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July, 2026

• 23 July

  Eye on POS: Verifone’s Move Against Skimming; SUNMI’s Multifunctional POS

  

  Verifone Inc. announced early Thursday it has been awarded a U. S. patent on technology that protects point-of-sale terminals and unattended payment devices from card skimming. The move comes as estimates indicate skimming losses grew 5% last year, reaching approximately $1 billion in the U.S. market. In skimming attacks, bad …
• 23 July

  Early Warning Lawsuit Dismissal Denied other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/23/26

  

  A New York state lawsuit filed against Early Warning Services LLC and its Zelle peer-to-peer platform can continue, a judge ruled this week. Filed in August, the suit alleged Zelle failed to protect users from fraud. Zelle intends to appeal, Reuters reported. Forty-five percent of U.S. households expect to use a buy now, pay …
• 22 July

  2026 May Become an Ominous Year for ID Theft; The Number of Victims Already Exceeds 2025’s Total

  
• 22 July

  Zero Hash And Marqeta Work to Issue Cards Backed by Stablecoins

  
• 22 July

  Qu Pay Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/22/26

  

  Restaurant point-of-sale system maker Qu released Qu Pay, a service that combines payment processing, guest identity, order intelligence, and capital access into a single platform. Restaurant chain Roy Rogers was among the first to adopt Qu Pay. MNEE Pay, a stablecoin payment platform found that 62% of U.S. stablecoin holders have converted …
• 21 July

  How Stablecoins Are Becoming Currency for ‘Everyday Transactions’

  

  Stablecoins have been on payments companies’ radar screens for years, but only recently has the digital currency gained the credibility needed to move processors, merchants, and users toward using stablecoins for everyday payments. The latest example of this emerged early Tuesday with an announcement from Mesh, a San Francisco-based crypto …
• 21 July

  NMI Debuts Its Smart POS Terminal; MagTek Pairs with Star Micronics on Access Tokens

  

  Payments provider NMI has added to its point-of-sale terminal lineup the Axium SmartPOS, which works across merchant types. In related news, MagTek Inc. says it will provide digital access tokens, which replace keys and passwords, for Star Micronics devices. Schaumburg, Ill.-based NMI says the new terminal uses POS equipment maker …
• 21 July

  Samsung’s Card and Wallet and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/21/26

  

  Samsung Electronics America launched its Samsung Galaxy Card, a Visa card embedded directly in the Samsung Wallet and the electronics company’s first credit card product in the U.S. market. The card carries no annual fee and offers 5% cash back on Samsung purchases online or in-store. Fiserv Inc. announced it will be …
• 20 July

  Eye on POS: Datacap’s SureTap Debuts; Global POS Transactions to Top $41 Trillion by 2031

  

  Datacap Systems Inc. is entering the softPOS arena with its new SureTap point-of-sale application, with which merchants can use their own devices. Any new transactions made with the application will contribute to the other bit of Monday’s POS news. The total value of global POS transactions are forecasted to reach …
• 20 July

  Accel’s Green Valley Deal Speeds Its E-Gaming Ambitions

  

  Accel Entertainment Inc. will support approximately 600 gaming terminals located in Green Valley Grocery Convenience Store locations across Southern Nevada following an agreement announced early Monday between Accel’s Century Gaming Technologies Nevada unit and Green Valley. Green Valley, which operates nearly 90 stores, is owned by Anabi Oil, an Upland, …