- Payments platform PayMaple LLC launched a new accounts-payable service enabling vendor payments via real-time payments, the automated clearing house, or virtual cards. The last option is expected by the third quarter, the company says.
- Vitesse, a specialist in claims payments for the insurance industry, is working with Five Sigma Ltd., a claims-management platform based on artificial intelligence, to speed claims payments.
- Point-of-sale equipment distributor BlueStar said it now offers connectivity services from iONLINE, an enterprise grade connectivity platform.
- Law firms that take online payments are among those reaping “significant benefits,” with 59% taking in “significantly” more fees online, according to the 2025 Legal Industry Report from Affinipay, which surveyed more than 2,800 legal professionals.
- Payments provider Blackhawk Network said it has completed its integration of Tango Card, enabling clients to embed rewards and customize them as needed, Blackhawk says. Blackhawk agreed 13 months ago to buy Tango. Terms were not disclosed.
- Xsolla (USA) Inc., a developer of payments capability for video games, launched its loyalty-as-a-service feature, which it says enables developers to include rewards as part of game purchases.
- Cryptocurrency-payments platform Mesh has closed on an $82-million Series B funding round led by Paradigm. The round brings total investment in Mesh to more than $120 million.
- Authvia has agreed to integrate an identity-verification platform from AuthenticID into its Text-to-Pay and Conversational Commerce platforms.
- The Electronic Transactions Association appointed Patrick Russell vice president of government affairs. Russell comes to the ETA from the Surety & Fidelity Association of America, where he was director of government affairs.
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