News

July, 2026

• 13 July

  The healthcare payments industry has a perception problem

  

  The real threat to healthcare ISOs isn’t competition; it’s irrelevance Lisa Brooks, Vice President, Healthcare Partnerships For years, merchant service providers (MSPs) and ISOs have approached healthcare as just another vertical. There’s a bit more compliance, a few integrations, and maybe a longer sales cycle. But beneath the surface, something …
• 13 July

  Payoneer Pushes Development Effort

  

  Payoneer Inc. is continuing its software-development push with the opening of a new developer hub in India this week. In June, processor Nuvei Corp. said it would acquire Payoneer in a $2.75 billion deal that is expected to close mid-2027. New York City-based Payoneer says the hub, in Gurugram near …
• 13 July

  Mastercard Looks to Sell a Major Piece of Vocalink, Its U.K. Payments Business

  

  Mastercard Inc. is looking to sell a majority interest in its United Kingdom-based Vocalink payments-processing business, according to press reports that emerged early Monday. DeliveryCo, a technology company backed by U.K. banks and payments platforms, is reportedly a potential buyer. A 51% stake in 19-year-old Vocalink could fetch nearly $535 …
• 13 July

  NuBank Receives Bank Approval and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/13/26

  

  Nu Mexico, a Mexico-based, 7-year-old credit card issuer with 15 million customers, received approval from regulators to begin doing business as a bank, making it the country’s largest digital bank. Singapore-based Webuy Global Ltd. launched its Smart Travel Card, which features assistance by AI agents in trip preparation, transportation, and payments, among …
• 10 July

  Online Sales Platform Digistore24 Adds Instant Bank Payments

  

  E-commerce platform Digistore24 Inc. is adding another payment option, one that allows consumers to pay directly from their bank accounts for purchases made at merchants that use the platform. Dubbed Instant Bank Payments, the service is available for U.S. transactions and is enabled by a Stripe Inc. service, Stripe Link. …
• 10 July

  Circle Wins Approval of Its Banking Plan

  

  Circle Internet Group Inc. said its plan to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., has been approved by the Comptroller of the Currency. The bank’s operating name will be Circle National Trust. Circle submitted its banking application June 30 last year and received conditional approval in December. The move …
• 10 July

  Crypto Exchange BingX Debuts its Debit Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/10/26

  

  BingX, a cryptocurrency exchange and AI company, launched its BingX Visa Debit Card, which allows users to spend stablecoins globally. The issuer is Wirex, a stablecoin technology developer and principal member of Visa. PayPal Holdings Inc. said its PayPal USD stablecoin is now issued natively on the Polygon, a blockchain network, through …
• 9 July

  Proof and Enigma Take on Agentic Trust with a Certificate Program

  

  Identity-authorization network Proof and business-identity platform Enigma Technologies Inc. are looking to a new certificate program to take on the issue of how to trust businesses operating in an agentic-commerce environment. Announced Thursday, the program, called Business Certificates, will be a verified credential layer that identifies a participating business to …
• 9 July

  Swift Launches a Service Based on Tokenized Money; Nium Buys Cypher

  

  A blockchain ledger developed by the financial-messaging platform Swift debuted with an announcement early Thursday by the Brussels-based network. Declaring the system “ready for initial use,” Swift said the technology will enable cross-border payments at all times of day or night using tokenized deposits, or digital equivalents of fiat currency. …
• 9 July

  Organic’s Specialist Platform and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/9/26

  

  Organic Payment Gateways unveiled a dedicated payment-processing platform aimed at serving legal, U.S.-based ketamine clinics. There are an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 ketamine clinics in the U.S. Automobile brand Mazda said it is making the payments and operations platform UpdatePromise available to its dealers. Most recently, UpdatePromise in February began supporting PayPal and Venmo. Visa …