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Payments provider Kurv is applying the notion of all-in-one access not just for its merchants, but for its sales agents, too, with the release of Kurv Agent. The online portal contains several tools that agents might have had to access one-by-one. Among the suite of tools is the ability to …
July, 2026
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24 July
Mastercard Tweaks Virtual Card Program and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/24/26
Mastercard Inc. unveiled enhancements to Mastercard in Control, its platform for virtual card numbers, including advanced virtual card controls and a single connection to the payments network’s network of embedded-payments partners. Point-of-sale platform Lightspeed Commerce Inc. launched its Lightspeed with Meta Conversions API for Lightspeed Retail. The utility helps merchants understand how Meta ads …
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23 July
Eye on POS: Verifone’s Move Against Skimming; SUNMI’s Multifunctional POS
Verifone Inc. announced early Thursday it has been awarded a U. S. patent on technology that protects point-of-sale terminals and unattended payment devices from card skimming. The move comes as estimates indicate skimming losses grew 5% last year, reaching approximately $1 billion in the U.S. market. In skimming attacks, bad …
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23 July
Early Warning Lawsuit Dismissal Denied other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/23/26
A New York state lawsuit filed against Early Warning Services LLC and its Zelle peer-to-peer platform can continue, a judge ruled this week. Filed in August, the suit alleged Zelle failed to protect users from fraud. Zelle intends to appeal, Reuters reported. Forty-five percent of U.S. households expect to use a buy now, pay …
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22 July
Qu Pay Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/22/26
Restaurant point-of-sale system maker Qu released Qu Pay, a service that combines payment processing, guest identity, order intelligence, and capital access into a single platform. Restaurant chain Roy Rogers was among the first to adopt Qu Pay. MNEE Pay, a stablecoin payment platform found that 62% of U.S. stablecoin holders have converted …
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21 July
How Stablecoins Are Becoming Currency for ‘Everyday Transactions’
Stablecoins have been on payments companies’ radar screens for years, but only recently has the digital currency gained the credibility needed to move processors, merchants, and users toward using stablecoins for everyday payments. The latest example of this emerged early Tuesday with an announcement from Mesh, a San Francisco-based crypto …
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21 July
NMI Debuts Its Smart POS Terminal; MagTek Pairs with Star Micronics on Access Tokens
Payments provider NMI has added to its point-of-sale terminal lineup the Axium SmartPOS, which works across merchant types. In related news, MagTek Inc. says it will provide digital access tokens, which replace keys and passwords, for Star Micronics devices. Schaumburg, Ill.-based NMI says the new terminal uses POS equipment maker …
