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Ramp Acquires Juno and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/16/26
New York City-based payments and corporate card platform Ramp Business Corp., said it has acquired Juno, a platform that offers travel arrangements for non-employee travel. Terms were not announced. Ramp’s deal for Juno was preceded by its Friday announcement that it has acquired Billhop, a payments provider licensed in the United Kingdom …
Read More »BHMI’s Canada Debit Improvements and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/13/26
Payment-software developer BHMI announced enhancements aimed at supporting debit processing in Canada on its Concourse Financial Software Suite, touching on settlement, reconciliation, dispute management, and reporting capabilities. Indiana has become the first state to impose a ban on cryptocurrency kiosks, alleging the machines have been used to steal millions of dollars from scam …
Read More »Fintechs Dominate BNPL, But Bank-Branded Products Rank Higher, JD Power Finds
As of January, some 37% of U.S. consumers had used buy now, pay later financing when making a purchase within the prior 90 days, a 5% increase from a year earlier, according to JD Power’s annual BNPL study. Half of these consumers were under the age of 40. JD Power …
Read More »Brighty Launches an API for Agentic Banking
Brighty, a Poland-based financial-technology platform that bridges digital finance and traditional banking, has launched an application programming interface that enables AI agents to perform banking tasks. The API enables AI agents to check balances across all accounts, send payments, convert currencies in real time, manage payroll, and reconcile transactions. In …
Read More »ICBA Adds Jack Henry to Preferred Program and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/9/26
Processor Jack Henry & Associates Inc. announced its anti-fraud platform, Financial Crimes Defender, has been adopted by the Independent Community Bankers of America in the ICBA’s Preferred Service Provider program. Affiniti Finance Inc., which offers corporate cards, bill pay, and banking services, said it has reached a financing agreement with Column N.A., …
Read More »The Top 50 Originators Account for 91% of Total ACH Commercial Payments Volume, Nacha Says
The Top 50 originating financial institutions handled 30.7 billion automated clearing house payments in 2025, up 4.7% from 2024, and accounted for 91.4% of the ACH Network’s total commercial payments volume, down from for 93.8% in 2024, according to Nacha, the rules-setting organization for the ACH network. The Top 50 …
Read More »CPI Revenue up 13% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/5/26
CPI Card Group Inc. posted improved fourth quarter and full year 2025 results with $153.1 million in fourth quarter revenue, up 22.4% from $125.1 million in the year prior quarter. Its net income for the quarter of $7.4 million was an 8.8% increase from $6.8 million a year earlier. For the …
Read More »Crypto Bank Kraken Financial Is the First Digital Bank to Receive a Federal Reserve Master Account
Kraken Financial, a Wyoming-based special-purpose depository institution operated by Payward Inc., has become the first digital bank to get a Federal Reserve master account. With the account, Kraken will be able to settle transactions directly on core payment rails in the United States, such as Fedwire, the Federal Reserve’s real-time …
Read More »Pixel Watch Adds Express Pay and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/4/26
Google updated the software for its Pixel Watch with an express-pay feature that enables users to turn and tap a Pixel Watch against an NFC-equipped point-of-sale reader to make a purchase without the need to first open the Google Wallet app. E-commerce retailer Newegg Commerce Inc. said it has added Venmo as a …
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