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With headquarters in Sweden and operations in 26 countries, Klarna AB is dropping the e-commerce border constraints, at least within its app with a new service called Consumer FX. On Wednesday, Klarna says app users will be able to shop at any participating Klarna merchant in the world and pay …
October, 2026
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21 October
COMMENTARY: What Credit Cards Taught Us About Winning Trust in Agentic Shopping
It’s hard to imagine today, but there was a time when typing a credit card number into a Web site felt risky. In the 1990s, most consumers preferred driving to a store to shopping online. E-commerce user interfaces were clunky, the connection was slow, and the security of card information …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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% …
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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. …
