Mobile Commerce

With at least two AI agents available that can make payments on behalf of users, payments companies are preparing for a larger role for agentic commerce. American Express Co. Tuesday published a framework for trusted agentic commerce, something it hopes could be part of a larger standard for the payments …

The stablecoin platform Rain announced early Tuesday it is offering non-custodial stablecoin wallets that stand behind Rain’s cards, making the cards usable at 175 million merchant locations around the world, the New York City-based company says. Founded five years ago, Rain became a Visa principal member in 2024, following up …

Independent sales organization Deposyt has joined the reseller ranks for Square, the acquiring unit of Block Inc. Tempe, Ariz.-based Deposyt says merchants with the ISO’s agents can now use Square’s platform and receive support from Deposyt. That means local help, Deposyt says in a statement, instead of a support queue. …

The Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether Block Inc. stopped short of assisting Cash App users whose accounts had been frozen or deactivated, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Block, the parent company of the point-of-sale technology platform Square and the financial technology Cash App, froze or deactivated Square accounts holding funds …

With the U.S. buy now, pay later market predicted to increase to $423.08 billion in volume by 2031, according to ResearchandMarkets.com, BNPL providers are busily updating and developing their products. Among them are equipifi Inc., with a tweak to its decision utility, and Zip Co Ltd. enlisting Google Cloud as …

The Solana Foundation said Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support stablecoins on Solana’s blockchain, enabling U.S. wallet users to send money cross border using Circle Internet’s USDC stablecoin starting the last week of this month. There are 82 million active Samsung Galaxy mobile devices in the U.S. market and …

Ransomware victims around the world totaled 2,760 in the third quarter, up 21% from the second quarter and 75% from the same period last year, according to the Q3 2026 Ransomware and Cyber Threat Insights Report from GuidePoint Security. Hospitality technology provider Mews released survey results that found 89% of guests …

Banking infrastructure provider Increase said it will use services from Spade to enable real-time merchant data for card transactions to appear on statements provided to consumers. FIS Inc. also said it would use Spade to provide clearer debit card descriptors. PAR Technology Corp. updated Bridg, its identity resolution and shopper …

Onboarding merchants is a critical part of acquiring, and two companies are tailoring their efforts to make it as easy and safe as possible. Payroc WorldAccess LLC released its Payroc for Developers platform to help software companies, independent software vendors, and development teams expedite their Payroc integrations. Meanwhile, LegitScript updated …

The processor Nayax Ltd. said it has reached a distribution partnership with Allied Electronics Inc., allowing Nayax Fuel to offer its VPOS Media 5 outdoor payment technology to fueling stations throughout the U.S. market. The announcement comes as cards now account for 81% of pump transactions, up from 64% 10 …