Wednesday , August 12, 2026

Competitive Strategies

Visa Pairs With Tech Firm Brale to Test Crypto Settlement

Visa Inc. is setting the stage for stablecoin settlement in a partnership with Brale, whose technology enables businesses to introduce and operate digital currencies backed by fiat money. The collaboration, announced early Thursday, will allow the card network to test settlement with Brale’s SBC, a stablecoin backed by the U.S. …

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Mastercard in A2A Expansion and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/4/26

PaidBy, an account-to-account payments provider, said it is working with Mastercard Inc. to boost global uptake of A2A payments using open banking. American Express Co. has added a second checked bag as a new benefit for holders of its Basic Delta SkyMiles, Gold, Platinum and Reserve Consumer cards and Business cards. AmEx said …

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Eye on BNPL: Sezzle’s Next Move; Ulta Adds Klarna Option

Buy now, pay later specialist Sezzle Inc. is ready to be known for more than its installment payment service, hoping to capitalize on its Earn features. Meanwhile, BNPL provider Klarna AB says Ulta Beauty now offers its payment option to U.S. consumers. A year old, Earn, displayed as a tab …

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Mastercard Adds Settlement Windows Beyond Business Days

Mastercard announced early Wednesday it plans to introduce settlement options including weekends, holidays, and at times during the day of the transaction. The new settlement windows will apply to both card-based fiat transactions and those involving cards linked to regulated stablecoins, the network said. The move would expand availability beyond …

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Eye on Faster Payments: Payfinia’s RTP Integration; Aeropay’s Jack Henry Tie-in

Work on growing the real-time payments ecosystem goes on with Payfinia completing an integration with The Clearing House Payments Co LLC’s RTP network and Aeropay making an integration with Jack Henry & Associates Inc. to boost its pay-by-bank service. Portland, Ore.-based Payfinia says its work with TCH, which launched the …

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NMI Buys Fee Navigator As Merchant Pricing Gets Hot

NMI announced early Tuesday it has acquired Fee Navigator, a provider of analysis for acquirers looking to price services for merchants. Terms were not disclosed. Schaumburg, Ill.-based NMI says the deal brings merchant-pricing capabilities supported by AI, adding to an arsenal of services the processor offers to independent sales organizations, independent …

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MoneyGram Launches a Stablecoin and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/2/26

MoneyGram has launched a U.S. dollar stablecoin called MGUSD, furthering its move into blockchain technology for payments. Soar Payments LLC, also known as SoarPay, announced the publication of “High Risk Merchant Accounts 101,” a guide to processing payments for high-risk and regulated businesses. Fifth Third Bank launched Report Phishing, a feature in …

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Early Warning Launches an Ad Campaign for Paze, Its Online Checkout

Early Warnings Services LLC told Digital Transactions News in March that a marketing push for its 3-year-old Paze online checkout platform would be starting in coming months. Early Monday, that push arrived with the launch of a national campaign running on TV, digital video, and social platforms. The new advertising …

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Aurora Rebrands as Flute and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/1/26

Aurora Payments has renamed itself Flute and launched a payments platform that it says offers working capital, transaction reporting, and merchant servicing, along with payments, in a single account. Thunes said it has been selected by Canada-based payout platform Trolley to enable an expansion of Trolley’s international capabilities, including real-time payments to more …

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Accertify’s Predictive Yes Platform Aims to Meet Fraud Before the Transaction

Payments fraudsters are embracing not just the transaction, but the associated elements of a transaction, such as exploiting account creation and changes prior to the payment. That’s one reason Accertify Inc. launched its Predictive Yes Platform. Itasca, Ill.-based Accertify says the new platform addresses these issues by combining identity, behavioral, …

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