Payment-software developer BHMI announced enhancements aimed at supporting debit processing in Canada on its Concourse Financial Software Suite, touching on settlement, reconciliation, dispute management, and reporting capabilities. Indiana has become the first state to impose a ban on cryptocurrency kiosks, alleging the machines have been used to steal millions of dollars from scam …
Read More »UATP Teams With Hands In on a Split Funding Service for Travel
Travelers buying airfare direct from an airline have a new payment option that could ease some of the issues around funding that travel. UATP, a global payment network owned and operated by airlines, is working with Hands In, a specialist in split-payment enablement, to allow airlines to activate Hands In’s …
Read More »Crypto Bank Kraken Financial Is the First Digital Bank to Receive a Federal Reserve Master Account
Kraken Financial, a Wyoming-based special-purpose depository institution operated by Payward Inc., has become the first digital bank to get a Federal Reserve master account. With the account, Kraken will be able to settle transactions directly on core payment rails in the United States, such as Fedwire, the Federal Reserve’s real-time …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Eye on Crypto: N3XT Partners With YouHodler; Barclays Eyes a Blockchain
N3XT Inc., a blockchain-powered bank, has partnered with YouHodler, a Web3 platform that supports crypto-backed loans, crypto-reward accounts, cryptocurrency trading, and universal currency exchange. Launched in 2025 by former Signature Bank executives, N3XT provides instant, programmable USD Coin business-to-business payments. A so-called narrow bank, N3XT Inc., uses smart contracts for automated, …
Read More »Fiserv’s Real-Time Canada Move and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/2/26
Fiserv Inc. said it will work with Peoples Group, a banking company, in a major initiative to develop advanced payments infrastructure in Canada in support of real-time payments. Indra Group announced the launch of an open-road tolling system on the I-485 express lanes in North Carolina. The project is expected to streamline …
Read More »Block Slashes Its Workforce as It Goes All in on AI
Block is cutting its headcount by more than 40%, the company announced late Thursday during its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call. The move—which will leave Block with less than 6,000 employees, down from more than 10,000—comes as the fintech posted one of its best financial performances for 2025, according to company …
Read More »Brink’s $6.6 Billion NCR Atleos Acquisition and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/27/26
ATM deployer NCR Atleos Corp. said it has agreed to be acquired by The Brink’s Company in a transaction valued at approximately $6.6 billion, including 13.3 million shares of Brink’s common stock and $2.2 billion in cash. Brink’s will also assume approximately $2.6 billion in debt held by NCR Atleos. The deal, …
Read More »How Circle Is Marrying Stablecoins With Agentic Commerce
GoDaddy’s Integration and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/20/26
Domain-name registrar GoDaddy Inc. said an integration with the MuleSoft Agent Fabric from Salesforce Inc. is intended help companies pinpoint AI agents and establish their identity before they get access to companies’ sensitive data. Advent International said it has agreed to sell two payments companies, Newpay and Group Prisma, to Visa Inc. Terms …
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