News

June, 2026

• 24 June

  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 …
• 24 June

  Fiserv and Strivve Partner to Help Banks with the Coveted Card-on-File Spot

  

  Landing the top-of-wallet spot remains a coveted and enviable location for card issuers, and its online counterpart—card-on-file—is no less sought after. That’s what processor and banking services provider Fiserv Inc. is working on with Strivve Inc. to help issuers get more of their cards stored as card-on-file. Announced Wednesday, the …
• 24 June

  A Deal With Tellus Power Is Nayax’s Latest Move in EV Charging

  

  Charging stations for electric vehicles have emerged recently as a potentially significant source of payments volume. The latest development emerged late Tuesday with an announcement from Tellus Power Global Ltd. that it will work with the processor Nayax Ltd. to support what the partners call an integrated charging and payments …
• 23 June

  Eye on Rewards: C-Store Chain Bolla Picks PARTech; PointsKash To Broaden Availability

  

  Convenience-store operators are keen for any edge when it comes to attracting and retaining consumers. Bolla Oil Corp., operating c-stores under the Bolla Market moniker, launched its first customer loyalty program using technology from Par Technology Corp. to help with that effort. In related news, PointsKash Inc. will work with …
• 23 June

  Growth in AI for Shopping Will Depend on Trust

  

  The idea of using AI agents to shop online on the consumer’s behalf intrigues payments providers and consumers alike, but the full rollout of this technology is going to depend on how much buyers and processors can trust the technology, according to survey results released early Tuesday. That need for …
• 23 June

  PCI Pal Adds Passkey Option and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/23/26

  

  PCI Pal has launched a passkey customer authentication service that it says allows merchants to verify customer identity at the start of a transaction. Fraud prevention specialist Scamnetic rebranded its IDeveryone Payment Protection division as PayVerify. Integrated Research launched Iris for Card Payments, AI technology that it says assists payments companies in detecting transaction …
• 22 June

  Consumers Are Tasking AI To Help With Returns

  

  Consumers are putting artificial-intelligence tools to work when making return claims for items they’ve purchased. Fifty percent are using services such as ChatGPT and Claude to help draft return or refund claims, finds the “Rewriting Rules on Return” report released by Riskified, a fraud-prevention services provider. That results in many …
• 22 June

  A Startup Works With Visa to Offer Real Time Payouts Cross Border

  

  The cross-border payments startup Nuvion said early Monday it will work with Visa Direct, a faster-payments network, to enable businesses to send real-time payouts globally. The service is aimed at smoothing faster payments to a host of everyday recipients, including suppliers, contractors, and customers, Nuvion says. Founded only in 2024, …
• 22 June

  MoneyGram’s Next Crypto Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/22/26

  

  MoneyGram joined the Solana blockchain system and is part of the Solana Developer Platform. MoneyGram launched its MGUSD stablecoin earlier this month. Stablecoin blockchain Plasma launched Plasma One, an everyday stablecoin-spending capability, in its mobile app. KuCoin’s KuCoin Pay, a payments service based on cryptocurrency, said it is expanding its payments offering, based on recognition of …
• 19 June

  Splitting Rent Payments May Help On-Time Payment Rates: Study

  

  Rent, the 12-times-a-year installment payment many consumers make, could benefit from splitting further into two payments a month, suggests a study released by Flexible Finance Inc., also known as Flex. New York City-based Flex commissioned the study, which was completed by San Francisco-based research firm MetroSight. Flex enables tenants to …