The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced its Mastercard-branded Bybit Card has reached 3 million users a little more than three years after its introduction. The card enables users to spend both fiat and digital currencies. The Cost of Bills Index from bill-payment platform doxo indicates a wide gulf between the most and least expensive states, …
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Early Warning’s Certos Launches and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/16/26
Early Warning Services LLC, provider of Zelle and Paze, launched Certos, a suite of products to help financial institutions counter fraud and expand financial access in the U.S. banking system. Digital-currency platform Binance has introduced Binance Chat, a feature in its app that enables cryptocurrency transfers, messaging, and other functions. MegPrime, a …
Read More »InvoiceCloud Taps AI for Billing and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/15/26
Bill-payment platform InvoiceCloud introduced its Billing Experience, which it says relies on AI throughout billing and payments operations. The peer-to-peer payments service Zelle named 10 MBA students as recipients of the Zelle Community Development & Entrepreneurship Scholarship, which was open to MBA students at five historically Black colleges and universities. PayPal Holdings Inc.’s Venmo P2P payments …
Read More »AmEx’s Next AI Step Is a Developer Kit
As the number of U.S. consumers who have heard nothing at all about artificial intelligence continues to drop, organizations are preparing for the expected infusion of AI into everyday life. Payments companies are no exception. American Express Co. is releasing a software-development kit called Agentic Commerce Experiences to help consumers …
Read More »SoFi Taps Galileo to Offer Send And Receive Capabilities Through FedNow
SoFi Bank N.A. has enlisted Galileo Financial Technologies LLC to offer real-time send and receive capabilities every day, including weekends and holidays, through FedNow. As a result, SoFi customers will be able to move money between their accounts at different banks in seconds, instead of waiting for ACH transfers to …
Read More »Notch A Credit Union Win for Payroc
Already known for its payment-processing services to merchants, Payroc LLC has added Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, with its more than 100,000 members, as a payment-processing client. Announced Monday, the partnership sees Tinley Park, Ill.-based Payroc serving the credit union’s business clients with point-of-sale systems, online payments, electronic invoicing, and other …
Read More »Visa’s Neat Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/13/26
A partnership between Visa Inc. and insurance-technology firm Neat will allow cardholders in Europe to use new insurance services, including digital claims processing. Repay Holdings Corp. released a statement defending its $372-million deal to acquire Kubra Data Transfer Ltd., announced March 31. The statement responds to objections from Repay investor Veradace Partners, which …
Read More »Square Deepens Ties With NYC’s Birch Coffee as POS Push Continues
Square, Block Inc.’s point-of-sale payments unit, continues to focus on growing its POS business in the wake of its decision earlier this year to reduce its workforce by more than 40%. The latest deal is an expansion of an existing relationship with Birch Coffee, a New York City-based coffee chain. …
Read More »PayPal Links on Canva and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/9/26
PayPal Holdings Inc. said its Payment Links are now available for Canva, a platform that enables users to sell videos, social posts, and presentations. Payment Links, which PayPal launched in September, allow users to receive money via text, email, or social media. Adyen NV introduced Intelligent Money Movement, which it says is …
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