Breaking Industry News
Breaking News articles for September 2026
Alabama limits surcharging as Australia moves to end it
Saturday, September 05, 2026
Card surcharge rules are shifting on two continents, with Alabama changing how surcharges are treated for sales tax purposes and Australia moving to eliminate card surcharging altogether. A new Alabama law that took effect Sept. 1 requires sales tax to be calculated on the purchase amount before a credit card surcharge or convenience fee is added. Payments industry leaders said the change could have significant implications for merchants as well as ISOs and agents that support surcharge programs.
Bluu Inc. offers multiple partnership opportunities
Friday, September 04, 2026
Bluu Inc., headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, is a premier point-of-sale (“POS”) solutions provider. Formerly known as United POS Solutions, Inc. dba UP Solution, the company was founded in 2008 and continues to evolve its technology and payments solutions. Its innovative products and services support multiple verticals, including hospitality, retail, salons and dry cleaners.
AI Literacy Project, Fjellhøy take aim at modern scams
Friday, September 04, 2026
The AI Literacy Project held a special event on Sunday, Aug. 30, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in San Carlos, Calif., with Cecilie Fjellhøy, an international fraud expert. The two-hour presentation featured opening comments by Adya Tewari and Saanvi Chawla, co-founders of the AI Literacy Project and a keynote presentation by Fjellhøy, who turned her personal experience with romance fraud into a platform to educate and empower similarly impacted individuals.
Visa boosts A2A payment fraud prevention
Thursday, September 03, 2026
A key drawback of account-to-account payments, vis-à-vis card payments, has been the lack of robust chargeback and dispute resolution protections. Once a consumer authorizes their bank to send an instant A2A payment, say to a merchant, they don't have much recourse if they input the wrong recipient or account information, or if the other person is a fraudster.
dLocal adds merchant-of-record model for emerging-market expansion
Thursday, September 03, 2026
dLocal launched dMoRe, a merchant-of-record service designed to help global enterprises sell into emerging markets without separately establishing local legal entities. The Montevideo, Uruguay-based cross-border payment platform said dMoRe initially targets gaming and software-as-a-service companies, where regulatory requirements can affect customer acquisition, renewals and direct-to-consumer sales.
Visa and Bluefin simplify card-present acceptance
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Visa and Bluefin are collaborating on a unified card-present payment acceptance offering designed to help merchants, software providers and enterprise organizations deploy secure in-person payments with less technical complexity.
