"Global Payments Inc. announced a Genius offering for higher education institutions in the U.S. and Canada. This unified POS solution is ideally suited for a range of campus use cases, including...
Walmart-Backed Fintech OnePay Is Bringing Crypto to Its Banking App, Sources Say
"OnePay, the fintech firm majority-owned by Walmart will soon offer cryptocurrency trading and custody on its mobile app, CNBC has learned. OnePay will offer customers access to bitcoin and ether...
U.S. Faster Payments Council and Accredited Standards Committee X9 Form Strategic Alliance to Advance Faster Payments Standards
"The U.S. Faster Payments Council and the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9) announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate the development and adoption of standards for faster...
InComm Payments 2025 Holiday Report Examines How Consumers Plan to Address Economic Concerns Impacting Their Gift Giving Choices
"InComm Payments has released its 2025 Annual Holiday Study. Gift cards are the most popular gift choice, with 68% of consumers planning to purchase them, ahead of clothing (61%), toys (44%), and...
Buy It in ChatGPT: Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol
"U.S. ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Free users can now buy directly from U.S. Etsy sellers right in chat, with over a million Shopify merchants, like Glossier, SKIMS, Spanx and Vuori, coming soon. Instant...
Shanghai Digital Yuan Center Propels China’s Ambition in Global Payment Systems
"The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has established a new digital yuan operations center in the nation’s financial hub, Shanghai, in a move to foster the internationalisation of the yuan."
Fifth Third to Acquire Comerica
Fifth Third Bancorp and Comerica Incorporated announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Fifth Third will acquire Comerica in an all-stock transaction valued at...
2025 AFP® Digital Payments Survey: A Roadmap for Today’s Businesses
"With the notable shift to digital payments in full force, the timing has never been better for the latest edition of the 2025 AFP Digital Payments Survey: A Triennial Publication. Conducted by the...
Venmo and PayPal Users Will Finally Be Able to Send Money to Each Other
"Venmo and PayPal — two of the most popular apps for digitally sending money to friends, family, or businesses — have never been natively compatible. But according to Venmo, this is changing in...
Coupa’s Newest Release Expands Agentic AI Collaboration and Orchestration Capabilities
"Coupa, the leading AI platform for Total Spend Management, announced a significant platform release delivering powerful new capabilities that help finance, procurement, and supply chain leaders...