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Google Developing New Cross-Border Payment Option
Cross-border Payments // October 28, 2026

Google is reportedly developing a new travel payments capability for its digital wallet. According to a report Tuesday (Oct. 27) from the website Android Authority, the new Google Wallet capability would let travelers make QR-code-based payments overseas using the Alipay Plus network. The report is...

CarParts.com Adds Klarna
Partnerships // October 27, 2026

CarParts.com has added Klarna’s full suite of payment options to its eCommerce site for automotive parts and accessories, Klarna said in a Tuesday (Oct. 27) press release. Now, at checkout, CarParts.com offers its customers Klarna’s options to pay in full, split a purchase into four interest-free payments or spread the cost over...

21% of Financially Stressed Grocery Shoppers Use Digital Wallets
Consumer Insights // October 20, 2026

Grocery shoppers under financial pressure are spending more per purchase, giving retailers an opportunity to help households manage bigger bills with more flexible ways to shop and pay. That’s a central finding of “The New Checkout: Crimped Consumers Lean Into Online Retail and Digital Wallets,”...

Marqeta and Coinbase Take Stablecoin Spending Mainstream
Blockchain // October 16, 2026

Marqeta’s enterprise customers can now offer stablecoin-backed cards powered by Coinbase, the companies said in a Friday (Oct. 16) press release. This offering is enabled by a new collaboration that integrates Marqeta’s card issuing platform with Coinbase’s infrastructure, according to the release. Together, they will provide a...

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21% of Financially Stressed Grocery Shoppers Use Digital Wallets

October 20, 2026
Grocery shoppers under financial pressure are spending more per purchase, giving retailers an opportunity to help households manage bigger bills with more flexible ways to shop and pay. That’s a central finding of “The New Checkout: Crimped Consumers Lean Into Online Retail and Digital Wallets,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report based on a survey of 2,108 […]

Splitit Bets a White-Label Charge Card Can Make Mid-Sized Banks BNPL Contenders

October 13, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know with Splitit’s Nandan Sheth In 1949, a businessman named Frank McNamara finished dinner at a New York restaurant and realized he’d left his wallet at...

5 Ways Missing Payment Options Send Shoppers Elsewhere

October 07, 2026
A shopper who reaches checkout has already selected what to buy. For tens of millions of consumers, however, the available ways to pay can still determine whether the purchase happens....

Banks Turn $5.3 Million Wires Into Strategic Assets

July 28, 2026
Wire payments are starting to look less like back-office plumbing and more like a competitive tool for banks. That shift anchors “Rewiring Wires: Modernizing CHIPS and Fedwire for a New...

Quick Reads
Paysafe Expands Digital Wallet Across Entire Euro Zone

October 28, 2026
PaysafeWallet is now available in all euro area markets, after being expanded in Eastern Europe, Paysafe said in a Wednesday (Oct. 28) press release. PaysafeWallet is a digital wallet that can be accessed through the PaysafeCard app. It brings together cash and digital money management in one experience, according to the release. PaysafeWallet enables users to manage funds through an […]

Google Developing New Cross-Border Payment Option

October 28, 2026
Google is reportedly developing a new travel payments capability for its digital wallet. According to a report Tuesday (Oct. 27) from the website Android Authority, the new Google Wallet capability...

CarParts.com Adds Klarna

October 27, 2026
CarParts.com has added Klarna’s full suite of payment options to its eCommerce site for automotive parts and accessories, Klarna said in a Tuesday (Oct. 27) press release. Now, at checkout, CarParts.com offers its customers Klarna’s options to...

Marqeta and Coinbase Take Stablecoin Spending Mainstream

October 16, 2026
Marqeta’s enterprise customers can now offer stablecoin-backed cards powered by Coinbase, the companies said in a Friday (Oct. 16) press release. This offering is enabled by a new collaboration that integrates Marqeta’s...