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January, 2026

• 26 January

  PAR Tech Beefs up Its Stake in Hospitality With a Deal for Bridg

  

  Hospitality-payments specialist PAR Technology Corp. announced it will acquire Bridg Inc., a provider of identity technology and shopper data, from Cardlytics Inc. for $27.5 million, payable in shares of PAR common stock. Cardlytics agreed to pay $350 million in cash to acquire Bridg in 2021. The deal, which the parties …
• 26 January

  Another CCCA Avenue? and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/26/26

  

  The Merchants Payments Coalition released a letter from it and 350 merchant groups in support of the Credit Card Competition Act urging that the bill be attached to a proposed cryptocurrency marketplace structure legislation. The measure is expected to be discussed Tuesday by the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. The New England Automated …
• 23 January

  CapOne To Acquire Brex and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/23/26

  

  Capital One Financial Corp. said it will acquire Brex Inc., a San Francisco-based specialist in corporate cards and expense-management software, for $5.15 billion in stock and cash. Brex founder and chief executive Pedro Franceschi will continue in that role. The deal is expected to close by mid-year. Visa Inc. said it will …
• 22 January

  Stablecoins Are a Mainstream Form of Digital Payments, Zerohash Finds

  

  Stablecoins have moved into the mainstream of digital payments, according to a report from cryptocurrency platform provider zerohash. In 2025, stablecoin transaction volume as measured in U.S. dollars increased nearly seven-fold year over year, while the average transaction size rose 157%. In addition, the number of customers actively transacting with …
• 22 January

  PayPal To Acquire Cymbio and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/22/26

  

  PayPal Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Cymbio Ltd., a payments-orchestration platform, with a closing expected in the first half of the year. Terms were not disclosed. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. announced Lightspeed AI along with a number of other new services. The AI service is aimed at aiding merchants in decision making …
• 21 January

  Eye on Processing: Regions Bank Picks Worldpay; CU Switches to Velera

  

  Regions Bank, with 1,250 branches, will use payment processing services from Worldpay, a unit of Global Payments Inc., for its Regions Merchant Services business. Meanwhile, credit union service organization Velera says Financial Center First Credit Union chose it for credit and debit card processing services. Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Bank, part …
• 21 January

  DXC’s Euronet Integration and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/21/26

  

  Virginia-based software provider DXC Technology Co. said it will integrate its Hogan core-banking platform with the Ren payments-processing service from Euronet Worldwide Inc. in an effort to help banks and fintechs speed up the launch of card-issuing and payments offerings. The financial-services platform OnePay announced it will work with Klarna AB to offer Swipe …
• 20 January

  Forage Partners With Adyen to Process SNAP Payments

  

  Forage Technology Corporation Inc. has partnered with Adyen NV to enable Adyen merchants in the United States to accept SNAP EBT payments. Some 42 million U.S. consumers receive the benefits. SNAP, short for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federal assistance program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s …
• 20 January

  Payoneer Acquires Boundless and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/20/26

  

  U.S. payments platform Payoneer Global Inc. said it has acquired Boundless Technologies Ltd., an employer-of-record platform based in Ireland. Terms were not disclosed. RapidWorks Inc., a software developer for the heavy construction equipment industry, launched Rapid Payments, a service to help contractors collect, track, and manage payments within the RapidWorks system. TreviPay unveiled its …
• 19 January

  How Steak ‘n Shake Slashed Costs With Crypto; MEXC Launches a Crypto Credit Card

  

  Restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake says it has reduced its transaction fees by nearly 50% compared to credit card acceptance costs, while at the same time increasing sales by 15%, since it began accepting bitcoin last May. Steak ‘n Shake has nearly 400 locations in the United States. Steak ‘n …