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Block Inc.’s Square point-of-sale unit introduced Square for Drive-Thru, developed in partnership with The Howard Company and Nanonation, the system combines order capture, kitchen operations, and customer handoff, according to Square. PayPal Holdings Inc. formed a new multiyear partnership with the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks as a sponsor and exclusive digital ticket …
May, 2026
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8 May
PARTech Revenue up 19% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/8/26
Point-of-sale system and services provider PAR Technology Corp. posted $124 million first-quarter revenue, a 19.3% increase from $103.9 million in the 2025 first quarter. Part of the increase is attributed to a 15% year-over-year increase in quarterly subscription service revenue. It had a quarterly loss of $16.2 million, narrower than the year …
April, 2026
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29 April
Eye on Point of Sale: MoneyGram Adopts Stripe for Retail Locations; Lightspeed Divests Upserve
Stripe Inc. has notched money-transfer services as a customer category with MoneyGram’s adoption of the payment processor’s technology for its retail locations. Additionally, Lightspeed Commerce Inc. is selling Upserve, a hospitality point-of-sale platform it acquired in 2020. Dallas-based MoneyGram International Inc., which went private in 2023, says it will use …
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6 April
Corpay Unit Sold and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/6/26
Payments provider Corpay Inc. said it has closed on the sale of its PayByPhone unit to Lightyear Capital. Terms were not announced. The deal will cut Corpay’s 2026 revenue by approximately $75 million relative to its February guidance, the company said, though it continues to project 10% organic revenue growth for the …
March, 2026
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23 March
AI’s $500 Billion Retail Bump and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/23/26
AI in retail applications is expected to generate $500 billion in incremental volume by 2030, according to the “2026 Global Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail” report from Manhattan Associates. The report relies on research among more than 400 specialty retailers in global markets, including North America. Arguing that AI agents …
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5 March
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 …
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3 March
PAR Debuts Retail Drive and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/3/26
PAR Technology Corp., a payments-technology provider, has launched PAR Retail Drive, an AI tool aimed at aiding convenience stores and fuel retailers in data analysis and decision-making. Shift4 Payments Inc. said it has closed on its acquisition of Bambora North America, collectively the North American unit of Worldline, the big Paris-based processor. …
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2 March
Eye on Crypto: N3XT Partners With YouHodler; Barclays Eyes a Blockchain
N3XT Inc., a blockchain-powered bank, has partnered with YouHodler, a Web3 platform that supports crypto-backed loans, crypto-reward accounts, cryptocurrency trading, and universal currency exchange. Launched in 2025 by former Signature Bank executives, N3XT provides instant, programmable USD Coin business-to-business payments. A so-called narrow bank, N3XT Inc., uses smart contracts for automated, …
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2 March
Eye on Acquisitions: Bitcoin Depot Acquires Kutt; ECI Software Boosts Embedded Payments
ATM operator Bitcoin Depot Inc. is moving into the social-betting arena with the acquisition of Kutt, a peer-to-peer social-betting platform. Meanwhile, ECI Software Solutions Inc., a business-software and management-services firm, acquired fintech Drypowder to help modernize its financial services platform, including digital payments. Atlanta-based Bitcoin Depot, known for its cryptocurrency …
February, 2026
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20 February
GoDaddy’s Integration and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/20/26
Domain-name registrar GoDaddy Inc. said an integration with the MuleSoft Agent Fabric from Salesforce Inc. is intended help companies pinpoint AI agents and establish their identity before they get access to companies’ sensitive data. Advent International said it has agreed to sell two payments companies, Newpay and Group Prisma, to Visa Inc. Terms …