Real-time Payments

August, 2025

• 20 August

  Gr4vy’s Airline Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/20/25

  

  The payments-technology firm Gr4vy Inc. said it will work with Datalex, a technology provider for airline e-commerce, to enable payment orchestration capabilities for the airline industry. Payments provider Priority Technology Holdings Inc. said it has closed on an acquisition of revenue agreements and customer relationships owned by Boom Commerce, a Priority reseller. Priority said it expects …
• 19 August

  Nuvei’s Zuora Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/19/25

  

  The processor Nuvei Corp. announced an integration with Zuora Inc., a technology developer for subscription businesses, to provide payments technology for Zuora clients. The subscription market globally is forecast to reach $996 billion in volume by 2028, compared to $593 billion last year, according to Juniper Research data cited by Nuvei and …
• 18 August

  No Summer Holiday for RTP As Volume Increases

  

  Taking time off and getting away may be top-of-mind for many in the summer, but the payments system has little time for that, especially real-time payments networks. Real-time payments over the RTP network from The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC, increased over both the Memorial Day and July 4 weekends, …
• 18 August

  Payoneer Partners with Stripe and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/18/25

  

  U.S. payments fintech Payoneer Inc. announced it will work with Stripe Inc. to offer an improved Payoneer Checkout service for small and medum-size merchants, starting in the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration will enable more payment methods, including buy now, pay later from Affirm Inc. and Klarna AB and digital wallets from Apple …
• 15 August

  Booking.com’s New Rewards Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/15/25

  

  Booking.com has launched its Genius Rewards Visa Signature credit card, offering travel-related rewards and issued by First Electronic Bank. Xsolla, a commerce company for game developers, said its Pay Station platform now supports pay by bank in the U.S. market and the Affirm buy now, pay later service in the U.S. …
• 11 August

  Shift4’s Blue Origin Crypto Plans and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/11/25

  

  Shift4 Payments Inc. said it is working with Blue Origin, a space technology company, to enable customers to pay for space flights with cryptocurrency and stablecoins. Payments technology provider Thunes announced a deal with Ontop, a payroll and financial platform, to enable freelancers and remote workers real-time access to their earnings. Payments technology …
• 8 August

  Fintiv Sues Apple over Apple Pay Technology Claims and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/8/25

  

  Fintiv Inc., a digital-wallet developer, has sued Apple Inc., alleging the iPhone maker stole mobile-wallet technology from Fintiv to further its development of Apple Pay. The case was filed in the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. Apple Pay debuted in October 2014. Fintiv at the time was known as …
• 7 August

  Finzly Moves to Support Stablecoins, While Ripple Acquires Stablecoin Platform Rail

  

  Finzly, a developer of payments technology for financial institutions, says it is preparing to support stablecoins and tokenized deposits. The move is aimed at helping financial institutions remain relevant as programmable money becomes more common, the company says. Programmable money is a digital form of currency that can be programmed …
• 1 August

  Stablecoins Prove To Be a Reliable Revenue Source for Coinbase

  

  Revenue from its stablecoin offerings grew smartly in the second quarter for cryptocurrency platform provider Coinbase Global Inc. against a backdrop of a tough digital currency market. New York City-based Coinbase reported Thursday that it posted $332.5 million in stablecoin revenue, up 38% from $240.4 million in the year-earlier quarter. …
• 1 August

  Blackhawk’s Fold Gift Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/1/25

  

  Payments platform Blackhawk Network Inc. is working with Fold Holdings Inc., a financial-services company specializing in Bitcoin, to widen distribution of the Fold Bitcoin Gift Card, launched in May. More online merchants are expected to begin offering the card in coming weeks, the parties say. Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network (WSPN) has launched Global …