News

April, 2026

• 24 April

  Western Union’s Core Business Struggles, but Digital Initiatives Grow

  

  Money-transfer provider The Western Union Co. is facing what it calls “headwinds” in its Americas consumer retail business, but the company is looking for growth in its new stablecoin and other digital operations. Total first-quarter revenue of $983 million was flat compared with a year earlier, Denver-based Western Union reported …
• 24 April

  FedNow Participants Get an API To Help Counter Fraud

  

  FedNow, the real-time payment service offered by the Federal Reserve, will make what it calls a network intelligence API available beginning April 28. The API means FedNow users, be they banks, credit unions, or service providers, will be able to access receiver account-level data seen over the instant payment network. …
• 24 April

  Maple’s Voice-Ordering Comes to Quantic and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/24/26

  

  Voice-ordering specialist Maple Inc. said it is working with Quantic POS, a cloud-based point-of-sale system provider, to make Maple’s artificial intelligence voice-ordering platform available to Quantic merchants. Coastal Pay Inc. released its updated payment gateway that offers easier surcharging and dual pricing compatibility. Buy now, pay later provider Sunbit said it is now available on …
• 23 April

  Zelle in Bill Pay Test with Truist

  

  Zelle, the peer-to-peer payment service launched in 2017, is testing a potential new use case with the announcement of a bill-payment pilot with Truist Financial Corp. The pilot will look at how consumers could use Zelle to pay recurring credit card bills, with the potential for other bill payments, such …
• 23 April

  Why AmEx Is Going Full Steam Ahead in AI

  

  The top brass at American Express Co. indicated early Thursday it’s been spending a good deal of time thinking about the implications of AI and agentic commerce, the shop-and-spend utility enabled by AI. Overall, the company’s conclusion is the technology will spur a boom not only for AmEx but for …
• 23 April

  ACI Connetic Adds Networks and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/23/26

  

  Citing network complexity, ACI Worldwide Inc. said its ACI Connetic, a single platform connecting to multiple major payments systems, now offers access to Fedwire, CHIPS, Swift, The Clearing House RTP, Zelle, and FedNow. A link to Nacha ACH is expected to go live next year. The service will also support stablecoin …
• 22 April

  Nuvei’s Direct Acquiring Move in Mexico Has Local and International Impacts

  

  Nuvei Corp. is making its next move in Mexico with the launch of direct acquiring. This will enable businesses to process card transactions locally through Nuvei’s own licensed infrastructures, Montreal-based Nuvei says. The move enables Nuvei to operate directly inside domestic payment systems in Mexico, which should help merchants improve …
• 22 April

  Tech Vendors Aim New Devices at a More Complex Point of Sale

  
• 22 April

  Block Expands Uber Deals and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/22/26

  

  Block Inc. said it will work with Uber Technologies Inc. to extend Square’s existing Uber Eats integration to worldwide markets and offer Cash App Pay within Uber and Uber Eats in the U.S. market. Paysafe Ltd. launched its PaysafeWallet, which features a debit card as well as a personal payment account supporting …
• 21 April

  The Decrease in Identity Fraud and Scam Losses Might Be an Omen, Javelin Suggests

  

  While there may be apparent good news in the 23rd edition of the Javelin Strategy & Research Identity Fraud Study, it’s likely premature to think that criminals and scammers are backtracking. In 2025, the combined impact of identity fraud and scams totaled $38 billion, down $9 billion or 18.6% from …