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Following an integration with Global Payments Inc., AviaGames Inc., a skills-based mobile-game developer, is making it easier for U.S. Visa cardholders to receive payouts. San Francisco-based AviaGames says the Global Payments integration gives eligible U.S. players the ability to receive payouts directly to their eligible Visa cards, a service that …
November, 2026
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13 November
A Stablecoin Platform Attacks a Trust Gap to Launch AI Agents
Agentic commerce is coming to the world of stablecoins. Citing low consumer trust in AI agents, the London-based stablecoin-technology company Wirex has launched an AI agent platform called Navoka, which is set up to pay from a dedicated bank account and card. With Navoka, each agent gets its own wallet, …
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13 November
New News Brief headline for Web: OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Wallet and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/13/26
OpenAI, backer of the ChatGPT AI service, launched the ChatGPT Wallet. OpenAI said it was developed in partnership with American Express Co., Mastercard Inc., and Visa Inc. ChatGPT Wallet gives agents a secure way to pay on a user’s behalf. Users add a card once, then approve each purchase without …
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12 November
Merchants File Two Lawsuits Over OCC and NCUA Handling of Illinois Interchange Law
Upset with actions taken by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the National Credit Union Administration on the pending Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, a group of nine retail trade associations filed a pair of lawsuits against the federal agencies. Delayed until July 1, the Illinois law …
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12 November
Paysafe Disappoints Wall Street With Its Third-Quarter Results
Disappointing third-quarter results sent Paysafe Ltd.’s shares down in early trading Thursday, as the processor and digital-wallet company sought to reassure analysts and the market. One early action at the company is the appointment of a chief commercial officer, Rob Schonfeld, who arrived in that role Nov. 2 with experience …
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12 November
Workday Adds PayPal Direct Deposit and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/12/26
PayPal Holdings Inc. said direct deposit to a PayPal account is now an option in Workday’s Enhanced Direct Deposit program. Payments provider Checkout.com has agreed to process subscriptions and payments from client companies using SurveyMonkey in the U.S., Europe, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Many consumers—88%—are likely to shop at …
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11 November
The AI Upload: Kernel’s AI Tool Limits Card Data Exposure; 40% of Young Consumers Will Employ AI in Gift Shopping
The nascent use of artificial intelligence in commerce continues to make advances with Kernel, which supplies browser infrastructure for AI agents, completing an integration with Stripe Inc. and Agentcard to limit card data exposure when used in agent payments. San Francisco-based Kernel says this lets browser agents pay on a …
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11 November
Consumers Are Starting to Embrace Crypto Spending, Research Indicates
How close are consumers to everyday use of cryptocurrency, particularly as the holidays loom? Much depends on merchant acceptance and consumer sentiment, but on the consumer side of the equation, 34% of U.S. consumers are more likely than not to use crypto for holiday shopping, according to survey results released …
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11 November
Western Union Halts Intermex Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/11/26
The Western Union Co. announced it has terminated a previously announced agreement to acquire International Money Express Inc., or Intermex, citing what it termed as “unacceptable” final conditions of approval from the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation. The agreement, announced Aug. 10, valued Intermex at approximately $500 million. …
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10 November
Cash App Adds to Tag Collection with Nahmias Bandana
Cash App, the peer-to-peer and financial services app from Block Inc., will make its first Cash App Tag embedded in a piece of clothing available Nov. 17. Cash App Tags debuted in June with a wand and now includes heart- and mini-card shaped devices. The tags are NFC-enabled, physical payment …
