Crypto Payroll Payments? and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/9/25

A state senator in Oklahoma has introduced the Bitcoin Freedom Act, a bill that would legalize payroll and vendor transactions in Bitcoin in that state. The move follows the state’s passage last May of a Bitcoin Rights bill.
FV Bank, a digital financial institution, has expanded its stablecoin offerings with an integration to PayPal USD for direct deposits and outbound payments.
BlueSnap agreed to serve as North American billing partner for MarginEdge, a developer of technology for restaurants.
Cross-border payments platform Nium has issued a Diners Club International card for the platform’s travel customers, making the company one of the first worldwide travel card issuers to offer cards from four major networks, Mastercard Inc., Discover, which owns Diners Club, UATP, and Visa Inc.
U.S.-based Transcard announced it has extended its payments-orchestration platform into Canada for business-to-consumer and business-to-business transactions.
In related news, payments-orchestration platform IxoPay announced it will work with Riskified to reduce payments-fraud risks.
Amazon.com Inc. said Fossil.com, a watch and accessories seller, is the latest merchant to adopt Buy With Prime, a service that lets members shop at online stores using their Prime benefits.
Kevin Canada has been promoted to chief sales officer at Echelon Payments. Canada is a 17-year veteran of the company.

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