the year of $502.8 million increased 10.3% from $455.7 million the year prior. In the fourth quarter, Jack Henry had $644 …

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COMMENTARY: Stablecoin Adoption Doesn’t Have To Be a Deposit Retention Problem

When people discuss mainstream stablecoin adoption, the conversation usually focuses on payments: Will consumers pay with stablecoins? Will merchants accept them? Will blockchain replace card networks? The bigger challenge is not payments—it is deposits. The real battle is where money lives, not how it moves. Banks have spent decades building …

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Francisco Partners Acquires Weave and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/18/26

Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire Weave Communications Inc. in a deal valued at $650 million, representing a 34% premium to Weave’s share price. Weave is an 18-year-old payments-software developer specializing in health care. The news follows by a week Francisco Partners’ deal to acquire Canadian payments platform Moneris Solutions Corp. in a $1.43 …

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CardFlight Adds ACH Acceptance to its SwipeSimple POS App

Automated clearing house payment acceptance is now available in the SwipeSimple point-of-sale app from CardFlight Inc., adding invoice and payment links to the mix. New York City-based CardFlight says ACH acceptance is immediately available to merchants processing with Nuvei Corp., which is providing the technology for it. Launched in 2014, …

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Fiserv, Thunes Pair on Payouts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/17/26

Clients of Fiserv Inc. will reach 12 billion bank accounts and mobile wallets for payouts in more than 140 countries through a collaboration between the processor and cross-border payments platform Thunes, the parties announced. Xsolla, which supports payments for videogame players, said it has added more than 15 local payment methods worldwide …

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Eye on Cards: Citi’s Kard Acquisition; Grandstand’s High-Roller Debit Card; Lithic’s Tie With Monavate

Citigroup Inc.’s U.S. consumer-cards business says it will acquire card-marketing specialist Kard Financial Inc., while card issuer processor platform Lithic pairs with Monavate and online-gaming specialist Grandstand Ltd. issues a high-limit debit card. Citi, which has not disclosed terms of its deal, says New York City-based Kard provides personalized rewards …

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Dealer Cash Picks PSQ Payments and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/14/26

PSQ Holdings Inc. said its PSQ Payments unit is a processing partner of Dealer Cash LLC, a collateral protection insurance and consumer lending provider to more than 100 automotive dealerships. Paysafe Ltd. announced a title partnership with Envision Racing, a team competing in Formula E events. The partnership will be known as Paysafe Envision …

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Paysafe Looks to First Half ’26 Momentum for a Strong Finish

Growth in iGaming helped drive overall payment volume for Paysafe Ltd. in the June quarter as the company recorded a 5% year-over-year rise in volume in its merchant-solutions unit, to $37.3 billion. The favorable results arrived as the company has “resolved matters that have hung over the company for some …

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