Visa Analysis: Canada Holiday Spending Rises 4.4% In‑store sales dominate: 88% of total spending happened in-store and 12% online Total e‑commerce sales increased 7% compared to the prior year, reflecting total value of online purchases across all retail categories Clothing and accessories sales grew 10%, leading all retail segments TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today released its annual Retail Spend Monitor from Visa Consul...

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dLocal completes transition to a majority independent Board with appointments of Paco Ybarra and Nelson Mattos MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- dLocal Limited (“dLocal”, the “company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) (NASDAQ:DLO), a leading financial technology company powering payments across emerging markets, today announced it has completed the transition to a nine-person, majority independent Board of Directors, now comprising five independent members....

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Comviva & Global Money Exchange win IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Award for Transforming Cross-Border Payments NEW DELHI, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Comviva, the global leader in digital transformation solutions, specializing in customer experience management, data monetization, and digital financial services, has been honoured with the IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Award 2025 for 'Best In-Class Cross Border Payments.' The recognition was awarded for its deployment wit...

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Confirmo Becomes First Czech-founded Company to Secure MiCA License From the Central Bank of Ireland DUBLIN, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Confirmo, a stablecoin-first payment platform serving businesses across Europe and the U.S., today announced that its Irish group entity, Confirmo Limited, has received authorisation under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). Confirmo Limited is one of the first companies in Europe, – and the f...

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Dec 19, 2025 3:40 PM Eastern Standard Time The POS for Carriers Ready to Push Boundaries: Introducing iQ Storefront ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iQmetrix, the only provider of Interconnected Commerce software built specifically for telecom retail, announced the successful live deployment of iQ Storefront with America Wireless LLC, a Total Wireless authorized retailer operating 10 locations in Florida. The platform has been in production since December 5, 2025, processing real transa...

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Dec 22, 2025 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Shift4 Launches Global Stablecoin Settlement Platform, Unlocking Faster Payments for Merchants Merchants can now move money at any time and access funds faster than ever before CENTER VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a global leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has announced the launch of its stablecoin settlement platform. Hundreds of thousands of merchants globally will now have the option to receive m...

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Dec 22, 2025 8:30 AM Eastern Standard Time StubHub App Launches in OpenAI ChatGPT – One of the First Ticketing Platforms to Offer Discovery Experience Fans can now discover concerts, sports, theater and more directly within the StubHub App in ChatGPT with real-time inventory and intelligent filtering NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StubHub, the world's leading live event marketplace, today announced it is one of the first ticketing platforms to launch an app on ChatGPT with a discovery e...

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Dec 22, 2025 8:30 AM Eastern Standard Time Fiserv Collaborates with Visa to Accelerate Agentic Commerce MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) today announced a strategic collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V) to enable Visa Intelligent Commerce and deploy Trusted Agent Protocol across Fiserv’s interoperable agentic ecosystem. This will empower merchants to participate in the rapidly evolving world of Agentic Commerce, where artificial intelligence-driven agents act on beha...

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Dec 22, 2025 8:43 AM Eastern Standard Time Conduent Launches Italy’s First Integrated Transit EMV Contactless Payment System with Brescia Mobilità and Arriva Italia Conduent advances innovation in public transportation with integrated EMV ticketing l MILAN & FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conduent Transportation, a global provider of smart mobility technology solutions and business unit of Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), today announced the launch of Italy’s first i...

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Dec 22, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Fiserv and Mastercard Partner to Advance Trusted Agentic Commerce For Merchants MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are extending their partnership to advance agentic commerce for merchants. Fiserv will be one of the first major payment processors to leverage Mastercard’s Agent Pay Acceptance Framework at scale, raising the bar for secure, intelligent and interoperable agentic commerce and empowering...

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