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US FIs expand SMB lending, rising delinquencies increase focus on decision precision
Monday, September 14, 2026 16:41:38 (UTC)
US Financial Institutions Expand SMB Lending as Rising Delinquencies Increase Focus on Decision Precision New LexisNexis® Risk Solutions research finds 72% of institutions are expanding SMB credit and lending, while 77% report increased delinquency rates Alpharetta, Ga., Sept. 14, 2026—LexisNexis® Risk Solutions released its 2026 US SMB Credit Risk Report: Improving Decision Precision, which examines how financial institutions are approaching small and midsize business (SMB) credi...
New Visa research finds consumer trust accelerating path to agentic commerce
Monday, September 14, 2026 16:37:43 (UTC)
New Visa Research Finds Consumer Trust is Accelerating the Path to Agentic Commerce 9/09/2026 Consumers rank Visa as the most trusted brand to deliver AI-powered commerce. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2026-- Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the Visa Trust Index for agentic commerce, providing new insight into how consumers are navigating the next evolution of AI shopping and payments. While consumers are increasingly using AI across the shopping journey, only 23% of U.S. cons...
PayNearMe acquires Marr Labs to speed AI innovation across payment experience
Monday, September 14, 2026 16:34:04 (UTC)
PayNearMe Acquires Marr Labs to Accelerate AI Innovation Across the End-to-End Payment Experience September 9, 2026 Acquisition combines specialized AI expertise with PayNearMe’s platform, scale and reach to advance Payment Experience Management SANTA CLARA, Calif. —PayNearMe, the fintech company pioneering Payment Experience Management (PEM), today announced that it has acquired the technology assets and hired the key employees of Marr Labs, an AI company that develops agentic so...
Talus launches ReadyPoint all-in-one smart mPOS solution
Monday, September 14, 2026 16:03:02 (UTC)
Sep 14, 2026 8:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time Talus Launches ReadyPoint All-in-One Smart mPOS Solution Secure Tap-to-Pay Acceptance on Mobile Devices Powered by Ingenico DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Talus, a rapidly growing fintech providing payment processing and software enablement for businesses and resellers, today announced the launch of ReadyPoint, an all-in-one smart mobile point-of-sale solution to help merchants run their businesses better. Powered by secure SoftPOS Tap-to-Pay capab...
Neema launches FX trading room for FIs, businesses worldwide
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:56:35 (UTC)
Neema Launches FX Trading Room for Financial Institutions and Businesses Worldwide The new capability will enable live foreign exchange rates and currency exchanges creating more flexibility for exchanging, holding, and paying out funds September 14, 2026 – Tel Aviv, Israel – Neema, a leading global cross-border payments platform catering to financial institutions, announced today that it is rolling out its new FX Trading Room on its B2B platform. The new capability, initially availabl...
The Payments Association appoints Daniel Jonas as Global Ambassador
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:53:40 (UTC)
The Payments Association Appoints Daniel Jonas as Global Ambassador to run new Global Payments Infrastructure Working Group LONDON, UK — September 2026 — The Payments Association, a trade body for the payments sector, has appointed Daniel Jonas as its new Global Ambassador, leading a new working group, Global Payments Infrastructure, to build the foundations for safe, resilient and interoperable payments. He is a payments infrastructure and innovation strategist, with more than 25 ye...
Worldline enables agentic commerce payments via UCP capabilities
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:51:29 (UTC)
Worldline enables agentic commerce payments via Universal Commerce Protocol capabilities Paris-La Défense, 14 September 2026 — Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, today becomes one of the first in Europe to launch a payment handler for the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard for agentic commerce co-developed by Google and industry partners. The integration enables merchants to accept AI-initiated purchases across multiple platforms with a un...
Payments orchestration gap: connected is not orchestrated, RS2 warns
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:50:06 (UTC)
The Payments Orchestration Gap: Connected Is Not Orchestrated, RS2 Warns 89% of businesses have payment failover but fewer than half dynamically route transactions, just 7% have full control over payment tokens Malta/Frankfurt, 14 September 2026: Businesses risk mistaking payment connectivity and basic failover for genuine payments orchestration, leaving significant improvements in transaction performance, resilience and control unrealised, according to RS2, a Tier-1 global provider of clo...
Sionic strengthens leadership team with Shashi Varma, Joe Ciranni
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:45:09 (UTC)
Sionic Strengthens Leadership Team Naming Shashi Varma, CTO and Head of Product and Joe Ciranni EVP, Client Services ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2026 – Sionic, a leader in real-time, bank-to-bank payments at the point of sale, today announced two senior leadership appointments: Shashi Varma, CTO and Head of Product and Joe Ciranni, EVP of Client Services. This strategic move supports the company’s ambitious growth plans amid surging demand for its Instant Bank Pay and Fraud Detection Service pl...
1 in 6 U.S. shoppers will sacrifice everyday essentials to purchase 2026 holiday season gifts
Friday, September 11, 2026 17:41:10 (UTC)
SURVEY: 1 in 6 (16%) of U.S. Shoppers Will Sacrifice Everyday Essentials in 2026 to Purchase Gifts This Holiday Season Nearly 1 in 3 (29%) of Gen Z respondents plan to do most holiday shopping with TikTok Shop; a 61% increase from 18% in 2025 AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Invoice Home, a leading invoice template software designed to meet the invoicing needs of small businesses, freelancers, and entrepreneurs worldwide, today released its third annual "Holiday Spend...
