Bybit Card Reaches 3 Million Users and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 4/17/26
Bybit announced its Mastercard‑branded Bybit Card has reached three million users, a milestone achieved just over three years after launch. The card lets holders spend both fiat and digital currencies, bridging crypto and traditional payments. Meanwhile, Doxo’s Cost of Bills Index shows stark state‑level price gaps, Slash Financial secured a $100 million Series C boosting its valuation to $1.4 billion, and Repay appointed Matt Morrow to lead its consumer payments unit.
Blackhawk Debuts a Consolidated Stored Value Platform for Brands
Blackhawk Network launched a consolidated stored‑value platform that aggregates gift‑card balances, refunds, promotional credits, loyalty points and appeasement funds into a single view via its Digital Wallet API. The solution handles accounting, compliance and expiration rules, allowing brands to display...
Early Warning’s Certos Launches and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 4/16/26
Early Warning Services launched Certos, a suite aimed at reducing fraud while widening financial access for U.S. banks. Binance introduced Binance Chat, adding crypto transfers, messaging and other in‑app functions. MegPrime rolled out a consumer app that rewards homebuyers with...
Quantiiv’s Virtual Executive for Restaurants; Popmenu and SpotOn Create a Unified Commerce Platform
Quantiiv has introduced ROGER, an AI‑powered virtual executive that lets restaurant managers ask business questions via email and receive actionable insights. The tool pulls data from POS, inventory, marketing, weather and macro‑economic sources, mimicking a team of analysts. Over 650...
76% of U.S. Companies Were Subjected to Fraud in 2025
The Association for Financial Professionals’ 2026 Payments Fraud and Control Survey found that 76% of U.S. companies experienced attempted or actual fraud in 2025, a slight dip from 79% in 2024 but still alarmingly high. Check fraud topped the list,...
InvoiceCloud Taps AI for Billing and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 4/15/26
InvoiceCloud unveiled its AI‑driven Billing Experience, promising end‑to‑end automation for invoicing and payments. Meanwhile, Zelle granted scholarships to ten MBA candidates at historically Black colleges, and Venmo broadened its Stash rewards with a 5% cash‑back perk at select merchants. The...
The Challenges Facing Toast in the Drive-Through Lane
Toast Inc., known for its tabletop POS, announced the launch of Toast Drive‑Thru, a dedicated solution for the roughly 140,000 U.S. drive‑through restaurants. The offering builds on the 2023 Delphi acquisition, a $10 million display system, and incorporates an AI assistant...
SpotOn’s Rapid Fund Debuts and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 4/14/26
SpotOn Transact rolled out Rapid Fund, a service that makes card deposits available within 30 minutes and teamed with Parafin to launch SpotOn Capital, giving restaurants faster cash‑flow tools. BlueSnap completed a deep integration with SAP Cloud ERP and S/4HANA,...
SoFi Taps Galileo to Offer Send And Receive Capabilities Through FedNow
SoFi Bank N.A. has partnered with Galileo Financial Technologies to enable real‑time send and receive payments through the Federal Reserve’s FedNow service. The integration allows SoFi members to move money between banks in seconds, 24/7, including weekends and holidays, eliminating...
Notch A Credit Union Win for Payroc
Payroc LLC announced a new partnership with Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, extending its payment‑processing platform to the credit union’s more than 100,000 members. The Tinley Park‑based firm will provide point‑of‑sale systems, online payment gateways, electronic invoicing and related services to the...
Visa’s Neat Deal and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 4/13/26
Visa has teamed with insurance‑tech firm Neat to let European cardholders file digital claims, expanding its value‑added services. Repay Holdings defended its $372 million purchase of Kubra Data Transfer after investor Veradace Partners called the deal misguided. Klarna announced support for...
Square Deepens Ties With NYC’s Birch Coffee as POS Push Continues
Square, the payments arm of Block Inc., is deepening its partnership with New York‑based Birch Coffee by powering the coffee chain’s 12th location. Birch reported a 16% year‑over‑year revenue increase in 2025, attributing part of that growth to Square’s commerce...
Vegas’s Resorts World Adopts Ordr POS Technology
Resorts World Las Vegas is deploying Ordr Technologies' AI‑enabled point‑of‑sale platform at its Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub venues. The system consolidates purchase, payment processing, fees, consumer protections, and guest marketing into a single transaction flow while generating data‑driven guest...
NCR Atleos Back Cash-Use Law in New York and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 4/10/26
NCR Atleos Corp., a leading ATM and payment‑services provider, announced its support for a new New York law that obligates retailers and food establishments to accept cash for in‑person transactions. The legislation, effective March 21, bars businesses from refusing cash and...
Add Intuit as the Latest FedNow Participant
Intuit has received FedNow certification, enabling QuickBooks and other fintech services to offer real‑time payments through the Federal Reserve’s network. The integration will let customers instantly pay invoices, process payroll, and settle bill payments, cutting the lag inherent in ACH...