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Klarna Group plc said it will support the AI-based Agent Payments Protocol from Google Inc. The technology allows shopping agents to find and buy products according to criteria set by consumers. Xplor Pay announced a partnership with Gatemaster Technology, a point-of-sale and ticketing software provider, that sees Gatemaster customers gain access to …
October, 2025
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10 October
Ripple Gains an Investor As BIT Mining Pushes AI for Crypto for Blockchain
Cryptocurrency picked up more momentum in payments Thursday as C1 Fund Inc. bought shares in Ripple Inc. C1, which focuses on digital assets and blockchain technology, did not announce the extent of the investment or other financial terms. Ripple is well-known in payments for its XRP ledger, a decentralized blockchain …
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10 October
Proof.com Launches a Digital Identity Solution to Combat AI Deep Fakes
Identity-verification platform provider Proof.com has launched Certify, a product intended to combat falsification of signatures created through the use of artificial intelligence. With Certify, users can cryptographically authorize a digital signature on any type of content, such as wire instructions, tax returns, and legal agreements, using a verified legal identity. …
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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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9 October
Klarna And Affirm Tap Google’s Tech Stack
Buy now, pay later lenders Klarna AB and Affirm Inc. are separately partnering with Google Inc. to enhance their technology stacks. Klarna announced early Thursday it is partnering with Google Cloud to fast-track development of consumer-centric products and marketing campaigns within the Klarna app. Google Cloud is the commercial arm …
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9 October
Stablecoins Remain Hot As Banks Vie For Issuance And Related Services
Action in the payments industry on stablecoin plans appears to be perking up since President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law this summer, legislation whose rules are expected to spark more action by mainstream payments players on issuing and accepting the digital currency. One example emerged Wednesday with …
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9 October
$45.5 Trillion in Card Purchases and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/9/25
New research from Datos Insights found that credit and debit cardholders globally made 1.1 trillion purchases worth $45.5 trillion in 2024. Buy now, pay later provider Splitit launched its Agentic Commerce Partner Program, an invitation-only effort to bring card-linked installment payments to autonomous shopping agents. Some 86% of restaurant operators are comfortable with the …
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8 October
Socure Unveils Customizable Fraud Detection; Thredd’s Single Point Fraud Monitoring
Socure, an AI platform for digital identity verification and fraud prevention, announced early Wednesday the launch of Hosted Flows, fraud-detection technology that enables users to build, customize, and deploy branded identity verification and fraud prevention capability without the need for programming code. With Hosted Flows, product, risk, and compliance teams …
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8 October
Square’s Latest Release Marks Food and Beverage Updates Along with AI and Bitcoin Changes
Six months after fully revising its point-of-sale app and adding modes to enable merchants to tailor it to their needs, the acquirer is out now with what it says is its largest update to its food and beverage platform. Square, a unit of Block Inc., also released updates to Square …
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8 October
Worldpay’s East West Tie-in and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/8/25
The processor Worldpay said it will offer commercial and business customers of East West Bank access to point-of-sale, e-commerce, and loyalty technology under a new agreement. FIS Inc. has agreed to sell Worldpay to Global Payments Inc. in a deal that is expected to close in the first half of next year. Block Inc. has …