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With the holiday shopping season underway, consumers are likely reviewing their lists with a keen eye on their budgets, making buy now, pay later and gift cards options a consideration for many, suggests the 2026 Consumer Holiday Spending Study issued by the Electronic Transactions Association and TSG, a payments-research organization. …
November, 2026
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2 November
Adyen Looks to Canadian Lending; Pateno Buys XTM
Smaller Canadian merchants are skating on thin ice as the holiday season approaches, according to survey results from the payments provider Adyen NV. The company’s research indicates merchants are battling soft consumer spending as well as mounting costs and tariff headaches, leaving little margin for further pressure, Adyen says. Such …
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2 November
Panacea’s PlexPay Launches and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/2/26
Fintech Panacea Financial Holdings Inc. released PlexPay, its healthcare payment platform that integrates merchant processing, point-of-sale and digital payments, patient financing, and automated payment posting. Panacea said as of Sept. 30, its platform had approximately $7 billion in annual transaction volume, a 100% year-over-year increase. Beauty and wellness booking technology Fresha announced …
October, 2026
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30 October
Checkout.com Is the Latest Merchant Services Entity To Add Passkey Support
With 5 million passkeys in use worldwide, as of May according to the FIDO Alliance, the authentication technology is gaining ground over traditional usernames and passwords. Merchant services company Checkout.com is the latest to adopt the technology with its use the Visa Payment Passkey. A passkey consists of a key pair that …
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30 October
Alternative Airlines Zip Addition and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/30/26
Zip Co Ltd., a provider of point-of-sale credit programs, said it has expanded a partnership with flight-booking platform Alternative Airlines to include a new car-rental program the platform is offering. SeatGeek, operator of an online marketplace for event tickets, announced a multi-year renewal of its contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers …
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29 October
NCR Voyix Scoops up Bruster’s; Shopify Broadens AI Agent Access
Point-of-sale equipment and services provider NCR Voyix Corp. has lined up Bruster’s Real Ice Cream with a multiyear deal that will see NCR Voyix provide Aloha Next POS devices and Voyix Kitchen technology on nearly 700 devices in 230 stores. Founded in 1989, Bruster’s has corporate and franchise locations; both …
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29 October
Mastercard’s Plans for a ‘Turning Point’ in Agentic Commerce
One of the biggest trends in payments these days is agentic commerce, and the major card networks are making sure they can master the trend on behalf of banks and merchants. The payoff can be substantial. “AI is changing how commerce happens, and that leads to more transactions for Mastercard,” …
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29 October
Samsung Wallet’s Cash Back Perk and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/29/26
Samsung Electronics America launched Samsung Wallet Perks with a new feature that enables U.S. Galaxy users to earn cash back from brands directly to their Samsung Cash Cards. The rewards program now includes merchants in the Rakuten network. American Express Co. said eligible U.S. cash back card members can redeem …
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28 October
Identity Theft and Scam Fallout Is More Than Financial, ITRC Finds
Consumers victimized in financial scams and fraud tend to feel that impact not just financially, but emotionally, too, finds a new Identity Theft Resource Center report. The “2026 Consumer Impact Report” determined that, among general consumer scam victims, 33.7% experienced an adverse impact, compared to 17.3% among traditional identity theft …
