Point-of-sale

October, 2026

• 9 October

  ISO Deposyt Joins the Square Reseller Ranks

  

  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. …
• 9 October

  Block Wrestles With an FTC Inquiry Into Cash App

  

  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 …
• 8 October

  Ransomware Victim Count up  and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/8/26

  

  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 …
• 7 October

  Fiserv Claims Another Clover Score

  

  Visitors to Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, home field of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and college football’s University of Miami Hurricanes, are now tapping and dipping their credit and debit cards at Clover Sport point-of-sale terminals. Fiserv Inc., which owns Clover, says 1,020 Clover Station Duo POS terminals and integrated scanners …
• 6 October

  Eye on Acquiring: Payroc’s Integration Essentials Targets Developers; LegitScript Expands Its Merchant Underwriting Tools

  

  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 …
• 6 October

  Nayax Partners With Allied for Gas Sales; Partner Tech’s Self Checkout for Gas Stations

  

  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 …
• 6 October

  Retail Payments up 5.7% in Canada and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/6/26

  

  Canadian consumers made 26.7 billion retail payments in 2025 totaling $12.9 trillion, up 5.7% in value over 2024, according to the Canadian Payment Methods and Trends Report released Tuesday by Payments Canada. Point-of-sale system maker NCR Voyix Corp. said its new integration with TruAge, a digital age-verification service, will help its …
• 5 October

  Consumer Sentiment Improved in September, Fiserv’s Index Shows

  

  Consumers made fewer shopping trips in September but demand for back-to-school supplies helped boost overall sales, according to Fiserv Inc.’s Small Business Index, released early Monday. All in all, the index for September registered at 146, up one point from August and a 2.2% increase from the same month last …
• 5 October

  Basware Acquires Fraud Fighter TrustPair and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/5/26

  

  Invoice-management platform Basware has closed on its acquisition of Trustpair, a fraud-prevention technology provider focused on payments. Terms were not disclosed. The deal was announced in late August. The digital-asset trading platform XT Exchange launched a scan-to-pay capability for its XT Pay service, allowing XT app users to make purchases …
• 2 October

  Surcharging Rules are Multiplying, and ISVs Are in the Middle

  

  Surcharging compliance, once the sole domain of card brands, has spread into a patchwork quilt of state regulations that is making software providers and their payments partners feel the squeeze. The issue has little to do with the card brands, which altered their rules in 2013 to allow surcharging on …