News

February, 2026

• 18 February

  Choosing the Right Payment Processing Partner: A Checklist for Software Platforms

  

  After everything you’ve invested in building your platform, the last thing you need is a payment processing partner that slows you down. For integrated software vendors (ISVs), payments aren’t just another feature or add-on. Your payment processor becomes a direct extension of your product, your brand, and the experience you …
• 18 February

  Zip Launches a Branding Campaign Aimed at Winning Consumers’ Trust

  

  Buy now, pay later provider Zip Co. Ltd. late Tuesday launched a brand campaign promoting its belief that consumers are responsible users of BNPL loans. The campaign was developed in response to many BNPL users’ perception that they are overlooked by traditional financial-service providers when it comes to extending credit. …
• 18 February

  Global Payments Looks Forward to a Post-Issuing Era

  

  Having divested its card-issuing unit and acquired the massive Worldpay processing platform, Global Payments’ top executives early Wednesday said the company is ready to build its already sizable business with a new “pure-play focus” in the highly competitive acquiring business, as chief executive Cameron Bready put it. The two big …
• 17 February

  Airbnb Expands Reserve Now, Pay Later Globally

  

  Airbnb Inc. has expanded its Reserve Now, Pay Later booking option worldwide. The service enables travelers to reserve properties and rooms without an upfront payment to reserve the space. Full payment is due prior to the closing of the free cancellation window, which is set by the property owner. The …
• 17 February

  A Global Survey Uncovers a Strong Following for Stablecoins

  

  Research released early Tuesday argues stablecoins have made their move out of niche applications and into the mainstream of international payments, propelled by fast transactions and perceived security. That’s according to the “Stablecoin Utility Report” from stablecoin-technology provider BVNK, with research conducted by YouGov among more than 4,600 digital-currency users …
• 17 February

  Can/Am’s Teller Payments and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/17/26

  

  Can/Am Technologies Inc. has introduced Teller Payments, aimed at helping state, local, and education agencies process payments within Can/Am’s Teller Government Cashiering system. The processor Fiserv Inc. is supporting the service through its independent software vendor partner program. Metropolitan Commercial Bank, based in New York City, is one of the first …
• 16 February

  Japanese Fintech PayPay Looks to Enter the U.S. Via a Visa Partnership And an IPO

  

  Japanese fintech PayPay Corp. is preparing a push into the United States through a partnership with Visa Inc. and an initial public offering. Through Visa, PayPay will develop new payment options for its mobile wallet beyond QR codes to broaden its wallet appeal to U.S. consumers. PayPay specializes in QR …
• 16 February

  A Rapidly Growing Klarna Joins Google Pay in the U.K.

  

  Klarna AB announced early Monday its pay-over-time service has become an available payment option in Google Pay in the United Kingdom, joining a list of payment services already operating through the wallet. The move represents a major geographic expansion of previous actions by the two companies. Last year, Google Pay …
• 16 February

  Hoot Host’s Launch and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/16/26

  

  Hoot Host launched an expanded version of its software-with-a-service product for online businesses, including payments acceptance through PayPal, Square, and Stripe. The cryptocurrency exchange OKX, based in the Seychelles and with a regional headquarters in San Jose, Calif., received a Payment Institution license in Malta, a move that will allow the company …
• 13 February

  Fiserv Launches INDX for Real Time Settlement of Digital Assets in U.S. Dollars

  

  Fiserv Inc. has launched INDX, a real-time cash-settlement platform that enables digital-asset companies to store and transfer U.S. dollars at all hours and every day in real time. Digital-asset companies can use INDX to move dollars into a single custodial account insured up to $25 million by the Federal Deposit …