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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 …
June, 2026
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
