FIDO Eyes Agentic Standards and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/28/26
Digital Transactions News staff
April 27, 2026
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Digital Currency, E-Commerce, Electronic Bill Payment, Fraud & Security, Law and Regulation, Mobile Commerce
- The FIDO Alliance said it will develop interoperable standards for agentic interactions and commerce and has formed the Agentic Authentication Technical Working Group to oversee that effort.
- BlueSnap, a unit of Payroc, said it now provides local acquiring services in New Zealand. This enables BlueSnap to process payments through a domestic acquiring bank rather than route transactions across borders.
- Artemis, a design, sales, and financing system for roofing companies, has released Artemis v4.0, which includes an integration allowing contractors to collect payments from homeowners without leaving the platform.
- Some 49% of small-business owners over 50 plan to retire within the next decade, but two-thirds of younger potential buyers will walk away if the business operates with outdated payment systems, according to the 2026 Zelle Small Business Pulse Report, which surveyed a mix of 750 older business owners and younger potential entrepreneurs in March.
- Aven Financial Inc. announced the Aven Bitcoin Visa Card, developed with technology provider BitGo Inc. and featuring a credit line of up to $1 million backed by the holder’s bitcoin assets as well as unlimited 2% cash back on purchases.
- Tyfone Inc. said its nFinia Digital Banking service has begun offering real-time check-fraud protection to community banks via its integration of check-image consortium technology from Mitek Systems Inc.
- Scams that gull consumers into authorizing payments on their own devices are bypassing critical fraud-detection routines that rely on signals regarding device used and payee identity, according to the “2026 NICE Actimize Fraud Insights Report, U.S. Payment Fraud Edition.”
- Klarna AB said it will offer its point-of-sale financing options to customers of Quay, a global eyewear brand, on Quay’s Web site and at all of its 24 U.S. stores. Klarna’s offerings include pay in full, pay in 30 days, and pay in four installments, as well as longer-term financing.
- Affirm Holdings Inc. announced a May 13-15 promotion called The Big Nothing when it will promote a zero annual percent rate on many products.
- Advisory firm TFG Payments released its CX Performance Monitor Report: The State of U.S. Credit Card Performance.
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