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Texans CU grows active digital banking users by 42% with Alkami

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PEX launches AI built to earn finance teams' trust, one workflow at a time

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Juspay strengthens global footprint as FY26 revenue rises 30 percent

16:20:48 (UTC) 10-13-2026

SBS launches banking’s first sovereign AI platform

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Castles Technology, Smart Volution partnership expands with end-to-end support

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Splitit launches Splitit World Mastercard for midsize banks, CUs



Breaking News

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Businesses lag consumers in moving away from checks

The migration from checks to electronic payments among businesses is progressing, but at a much slower pace than the migration of checks written by consumers. That’s the bottom line finding of a pair of research papers released by the Federal Reserve.

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Online Edition – Issue 26:09:02

From in-house to interconnected

For decades, ISOs and merchant level salespeople (MLSs) have used technology to improve the customer experience. The journey began with electronic payments, followed by value-added services and integrated solutions and eventually led to omnichannel software that supports transactions across borders, devices, platforms and providers.

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Community Voices

This week's featured contributor:

Bank Associates Merchant Services

Bank Associates Merchant Services

Knowing that a square peg will never be happy in a round hole, New York-based payment processor BAMS aims to ensure that merchants and agents are offered the right choices for their unique use cases when selecting their processing platform, consumer acceptance methods, and gateway solutions.

Merchant Sales Podcast

Merchant Sales Podcast

James Shephard & Patti Murphy

October 10th, 2026

The Evolution of the ISO: From Payments to Fintech

What does it take to build a successful payments business in today’s market? James Shepherd sits down with Chris Sandifer, CEO and founder of Peak Pay, to discuss why ISOs need to evolve beyond simply selling payment processing and start thinking like fintech companies. They cover building merchant stickiness through technology and service, adding business financing and consumer finance, processor-agnostic POS solutions, the future of dual pricing, finding profitable verticals, and recruiting the next generation of agents.

Plus, Patti Murphy joins James for Today in Payments to break down the latest developments in retail spending, stablecoins and the $30 trillion B2B payments opportunity, AI-driven payments and fraud, and Europe’s push toward a new payments network.

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Company profile from GS260702

Optimize and personalize gift and loyalty programs

Valutec, a gift card and marketing services pioneer since 1998, is known for its comprehensive closed-loop, stored-value gift card transaction processing and loyalty programs. The company's experienced product team helps partners and merchants strengthen customer engagement and loyalty.

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