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Revenue from its stablecoin offerings grew smartly in the second quarter for cryptocurrency platform provider Coinbase Global Inc. against a backdrop of a tough digital currency market. New York City-based Coinbase reported Thursday that it posted $332.5 million in stablecoin revenue, up 38% from $240.4 million in the year-earlier quarter. …
August, 2025
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1 August
Ordr Lands a Stadium Pay Deal With the Orlando City Soccer Club
Major League Soccer franchise Orlando City SC has partnered with Ordr Technologies, an AI-powered payments platform for enterprise venues, stadiums, and teams, to process transactions at Inter&Co Stadium, the team’s home field. Salt Lake City, Utah-based Ordr will provide high-speed transaction processing with real-time analytics that will give Orlando City …
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1 August
Blackhawk’s Fold Gift Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/1/25
Payments platform Blackhawk Network Inc. is working with Fold Holdings Inc., a financial-services company specializing in Bitcoin, to widen distribution of the Fold Bitcoin Gift Card, launched in May. More online merchants are expected to begin offering the card in coming weeks, the parties say. Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network (WSPN) has launched Global …
July, 2025
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31 July
Furthering Its International Ambitions, Payroc Strikes a Deal to Acquire BlueSnap
Acquisitive merchant acquirer Payroc WorldAccess LLC has struck its latest deal, this time with a definitive agreement, announced Thursday, to acquire card-not-present payment processor BlueSnap Inc., which has seven offices around the globe. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Payroc, based in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, …
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31 July
Toast Brings Cellular Connectivity And An Intelligence Engine to Its Handheld Terminal for Restaurants
Toast Inc. early Thursday unveiled Toast Go 3, the latest version of its handheld point-of-sale terminal for restaurants. Toast Go 3 offers cellular connectivity, as opposed to Wi-Fi only, and includes ToastIQ, an intelligence engine intended to offer personalized recommendations. The addition of cellular connectivity will enable staff to use …
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31 July
Nuvei’s Latest Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/31/25
The processor Nuvei said it has expanded its global clearing and settlement services into the U.S. and Canadian markets. Mastercard Inc. reported second-quarter net revenue of $8.1 billion, up 17%, with net income of $3.7 billion, a 14% rise. Lightspeed Commerce Inc. reported June-quarter revenue of $304.9 million, up 15% from the same period …
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30 July
Visa Looks to Stablecoins and Remittances to Fuel New Growth Opportunities
With consumer spending remaining resilient, stablecoins and remittances represent future growth opportunities, Visa Inc. chief executive Ryan McInerney told equity analysts during the network’s 2025 fiscal third-quarter earnings call late Tuesday. On the stablecoin front, McInerney said Visa is supportive of the recently passed GENIUS Act, which provides a regulatory …
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30 July
COMMENTARY: The Cost of Friction: Rethinking the Payment Experience
In the world of payments, it’s easy to focus on the visible costs—processing fees, transaction expenses, vendor rates. But often, the real cost hides in plain sight. It shows up when a payment fails, when a customer gives up mid-transaction, or when confusion leads to a flood of support calls. …
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30 July
Cash App Launches Pools and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/30/25
Block Inc.’s Cash App has launched pools, a peer-to-peer payments capability that enables group payments with what Block calls “a few taps.” Routable, a provider of accounts-payable technology, said it will work with Brale, a stablecoin developer, to enable businesses to pay vendors and contractors in stablecoin through Routable’s platform. The blockchain …
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29 July
What Visa’s VAMP Means for You
There’s another acronym joining the payments world: VAMP is a new set of security measures and requirements coming from Visa. The full name is “Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program,” and it brings with it new challenges — and protections — for merchants, acquiring banks, and partners building payment solutions. Why does …
