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The Fiserv Small Business Index remained unmoved at 148 in October from September. Both year-over-year sales and transactions were up in October, up 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively, but this was the slowest annual sales growth rate since February, Fiserv Inc. said. Consumers pulled back on their spending at restaurants and other discretionary …
November, 2025
October, 2025
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22 October
An Acquisitive Shift4 Bids for Worldline’s U.S. and Canadian Assets
Shift4 Payments Inc. announced late afternoon Tuesday it is negotiating details with Worldline S.A. to acquire the big French processor’s acquiring assets in the United States and Canada. The negotiations, which Shift4 says are exclusive of other parties, would result in the big U.S. processor picking up Bambora Inc., Bambora …
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10 October
Deloitte’s Forecast for APP Fraud and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/10/25
Advisory firm Deloitte issued a report that forecasts authorized push payment fraud in the United States could conservatively swell to $12.4 billion in losses or more aggressively to $18.2 billion by 2028 from the 2024 tally of $8.3 billion. Payroc World Access LLC has closed on its acquisition of BlueSnap Inc., a payments-orchestration and …
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2 October
Priority Expands in Automotive Servicing, Adding Dealer Merchant Services
Priority Technology Holdings Inc. announced early Thursday it is expanding aggressively into automotive servicing with its acquisition of DMSJV LLC, also known as Dealer Merchant Services, a payments provider whose capabilities include surcharging to help dealers cover transaction costs. Terms were not announced, but Alpharetta, Ga.-based Priority said a $35-million increase …
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2 October
An Digital Tip Win and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/2/25
Instant Financial USA Inc., a platform that digitizes payments for hourly workers, said it has been chosen by the Munson Group to launch digital tips and paycards for workers at Munson’s 33 Sonic Drive-In and Buffalo Wild Wings locations. Theatre Capital announced it has acquired AllPaid Inc., a payments platform serving …
September, 2025
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30 September
Nuvei’s AI Onboarding Agent and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/30/25
Nuvei Corp. launched its artificial intelligence-enabled Integration Agent. The tool could help merchants and Nuvei’s partners onboard within hours instead of weeks, Nuvei said. Bank of America Corp. announced its AI-based Ask Global Payments Solutions service, which the banking giant says can answer questions within seconds for its 40,000 business clients globally. …
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29 September
Eye on Processors: Worldpay’s All In on Embedded Finance; An Acquisitive Fiserv Strikes Another Deal
Embedded payments and embedded finance have taken on an almost viral adoption within the payments industry, and the latest to tweak their services is processor Worldpay Inc. with its new Embedded Finance Engine. In related news, Fiserv Inc. says it will acquire StoneCastle Cash Management in a bid to better …
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26 September
Fiserv Acquires Smith Consulting Group and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/26/25
Fiserv Inc. said it has acquired Smith Consulting Group, a Lake Mary, Fla.-based advisory service for community banks and credit unions. Terms were not disclosed. Reverb, a marketplace for musicians, has introduced its Reverb Wallet, which allows sellers to use marketplace earnings to buy new musical gear. The wallet was developed …
August, 2025
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27 August
Worldpay’s Toothy Processing Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/27/25
Worldpay LLC announced it will continue processing payments for Henry Schein One under a new long-term contract. A dental-software house, Henry Schein One, serves 75,000 practices. Worldpay is in the process of becoming part of Global Payments Inc. Private-equity firm GTCR has acquired Innovative Systems, a 27-year-old provider of payments and bill-processing software. …
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22 August
Revenue Forecast for Open Banking Firms and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/22/25
Revenue for all firms offering open-banking technology will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16% to $11.7 billion by 2028, up from $5.5 billion in 2023, according to a report from management consulting firm MarketsandMarkets, which singles out Plaid, Envestnet, Finicity, and MX Technologies as primary U.S. developers of the …