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Digital payments last year generated $354 billion in economic output and supported more than 2 million jobs in the United States, says a report from the Electronic Transactions Association. In addition, each job directly related to digital payments supported an additional 2.6 jobs in the economy outside the digital- payments …
January, 2026
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15 January
A World Cup Betting Boom? and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/15/26
Research from the processor Paysafe indicates strong interest in online betting during the 2026 World Cup, with 19% of consumers globally planning to place their first online bet during the tournament. Block Inc.’s buy now, pay later service, Afterpay, said 96% of pay-in-four users who shopped during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday …
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12 January
Worldpay Sale Closes and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/12/26
The private-equity firm GTCR said the previously announced $24.25-billion sale of processor Worldpay to Global Payments Inc. has closed. As a result of the transaction, GTCR will own roughly 15% of Global Payments’ equity, the investment firm said. GTCR acquired a majority stake in Worldpay in July 2023 from the processor FIS Inc. Global …
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9 January
An ISV Deal for PointsKash and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/9/26
Payments and rewards platform PointsKash Inc. said it has signed a new independent software vendor (ISV) agreement with payments processor Paysafe, allowing PointsKash to integrate Paysafe’s processing capabilities into its app. NCR Voyix Corp. announced it has begun to outsource its self-checkout and point-of-sale hardware businesses to technology firm Ennoconn Corp. under a …
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8 January
PayPal’s Copilot Checkout Venture and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/8/26
PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will support the launch of Microsoft Corp.’s Copilot Checkout capability, part of the company’s Copilot technology. PayPal will enable discovery of merchant inventory and enable branded and guest checkout and credit card payments as part of the program. Modulr Finance Ltd. announced it is launching its real-time …
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7 January
Jack in the Box Ready with Qu and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/7/26
The Jack in the Box Inc. restaurant chain has completed the installation of the Qu POS Inc. commerce platform in its 2,100-plus locations in 15 months, Qu said. Qu announced the Jack in the Box win in 2024. PayPal Holdings Inc. launched its Transaction Graph Insights & Measurement program, aimed at providing merchants with data …
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6 January
COMMENTARY: Stablecoins and Cards: Why the Either/Or Debate Misses the Point
The stablecoin hype is real. The pitch sounds irresistible: instant settlement, lower costs, fewer intermediaries. So, will the world move on from cards to stablecoins? Nope. Why not? Because it’s more nuanced than that. Stablecoins and cards aren’t competing for the same job. Rather, they solve different problems in the …
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5 January
Digital Transactions 2025 Top 10 Countdown
A recap of the top 10 posts on DigitalTransactions.net in 2025. #1 Eye on AI: Worldpay Adds AI Safeguards; Pushpay’s Approach to AI [Aug. 14] As artificial intelligence use builds in the commercial world, its manifestations in consumer-facing payments applications continue to emerge. The latest developments include processor Worldpay using Trulioo’s …
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5 January
Flutterwave’s Latest Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/5/26
The U.S.-based payments-technology company Flutterwave Inc. announced it has acquired open-banking tech specialist Mono Technologies Nigeria Ltd. in an effort to support alternative payments across the African continent. Terms were not announced. SoundHound AI Inc., a specialist in conversational AI technology, said its Amelia 7 agentic AI technology will allow users inside …
December, 2025
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31 December
Routable Adds FedNow to Speed Accounts Payable
[Aug. 15] Routable, a San Francisco-based accounts-payable platform provider, has expanded its support for real-time payments through connectivity to FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s 2-year-old real-time payments platform. With the addition of FedNow, Routable says its customers have the ability to send instant payments to as many as 85% of bank …
