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Shift4 Payments Inc. executive chairman and founder Jared Isaacman was again nominated by President Trump to serve as the NASA administrator. An earlier nomination of Issacman to that role was withdrawn by Trump in May. U.S. Bank launched Split World Mastercard, a credit card that enables automatic no-fee, no interest equal monthly payments …
November, 2025
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4 November
T-Mobile Teams With Capital One On Rewards Cards; CPI Card Group’s Arroweye Boost
Wireless carrier T-Mobile has partnered with Capital One Financial Corp. to issue a no-fee credit card that allows cardholders to use the card’s rewards toward the purchase of a new phone or accessories from T-Mobile, and also to pay their monthly bill. The new card was announced by both companies …
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4 November
Global Payments Notes Updates to Its Genius POS Tech As Worldpay Looms
Global Payments Inc. early Tuesday heralded updates for its Genius point-of-sale technology as it celebrated a recent regulatory ruling that speeds up the company’s $22.7 billion deal for the processing giant Worldpay. “We now expect to close on Worldpay in the first quarter of 2026,” chief executive Cameron Bready told …
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4 November
MivaPay Launches and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/4/25
E-commerce platform Miva Inc. launched MivaPay, developed with PayPal Holdings Inc., to make it easier for merchants to accept payments. Video-game commerce company Xsolla updated its Web Shop and Buy Button services. Payments provider Usio Inc. said it processed 16.2 million transactions in the third quarter, a record volume. Gaming payments specialist Pavilion Payments said Barton’s Club 93 …
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3 November
Toast And Uber Expand Their Relationship
Restaurant point-of-sale provider Toast Inc. has further expanded its agreement with ride-sharing technology provider Uber Technologies Inc. to help restaurants in the United States and Canada better manage digital ordering, enhance the guest experience, attract new customers, and increase sales. New tools the two companies plan to create include customer …
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3 November
COMMENTARY: Small Businesses Are B2B E-Commerce’s Biggest Blindspot
Digital platforms are reshaping expectations for how companies manage the transaction experience for customers of all sizes. The shift in business buying is changing both the speed of commerce and the scale of opportunity for providers. The B2B e-commerce market is barreling toward $3 trillion by 2027, according to Forrester …
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3 November
Fiserv SMB Index Steady and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/3/25
The Fiserv Small Business Index remained unmoved at 148 in October from September. Both year-over-year sales and transactions were up in October, up 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively, but this was the slowest annual sales growth rate since February, Fiserv Inc. said. Consumers pulled back on their spending at restaurants and other discretionary …
October, 2025
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31 October
VerifiedX’s Butterfly; BitRail Expands Its Funding Option; Bitcoin Bancorp Integrates Technology for ATMs
The VerifiedX Foundation has launched Butterfly, a social-payment and commerce platform that allows users to send and receive VFX, the native VerifiedX cryptocurrencies—Bitcoin, USDT, and USDC coins—instantly via text message, email, or any social-media handle. The new service combines the ease of the Venmo and Zelle peer-to-peer payments networks with the sovereignty of blockchain …
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31 October
COMMENTARY: How AI-Powered Deepfake Voice Scams Are Redefining Account Takeover
The financial-services industry faces a threat even more sophisticated and convincing than traditional cybercrime: AI-powered deepfake voice scams. Unlike conventional account-takeover attempts that rely on stolen credentials and digital channels, these attacks use artificial intelligence to replicate customers’ voices with startling accuracy. They are able to bypass traditional authentication methods …
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31 October
Atomic Launches PayDirect and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/31/25
The fintech Atomic Financial announced its launch of PayDirect, a service that it says lets consumers view, manage, and pay bills directly from a bank or fintech app. Zip Co Ltd., a payments-app developer, announced it is working with Forage Technology Corp., a processor for government benefits, on a plan to waive …