Digital Transactions Authoritative, insightful and timely information for payments professionals
As artificial intelligence continues to work its way into more facets of commerce, consumers and businesses may not be ready to go all in just yet. That day may come, however, if a report from Visa Inc. and another from Aevi prove accurate. First, Aevi, a Germany-based payments platform, found …
April, 2026
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1 April
Elavon And Liberis Expand Small-Business Funding to Canada
Elavon Inc., the merchant-services subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, has expanded its relationship with embedded-finance platform provider Liberis US Inc. to offer its Quick Capital service to merchants in Canada. The expansion will enable small and medium-size businesses in Canada to access funding through Elavon’s merchant portal. The move is expected …
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1 April
A Year into VAMP, Visa Issues New Dispute Resolution Tools
Visa Inc. released six new or updated dispute-resolution services, a year after acquirers became subject to the then-new Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program. Known as VAMP, the program, according to Visa, consolidated five fraud and dispute programs and reduced 38 distinct remediation processes into one program. According to Oscar Bello, Chargeback …
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1 April
CARD91’s VerifyIQ Tool and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/1/26
A fintech startup called CARD91 launched VerifyIQ, an AI-based identity-verification tool for card issuance, account opening, and other applications. BitRail LLC, a provider of digital wallets and payment technology, said it has added new services in partnership with the processor PaymentLock Inc., including branded online checkout and pay-now buttons, a virtual terminal, …
March, 2026
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31 March
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 …
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31 March
It’s Still Card-First in the U.S.
U.S. consumers are nothing if not habit-driven. New research from Global Payments Inc. suggests that credit and debit cards accounted for 49% of all online shopping and 71% of in-store shopping in 2025, as reported in the 2026 edition of the Global Payments Report. That is virtually unchanged from 49% …
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31 March
As It Gains Altitude, Crypto Adopts Partners, Cash Back, and Investors
Firms looking to bring stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies into the payments mainstream are working a variety of angles, as illustrated by news on multiple fronts that emerged early Tuesday. Convera USA LLC, a business-to-business payments platform and provider of foreign-exchange services, announced it will work with Ripple Labs Inc. to …
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31 March
Repay To Acquire Kubra and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/31/26
Repay Holdings Corp. said it has agreed to pay approximately $372 million to acquire Kubra Data Transfer LTD., a provider of bill-payment technology with more than 250 clients. The payment will be financed with cash on hand and debt financing, Repay said. Payway Inc., a developer of payment software, said its …
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30 March
Embedding payments for growth: how ISVs can scale through vertical focus and partnerships
Josh Bennett, Vice President of Partner Business Development – U.S. Bank | Elavon Embedded finance, embedded commerce, and integrated payments are different names for the same shift: integrating payments and financial services into your platform to deliver more value to customers and unlock recurring revenue streams. As Independent Software Vendors …