North’s Merchant Management API gives Wholesale ISOs, Full Service Providers (FSPs), and Payment Facilitators deep, CRM-style control over their merchant portfolios through a modern, developer-friendly interface. It is designed for partners that own risk, manage underwriting, and want to differentiate themselves with custom tools and portals for both internal teams …
February, 2026
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19 February
Akeneo Taps Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite; Funnel Processes Its First Rent Payment Using ChatGPT
Akeneo, a provider of product information and product-experience applications, is partnering with Stripe Inc. to help businesses enable agentic commerce. Under the terms of the deal, Akeneo, which enables automated product data enrichment through native generative AI capabilities, will enable businesses to activate product data for agentic commerce channels by …
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19 February
Klarna Clocks Growth As It Looks to Banking Services
Klarna AB released numbers early Thursday that indicate the payments company’s processing breadth is growing rapidly. News of Klarna’s fourth-quarter 2025 performance also comes as the company looks to further its growth as a global digital bank. “We’ve been executing on a clear plan: acquire customers through seamless payments, then …
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18 February
Choosing the Right Payment Processing Partner: A Checklist for Software Platforms
After everything you’ve invested in building your platform, the last thing you need is a payment processing partner that slows you down. For integrated software vendors (ISVs), payments aren’t just another feature or add-on. Your payment processor becomes a direct extension of your product, your brand, and the experience you …
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18 February
Bluefin Links to Basis Theory and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/18/26
Bluefin has partnered with Basis Theory, a tokenization and vaulting platform, to allow sensitive payment data to be captured, tokenized, and used across channels. The two companies say they will implement a unified token strategy across in-store, call center, online, and backend payment environments without expanding PCI scope or introducing new …
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17 February
Airbnb Expands Reserve Now, Pay Later Globally
Airbnb Inc. has expanded its Reserve Now, Pay Later booking option worldwide. The service enables travelers to reserve properties and rooms without an upfront payment to reserve the space. Full payment is due prior to the closing of the free cancellation window, which is set by the property owner. The …
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17 February
A Global Survey Uncovers a Strong Following for Stablecoins
Research released early Tuesday argues stablecoins have made their move out of niche applications and into the mainstream of international payments, propelled by fast transactions and perceived security. That’s according to the “Stablecoin Utility Report” from stablecoin-technology provider BVNK, with research conducted by YouGov among more than 4,600 digital-currency users …
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17 February
Can/Am’s Teller Payments and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/17/26
Can/Am Technologies Inc. has introduced Teller Payments, aimed at helping state, local, and education agencies process payments within Can/Am’s Teller Government Cashiering system. The processor Fiserv Inc. is supporting the service through its independent software vendor partner program. Metropolitan Commercial Bank, based in New York City, is one of the first …

