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Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce

Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce
Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce
March 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

“How Acquirers Prepare for Agentic Commerce” examines how acquirers are preparing for the next phase of digital commerce as AI-powered agents take on a larger...

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Visa and Fiserv Streamline Merchant Payment Acceptance With New APIs
Visa and Fiserv Streamline Merchant Payment Acceptance With New APIs
March 16, 2026  |  Partnerships

Visa has expanded its partnership with payments and financial technology provider Fiserv. The collaboration, announced in a news release Monday (March 16), introduces what Visa calls a “unified, API...

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Nuvei Expands Acquiring Capabilities to Home Country of Canada
Nuvei Expands Acquiring Capabilities to Home Country of Canada
June 30, 2025  |  Acquiring

Canadian FinTech Nuvei says it is now a direct payment acquirer in its home country. The new capabilities, announced Monday (June 30) ahead of Canada Day on July 1,...

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eBay and Checkout.com Launch Payments Acquiring Partnership
eBay and Checkout.com Launch Payments Acquiring Partnership
April 16, 2025  |  Payment Methods

eBay says it is making Checkout.com its newest global payments acquiring partner.  The collaboration, announced Wednesday (April 16), is designed to provide a more seamless...

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Acquirers Step Up Battle Against Fraud With GenAI, Biometrics Push
Acquirers Step Up Battle Against Fraud With GenAI, Biometrics Push
April 14, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

For merchants seeking to deliver a seamless omnichannel experience to their consumers, fraud remains a persistent concern. And while they look to acquirers to offer...

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Mastercard and Visa Pledge Vigilance Following Gambling Investigation
Mastercard and Visa Pledge Vigilance Following Gambling Investigation
March 10, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Mastercard and Visa are probing claims that illegal gambling websites facilitated deposits through their networks. An investigation into the sites found that Mastercard and Visa...

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Only 6% of Acquirers Offer Installment Payment Options at Checkout
Only 6% of Acquirers Offer Installment Payment Options at Checkout
June 21, 2024  |  BNPL

Fifty-four percent of acquirers — those financial institutions (FIs) that process credit and debit card transactions on behalf of merchants — say they support card-linked...

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Can Virtual Cards Overcome Their ‘Achilles Heel’ of Supplier Acceptance?
Can Virtual Cards Overcome Their ‘Achilles Heel’ of Supplier Acceptance?
June 11, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Virtual cards promise a revolution in B2B payments, offering efficiency and certainty in transactions, yet their adoption remains stymied by a critical bottleneck: suppliers’ reluctance...

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