Tuesday , September 29, 2026

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Miracle Pay’s POS Crypto Plan and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/26/26

Miracle Pay, a provider of payments technology for merchants, said it will work with zerohash, a provider of cryptocurrency technology, to enable stablecoin acceptance at both physical and online merchants. At the point of sale, consumers will use crypto wallets on their phones to fund transactions. A survey of 1,000 consumers …

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Walmart’s OnePay Expands Apple Pay Wallet Support

OnePay, the financial-services company majority owned by Walmart Inc., is adding support for Apple Inc.’s wallet for its credit cards, enabling cardholders to use their cards to make Apple Pay transactions. The OnePay debit card has supported Apple Pay since 2022. Adding Apple Pay support coincides with Walmart enabling contactless …

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Kraken Debuts in the U.S. a Debit Card Backed by 600-Plus Fiat And Digital Assets

The digital-asset trading platform Kraken announced the U.S. launch of its Krak Card, a debit card that allows users to conduct transactions in cash and digital currencies. Issued by Kansas City, Mo.-based Lead Bank, the card can be used at Visa-accepting merchants and offers up to 2% cash back. Stripe Issuing …

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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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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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Maverick Picks Findustry AI and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/13/26

Findustry AI, an artificial intelligence platform specializing in payments, said its Chargeback Agent program is available for merchants processing with Maverick Payments. Chargeback Agent helps merchants automatically collect evidence from merchant systems, interprets card network requirements, builds the rebuttal, and submits responses, reducing the time to respond to a chargeback and potentially …

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Eye on Small Business: Square Expands its Credit Card Program; J.P. Morgan Backs Dream Payouts’ Launch

Small businesses dominate the U.S. economy, and two payments companies are taking steps to ensure they offer relevant services. First, Square added 3% cash back on Square Bill Pay transactions and the ability to pay vendors even if they don’t accept cards. And, with J.P. Morgan Payments’ backing, Dream Payments …

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Eye on BNPL: Splitit’s Move in Auto Repair; Sezzle’s Sizzling Quarter

The buy now, pay later platform Splitit says it will offer its installment-payment services in the automotive-repair and services business through a partnership with 1stMILE, a loyalty and payments platform specializing in that industry. The move comes as many automobile-servicing costs are rapidly developing into necessary rather than discretionary transactions. …

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