Tekion Taps Klarna and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/21/26
Digital Transactions News staff
May 21, 2026
Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, E-Commerce, Electronic Bill Payment, Fraud & Security, Marketing, Mobile Commerce
- Buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB said Tekion Corp., developer of software for the automotive retail industry, will make Klarna available to customers using the Tekion Automotive Retail Cloud platform.
- Flywire, a payments-technology platform, announced an agreement to expand an existing link to Driftwood Hospitality Management to support payments at nearly 90 Driftwood hotels.
- Visa Inc. released its “Spring 2026 Biannual Threats Report” that finds criminals are using artificial intelligence and social engineering in more instances to manipulate consumers into authorizing payments themselves.
- Bill-payment firm doxo released its “2026 State-by-State Bill Pay Market Report” that found the average U.S. household pays a median of $2,095 per month to essential bills, or 30% of the national median household income.
- Fresha, a management and payments platform for beauty and wellness businesses, announced it has received an $80-million investment from funds managed by KKR.
- American Express Co. and Main Street America announced the small businesses across the U.S. that collectively will receive more than $10 million under the Amex Shop Small Grants Program.
- U.S. restaurant POS provider Toast Inc. has agreed to sponsor the International Chamber of Commerce UK Trade & Export Initiative, which will support hospitality brands as they expand operations into the U.S. market.
- ACI Worldwide Inc. announced an extension of its agreement to support payment processing in Tanzania through that country’s national payments provider, UBX Tanzania Limited. UBX processes 1.3 million transactions monthly.
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