Monday , March 30, 2026

John Stewart

Starting as an editor on Bank Network News at Faulkner & Gray, John ultimately played a key role in starting, editing, and publishing many of F&G's flagship publications, including Credit Card Management, Card Technology, Card Marketing, and Collections & Credit Risk. Before co-founding Boland Hill Media, John was a group publisher at Thomson Media responsible for a $10 million division embracing magazines, newsletters, and Web sites.

Its Intense Focus on Blockchain Opens Opportunities for BTCS

Blockchain Technology Consensus Solutions Inc., better known as BTCS, early Friday reported a nearly four-fold jump in blockchain revenue for 2025, to $15.2 million. The result comes as operators in so-called traditional finance begin to take a greater interest in blockchain technology and the companies that develop it. Total revenue …

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Bluefin Launches BluePOS, Aimed at PAX Devices

Bluefin Payment System LLC, an Atlanta-based company specializing in payments security at the point of sale, late Wednesday launched BluePOS, payment software designed for point-of-sale devices from PAX Technology Inc. The new technology, which uses Bluefin’s PayConex gateway, signals a move by the company to develop new products completely in-house …

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Feedzai Unveils RiskFM, Aimed at a Frustrating Plague of Financial Fraud

With nearly three-quarters of major U.S. banks reporting an increase in fraud losses last year, developers of fraud-prevention technology are scrambling to offer solutions. In the latest example, the Portugal-based technology company Feedzai has announced RiskFM, a tool the company says replaces a singular reliance on card-network data with information …

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A New Connection Lets PayPal Open Venmo to International Transfers

For years, PayPal has maintained two separate peer-to-peer payment services, though the brand it promotes most often for this capability is Venmo. But Venmo users have not been able to send money outside of the United States, limiting its utility. Now, that’s changed. Early Monday, PayPal announced a new link …

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Square’s Latest Deals Show Its POS Directions As It Seeks More Merchants

Square Inc., the point-of-sale technology platform from Block Inc., announced two new deals late Wednesday and early Thursday that underscore its POS ambitions both domestically and abroad. In Chicago, Square said a seafood seller called The Fish Guy has installed an e-commerce service supported by Square and eGrowcery, a Birmingham, …

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Mastercard Moves Deeper into Stablecoins Via Its BVNK Deal

Mastercard Inc. announced early Tuesday it has agreed to pay $1.8 billion to acquire BVNK, a London-based stablecoin platform. The deal comes amid growing interest in stablecoins among fintechs, banks, and payments providers and as payments networks increasingly view the cryptocurrency as a practical vehicle for overall growth. The transaction, …

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With a Key Stake in EV Charging, Nayax Posts a Comeback Year

Nayax Ltd., an Israeli processor with a fast-growing presence in the North American market, early Monday reported a profit in the December quarter, posting more than $13.2 million in net income, up from $1.6 million a year earlier. That net contributed to a total of $35.5 million for the year, …

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How an Engineering Firm Looks to Accelerate Agentic Commerce

Sutherland Global Services Inc., a 40-year-old data-engineering company, has launched its FinAI Hub, an agentic AI platform aimed at banks and financial-service companies. The move comes as shopping and buying online increasingly becomes the province of bits of code unleashed by consumers and based on a form of artificial intelligence …

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Pilot Turns to NCR Voyix in a POS Modernization Move

Pilot Travel Centers LLC, with more than 900 locations in 44 states and five Canadian provinces, will adopt point-of-sale technology from NCR Voyix Corp. at all of its stores under a five-year exclusive agreement, the Atlanta-based technology company announced early Thursday. Pilot, known for its off-highway fueling centers, and NCR …

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Paysafe Touts a New Wallet And Agentic Commerce As It Navigates 2026

Paysafe Ltd. early Tuesday reported mixed results for its 2025 fourth quarter as it works on multiple fronts to spin up momentum from a new wallet product, from an expected rise in volume from small-business clients, and from nascent ventures in agentic commerce. But overall, “We’re starting 2026 in the …

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