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Breaking News articles for March 2026
Report finds financial institutions struggle to keep pace with AI-driven fraud
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Financial institutions are increasingly worried about the rise of artificial intelligence-driven fraud, but many lack the technical foundation needed to defend against it, according to new research from fraud and risk management platform DataVisor.
Visa unveils single API designed to modernize authorization
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Visa launched a new capability on the Visa acceptance platform that enables acquirers and their processing partners to modernize their processing operations through a single API connection. The objective is to help eliminate expensive, time-consuming infrastructure work.
Celebrating women shaping the future of payments
Friday, March 06, 2026
Each year on March 8, International Women's Day brings a global focus on representation and opportunity. In the merchant acquiring sphere, however, the conversation is increasingly about leadership, innovation and influence. Women are not only rising within payments; they are shaping regulatory advocacy, operational strategy, education, communications and enterprise growth across the acquiring landscape. The following leaders represent just a cross-section of the expertise driving merchant services forward today.
Marshall plans CCCA amendment to housing bill
Wednesday, March 04, 2026
If at first you don't succeed, try again. That seems to be the thinking behind a plan hatched by Senator Roger Marshall to attach the Credit Card Competition Act to a housing bill now pending before the U.S. Senate.
PayPal targets vertical software users with Rainforest deal
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
PayPal recently partnered with Rainforest, an embedded payment provider for software platforms, to launch a new embedded payment integration to help software platforms shift more processing volume away from offline payment methods, such as cash and checks, which are rife with fraud.
GS interviews AQSL's Steven Peisner on dangers of Illinois' tax and tips carveout
Monday, March 02, 2026
As debate intensifies around proposed interchange carveouts and state-level payment regulations, questions are mounting about how such changes would ripple through the acquiring sphere.
