Nuvei Completes First-Party In-Agent Payment with Visa; Unveils Merchant-Led Agentic Payments Strategy First live in-agent purchase authorized across multiple issuers on Visa rails Nuvei Agentic delivers what merchants asked for: first-party agent capabilities today, third-party agents when the market demands Montreal, Canada, July 2, 2026—Nuvei, the global fintech building the infrastructure for every payment, everywhere, today completed a live agentic-commerce proof of conc...

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Verifone Study: 5.2M Daily Gas Transactions Forgo Rewards Savings as July 4 Drivers Hit the Road Loyalty and rewards pay: average savings at the pump are 12.8 cents per gallon, but some drivers knock more than $1.51 off per gallon depending on their rewards program and retailer The gap is wide: of 45.8 million fuel transactions, 11 million transactions (24%) presented a gas rewards or loyalty card, with only a third of those redeeming per-gallon discounts – meaning 38.5 million transact...

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From local cards to tokenization. Oman Arab Bank celebrate a decade of payments transformation with BPC Muscat, Oman - 2 July 2026 - Oman Arab Bank (OAB) and BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, are marking 10 years of partnership, celebrating a decade of card and payments modernisation that has helped reshape the bank’s issuing and acquiring business in Oman. Over that period, OAB has expanded from local card services into a broader modern card proposition, introduced contactl...

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PayDo Marks Nine Years as a Unified Payment Ecosystem PayDo celebrates its ninth anniversary as a full-stack payment infrastructure provider serving businesses across more than 150 countries. The milestone caps a period of sustained expansion in direct infrastructure, regulatory coverage, and product breadth. Saffron Walden, Essex, UK — PayDo, the unified payment ecosystem for online businesses, marks nine years of operation this week. What began as a single innovative product has b...

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Jul 1, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Square Introduces New ChatGPT and Claude Integrations, Helping Sellers Reach Customers Through AI-Powered Discovery DISTRIBUTED-WORKFORCE/OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Square today announced a new ChatGPT app and Claude plugin, helping sellers get discovered and transact at the exact moment customers are making purchasing decisions through AI-powered conversations. Square was built to help sellers accept payments where their customers are. ...

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Jul 1, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time American Express® Expands Membership Rewards® Points Redemption Opportunities for U.S Card Members Checking Out with Apple Pay® NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, American Express is expanding Membership Rewards® points redemption options for eligible Card Members with the launch of Use Pay with Points with Apple Pay. The new feature allows Card Members to redeem points directly within Apple Pay’s easy, secure and private checkout experi...

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Jul 1, 2026 10:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time Payward Completes Acquisition of Reap, Expanding B2B Offering with Global Payments Infrastructure Acquisition extends Payward’s globally regulated fullstack infrastructure into the cards and payments space CHEYENNE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform advancing an open, global financial system, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Reap Technologies Holdings Limited (“Reap”), a le...

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Jul 1, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Xero Launches Integration with Microsoft 365 to Bring Real-Time Financial Intelligence Directly Into Everyday Business Tools Integration delivers live financial data to small businesses where they already work, enabling real-time action and reducing operational friction SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xero (ASX: XRO), the global small business platform, today announced an integration with Microsoft 365, bringing real-time financial data...

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Jul 1, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Cross River Expands Stripe Issuing Partnership to Help Power Agentic Commerce Long-standing partnership and regulatory expertise enable trusted payment infrastructure for AI-driven commerce FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cross River Bank ("Cross River"), a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, today announced that it is expanding its partnership with Stripe to help power Stripe’s card issuing capabil...

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Jul 1, 2026 12:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time ProSight Financial Association Releases Small Business Banking Outlook New research indicates digital expectations are increasing and relationships are key drivers for small business owners CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProSight Financial Association has released the 2026 ProSight Small Business Banking Outlook, offering new insights into the priorities, challenges and banking behaviors shaping the small business market. Based on a survey of 60...

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