Account-to-account payments are about to meet the agentic-commerce age with a new partnership between Sionic, a bank-to-bank payments provider, and Agentix, an agentic-commerce technology firm. In the deal, Atlanta-based Sionic will supply an artificial-intelligence shopping agent with its Bank Perks to enable payment directly from a user’s bank account. Bank …
Read More »J.P. Morgan Payments Taps Klarna and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/6/26
Buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB said it completed an integration with J.P. Morgan Payments that enables merchants on the processor’s Commerce Platform to offer Klarna’s BNPL options at checkout with no integration on the merchant’s end. Fraud prevention services firm Signifyd said e-commerce fraud increased 33% this year over last in its …
Read More »Apps and Digital Wallets Outpace Other Payment Methods
More evidence has emerged that consumers are wholeheartedly embracing payment apps and digital wallets as these two payment methods are used by most consumers, finds the WSFS Bank 2026 Money Trends Survey. Among the 1,022 respondents, 73% regularly use a payment app in 2026, up from 67% in 2023, and …
Read More »Mastercard Focuses on Gains in Crypto And Agentic Commerce
As payments executives wrestle with fast-moving trends in AI-driven commerce and in cryptocurrency, particularly stablecoins, card networks are gearing up to win more business in both markets. And network executives see those trends accelerating, creating opportunities to grab market share if they act fast. “Agentic commerce is the next evolution …
Read More »As Visa Looks to New Services, It Turns in a Positive June Quarter
Speculation Ends as Klarna and Apple Debut a Leasing Program
Apple Inc. and Klarna AB are launching a new lease program called Apple Upgrade for Apple devices that sees consumers apply for a Klarna account. Consumers will use the Klarna app to monitor their Apple Upgrade account. Initially rumored last week, the now verified program offers users 12- and 24-month …
Read More »Cross River Bank Powers X Money and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/28/26
X said it has become the first U.S. social-media platform to embed FDIC-insured, interest-bearing accounts, a Visa debit card, and other payments services. The move arises from a link between X Money and Cross River Bank. Working with equipifi, a buy now, pay later platform provider for financial institutions, MIT Federal Credit …
Read More »Early Warning Lawsuit Dismissal Denied other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/23/26
A New York state lawsuit filed against Early Warning Services LLC and its Zelle peer-to-peer platform can continue, a judge ruled this week. Filed in August, the suit alleged Zelle failed to protect users from fraud. Zelle intends to appeal, Reuters reported. Forty-five percent of U.S. households expect to use a buy now, pay …
Read More »Online Sales Platform Digistore24 Adds Instant Bank Payments
E-commerce platform Digistore24 Inc. is adding another payment option, one that allows consumers to pay directly from their bank accounts for purchases made at merchants that use the platform. Dubbed Instant Bank Payments, the service is available for U.S. transactions and is enabled by a Stripe Inc. service, Stripe Link. …
Read More »Crypto Exchange BingX Debuts its Debit Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/10/26
BingX, a cryptocurrency exchange and AI company, launched its BingX Visa Debit Card, which allows users to spend stablecoins globally. The issuer is Wirex, a stablecoin technology developer and principal member of Visa. PayPal Holdings Inc. said its PayPal USD stablecoin is now issued natively on the Polygon, a blockchain network, through …
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