Tuesday , December 16, 2025

Cleverbridge’s Adyen Tie-in and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/11/25

  • Cleverbridge Inc., a provider of merchant-of-record services for software companies, announced it will work with processor Adyen NV in an effort to ease growth for businesses looking to sell to customers globally.
  • Pushpay Holdings Ltd., a payments and donation platform specializing in houses of worship, said it has launched artificial-intelligence capability for giving data and other applications.

  • Restaurant POS provider PAR Technology Corp. has launched Smart Passes, a loyalty service that allows users of Apple and Google wallets to automatically receive points, perks, and offers from PAR clients.
  • Payments advisory firm TSG said it is working with Payforge, a software engineering firm specializing in payments infrastructure, to create a technology enablement service that combines consulting and the full breadth of development.
  • Merger activity will accelerate in banking in 2026 as companies look to boost growth to compete with rivals expanding organically, according to ACI Worldwide Inc.’s “Top Ten Payments Predictions” report.
  • Payment security specialist PCI Pal said it is accelerating its development plans for model context protocol for conversational AI services. The protocol is a communication standard for enabling AI models to connect to a company’s applications and databases.
  • Conduit introduced multicurrency virtual accounts, which allow users to receive dedicated virtual bank account numbers and international bank account numbers tied to regulated bank accounts. The move is said to simplify global payments in either fiat currency or stablecoins.
  • Automated clearing house rule-maker Nacha said VendorInfo joined the Nacha Preferred Partner for Account Validation, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention program.
  • Online fraud prevention firm Socure named Matthew Thompson president and chief commercial officer, promoting him from chief revenue officer.
  • MassPay Holdings LLC named Ran Grushkowsky, a cofounder, its chief executive effective Jan. 1. He replaces former CEO and cofounder Jeffrey Katz, who will remain active on the MassPay board of directors.

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