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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 …
November, 2026
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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 …
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10 November
Fiserv Adds E-Commerce to Clover; AI Helps PAR Add Restaurant Chains
Fiserv Inc. early Tuesday announced it is building in AI-based e-commerce capabilities for its Clover point-of-sale technology. The new services are intended to help small businesses create and expand an online store while increasing product visibility via search and AI-enabled shopping sessions, according to Fiserv. The move comes as Fiserv looks …
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10 November
Repay Revenue up and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/10/26
Repay Holdings Corp. reported third-quarter revenue of $153.4 million, nearly double the revenue it reported for the same quarter a year ago, propelled by the addition of Kubra, a bill-payment platform Repay acquired June 1. Its net loss widened in the quarter to $10.4 million from $6.6 million a year ago. …
