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Ask Maps brings artificial-intelligence commands to Google Maps, with Square and Toast Inc. among the first point-of-sale system companies to enable agentic food ordering within Maps. Google is integrating elements of its Gemini AI engine into its Maps product to enable users to ask for complex, multi-step tasks such as …
August, 2026
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6 August
The Past Will Not Be Prologue, Fiserv’s Top Executive Promises
Fiserv Inc. has had a tough year, with changes in top management, earnings misses, a slowdown in growth in its key merchant business, and pressure from activist investors. But its new chief executive early Thursday sought to reassure Wall Street that the recent past will not be prologue, even as …
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5 August
Full-Service Payments Provider vs Retail or Wholesale ISO or PayFac-as-a-Service: Why the Difference Matters
“White-label” has become a popular term in the payments ecosystem, alongside ISO, PayFac, and PayFac-as-a-Service. There are many ways to bring a branded payments experience to the market. Some providers own the underwriting, risk, and operational infrastructure behind that experience. Others rely on a third party to provide these functions.While …
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5 August
Swift, J.P. Morgan And BofA Usher in Faster International Money Transfer
Swift, a financial-messaging platform, said its new international money-transfer service is now live in the United States, with Bank of America Corp. and J.P. Morgan online with the service. The move follows recent launches in Canada and Germany. Swift says the new service will show recipients the full transaction amount …
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5 August
Toast Payment Volume up 22% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/5/26
Point-of-sale technology provider Toast Inc. reported gross payment volume of $60.7 billion for the June quarter, up 22% year-over-year, as total locations served also grew 22%, to approximately 180,000. Revenue totaled $290 million, up nearly 28%, with net income totaling $154 million, a 93% rise. Also, BHW Hotels, parent of WorldHotels, Best Western, …
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4 August
The healthcare payments industry has a perception problem
The real threat to healthcare ISOs isn’t competition; it’s irrelevance Lisa Brooks, Vice President, Healthcare Partnerships For years, merchant service providers (MSPs) and ISOs have approached healthcare as just another vertical. There’s a bit more compliance, a few integrations, and maybe a longer sales cycle. But beneath the surface, something …
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4 August
Eye on AI: Minty Makes Shopify Integration; Pie Merits AmEx Investment
As more consumers consider how artificial-intelligence services can help with the shopping experience, payments and commerce providers are preparing. Minty, an AI shopping app, is now available to merchants on the Shopify Inc. platform. And, Pie Tech Inc. has received more funding, this time from Amex Ventures, to help merchants …
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4 August
Stablecoins Come to Money Transfers Via Western Union’s Stablecard
The Western Union Co. and payments-technology developer Rain have launched a digital wallet and credit card that can enable money transfers using stablecoins from a card-linked account. Called Stablecard, the product works with the stablecoin USDPT, also introduced Tuesday. Stablecard is going live in 37 markets, according to Western Union, …
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4 August
Illinois Mandates Cash Acceptance and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/4/26
Illinois merchants accepting in-store payments will have to accept cash payments in addition to other payment methods on transactions of less than $500 beginning Jan. 1, 2028, following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signing of House Bill 4592. Priority Commerce said it completed an integration with ticketing provider SeatGeek that provides SeatGeek clients with the …
