News

October, 2026

• 20 October

  AI’s Democratizing Bent Is Quickly Affecting Fraud Rates and Perpetrators

  

  A new classification of criminal has quickly emerged. One that identity verification and fraud prevention firm Socure Inc. labels the AI-Fluent Fraudster. In a new report, “From the Frontline: Fraud’s Napster Moment,” Socure explains why this new classification reflects the burgeoning impact of artificial intelligence. Not only is AI making …
• 20 October

  Nacha Reports More Faster Payments Gains

  

  Total payments on the nation’s automated clearing house network grew 5.9% year-over-year in the third quarter, a performance that included a 37% rise in same-day transactions, to 470.4 million, Nacha reported early Tuesday. The burst in same-day volume comes as companies and banks continue to move toward faster payments, whether …
• 20 October

  PAX Edge Released and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/20/26

  

  PAX Technology Inc. said it will work with engineering firm Omni Integration Inc. to launch PAX Edge, payment software designed to work with a range of gateway and backend environments, though not tied to a single processor. Cognizant announced it has a five-year agreement to install artificial intelligence technology for point-of-sale terminal …
• 19 October

  Fiserv Makes its Commerce Hub Available Globally

  

  Fiserv Inc. is bringing global availability to its Commerce Hub, which allows enterprise-size merchants to manage payments via a single link to Fiserv, the processor says. First offered in beta testing in 2022, Commerce Hub offers users a single integration for onboarding, APIs, reporting, and operational controls for Fiserv merchant services. …
• 19 October

  Square Enlists Marqeta for Its Business-Oriented Credit Card Program

  

  Square has adopted services from card-issuing platform Marqeta for the Square Credit Card, a business card aimed at use by merchants. The card runs on the American Express network and is part of an effort by Square to consolidate its card programs into a single processor. Square, a unit of …
• 19 October

  KORT Acquires AptPay and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/19/26

  

  KORT Payments said it will acquire AptPay Inc. to aid its expansion across North America. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both companies are based in Canada. Third-quarter spending on debit cards tracked in the Q3 2026 SoFi Tech Solutions Debit Spend Index increased 7.4% and transactions increased 5.9% …
• 16 October

  PAX Enlists Wink’s Face and Palm Checkout at the Point of Sale

  

  Point-of-sale terminal maker PAX Technology Inc. says it is enabling a deeper integration of Wink’s biometric checkout technology into many PAX POS devices. The integration means merchants that use the PAX PxRetailer and PxDesigner applications will be able to add Wink’s biometric enrollment and checkout capabilities to their PAX devices. …
• 16 October

  Marqeta Works With Coinbase on Cards Backed by Stablecoins

  
• 16 October

  CDE Enlists Bodega AI in New Platform and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/16/26

  

  CDE Solutions, a provider of retail point-of-sale technology, said it has worked with Bodega AI to develop an AI-based point-of-sale platform for independent retailers. Self Labs has launched Agent Vault, a payment and log-in layer requiring AI agents to sign in to make purchases on behalf of human shoppers without seeing …
• 15 October

  Initiatives From Mastercard And Visa Bring Stablecoin Payments Closer to the Mainstream

  

  Two of the world’s largest payments networks early Thursday announced programs geared to bring stablecoins further into the mainstream of money movement. Visa Inc. said its Visa Direct faster-payments platform is launching a commercial service that will incorporate stablecoins. And Mastercard Inc., with its BVNK unit, launched Mastercard Global Money …