Digital Transactions Authoritative, insightful and timely information for payments professionals
As payments executives wrestle with fast-moving trends in AI-driven commerce and in cryptocurrency, particularly stablecoins, card networks are gearing up to win more business in both markets. And network executives see those trends accelerating, creating opportunities to grab market share if they act fast. “Agentic commerce is the next evolution …
July, 2026
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30 July
Lightspeed’s Revenue up 5.8% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/30/26
Point-of-sale platform Lightspeed Commerce Inc. narrowed its first-quarter loss to $2.4 million from $49.6 million a year prior. Lightspeed reported its fiscal first quarter earnings ended June 30 with $322.7 million in revenue, up 5.8% from $305 million a year ago. In 2025, Lightspeed embarked on a two-pronged POS-based plan to improve its performance. …
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29 July
MoonPay’s Open Web Agentic Commerce Tool and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/29/26
MoonPay USA LLC launched PayBox, its payment vault for AI that enables a user’s AI agent to transact on the open internet without leaving the AI conversation they are in. Corporate payments processor Corpay Inc. announced Agent Card, a platform enabling creation of virtual cards for commerce conducted by AI agents. Cresora Commerce has …
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28 July
Speculation Ends as Klarna and Apple Debut a Leasing Program
Apple Inc. and Klarna AB are launching a new lease program called Apple Upgrade for Apple devices that sees consumers apply for a Klarna account. Consumers will use the Klarna app to monitor their Apple Upgrade account. Initially rumored last week, the now verified program offers users 12- and 24-month …
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28 July
Cross River Bank Powers X Money and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/28/26
X said it has become the first U.S. social-media platform to embed FDIC-insured, interest-bearing accounts, a Visa debit card, and other payments services. The move arises from a link between X Money and Cross River Bank. Working with equipifi, a buy now, pay later platform provider for financial institutions, MIT Federal Credit …
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24 July
Kurv Agent Targets Simplicity for Sales Agents
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 …
