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Citigroup Inc.’s U.S. consumer-cards business says it will acquire card-marketing specialist Kard Financial Inc., while card issuer processor platform Lithic pairs with Monavate and online-gaming specialist Grandstand Ltd. issues a high-limit debit card. Citi, which has not disclosed terms of its deal, says New York City-based Kard provides personalized rewards …
August, 2026
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14 August
Dealer Cash Picks PSQ Payments and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/14/26
PSQ Holdings Inc. said its PSQ Payments unit is a processing partner of Dealer Cash LLC, a collateral protection insurance and consumer lending provider to more than 100 automotive dealerships. Paysafe Ltd. announced a title partnership with Envision Racing, a team competing in Formula E events. The partnership will be known as Paysafe Envision …
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13 August
A Year In, Zelle tag Enrollment Surpasses 1 Million Small Businesses
Just one year since its launch, the Zelle tag, a personalized identifier to make it easier for small businesses to accept Zelle payments, is in use with more than 1 million small businesses and has an average daily enrollment of 3,500 in the first two quarters of 2026, Zelle says. …
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13 August
Paysafe Looks to First Half ’26 Momentum for a Strong Finish
Growth in iGaming helped drive overall payment volume for Paysafe Ltd. in the June quarter as the company recorded a 5% year-over-year rise in volume in its merchant-solutions unit, to $37.3 billion. The favorable results arrived as the company has “resolved matters that have hung over the company for some …
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13 August
Maverick Picks Findustry AI and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/13/26
Findustry AI, an artificial intelligence platform specializing in payments, said its Chargeback Agent program is available for merchants processing with Maverick Payments. Chargeback Agent helps merchants automatically collect evidence from merchant systems, interprets card network requirements, builds the rebuttal, and submits responses, reducing the time to respond to a chargeback and potentially …
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12 August
Full-Service Payments Provider vs Retail or Wholesale ISO or PayFac-as-a-Service: Why the Difference Matters
“White-label” has become a popular term in the payments ecosystem, alongside ISO, PayFac, and PayFac-as-a-Service. There are many ways to bring a branded payments experience to the market. Some providers own the underwriting, risk, and operational infrastructure behind that experience. Others rely on a third party to provide these functions.While …
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12 August
Five Years Later, the Beneficial Ownership Rule Will End
Created as part of the Corporate Transparency Act in 2021, a rule that required millions of U.S. small businesses to report their ownership structures to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, will officially end following a final rule from FinCEN. The original reporting rule, meant to combat money laundering …
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12 August
How Merchants Are Exploiting E-Commerce Tech And Strategies
As e-commerce expands, issues pile up for both online merchants and their customers. One such problem concerns shipment tracking, a necessary function when packages go awry. That issue creates opportunity. Early Wednesday, Veho Tech Inc. announced an integration with the e-commerce giant Shopify that offers real-time delivery tracking data directly …
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12 August
SMBs Readily Employ AI and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/12/26
A survey from Stax Payments found that 80% of small and midsize business executives have used artificial intelligence services for work they otherwise would have hired an advisor to complete. The survey, conducted in June, was of 500 U.S. business executives. Sionic said its Instant Bank Pay and Fraud Detection service, which it announced last …
