News

February, 2026

• 25 February

  Verifone Expands Its Ties to Unzer; MANTL Partners With MeridianLink

  

  Verifone Inc. announced early Wednesday it has expanded its partnership with payments-solutions provider Unzer Group GmbH. Verifone will integrate its hardware and processing technology into Unzer’s UnzerOne platform. The expanded partnership will enable merchants to deploy a unified payment system from checkout to payout across in-store and online channels, Verifone …
• 25 February

  How Circle Is Marrying Stablecoins With Agentic Commerce

  

  Stablecoins aren’t new, but they’ve become big business in recent years as companies and governments look to leverage the digital money—and regulate it. That’s helping to drive growth for specialists in the business. And now one such company, Circle Internet Financial, claims it’s swallowing more and more share in this …
• 25 February

  Choosing the Right Payment Processing Partner: A Checklist for Software Platforms

  

  After everything you’ve invested in building your platform, the last thing you need is a payment processing partner that slows you down. For integrated software vendors (ISVs), payments aren’t just another feature or add-on. Your payment processor becomes a direct extension of your product, your brand, and the experience you …
• 24 February

  New York Unveils BNPL Regs

  

  New York Governor Kathy Hochul late Monday unveiled new rules to regulate buy now, pay later lenders in the state. The proposed regulations, the governor says in a statement, are intended to protect residents of the state from excessive BNPL fees and the misuse of personal data, and require greater …
• 24 February

  FIS Doubles Down on Issuing While Riding an AI Wave

  

  With its sale earlier this month of Worldpay to Global Payments Inc., FIS Inc. is focusing on its longstanding business in card issuing for banks, a business where it sees strong returns, especially as banking mergers unfold—but it’s not seeking just any bank. “Our strategy is partnering with banks growing …
• 24 February

  Citgo App Adds ACH and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/24/26

  

  Fuel retailer Citgo Petroleum Corp. launched Citgo PlusPAY, a mobile payment method that now offers automated clearing house payments. Processor accesso Technology Group has renewed through 2030 an agreement to handle ticketing for the State Fair of Texas. The fair takes place over 24 days in the fall, attracting more than 2 million …
• 23 February

  RevSpring Acquires TrustCommerce to Beef up Patient Payments

  
• 23 February

  Stablecore Marks Jack Henry Integration to Enable Stablecoin Payments And Acceptance

  

  Stablecore, a company that helps banks and credit unions offer stablecoins and related digital-asset services, joined the Fintech Integration Network from Jack Henry & Associates Inc. in a bid to broaden stablecoin accounts, payments, and acceptance. Jack Henry’s Fintech Integration Network enables fintechs to offer their services to financial institutions …
• 23 February

  Article Adds Klarna Option and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/23/26

  

  Buy now, pay later specialist Klarna AB has agreed to offer payment options at online checkout for customers of Article, a Canadian furniture retailer. Delaware-based payments platform WanderWallet, a specialist in transactions based on local payment methods, said it has launched its service in Bolivia using QR codes. The gift card platform Tillo will offer …
• 20 February

  TNS Launches Smart Routing Technology 

  

  Transaction Network Services Inc., an infrastructure-as-a-service provider that connects businesses to point-of-sale terminals and ATMs, has launched TNSPay SmartRoute, a cloud-based transaction-routing solution that allows merchants, processors, and acquirers to define and adjust routing rules in real time. Users can decide how to route a transaction based on specific criteria, …