NMI Embedded Payments

NMI continues to operate the largest privately held ecommerce gateway. It connects to over 150 processors of merchant card transactions.

A-Comm’s AI Protocol

A-Comm is in discussions with Visa and Mastercard to include hash chain evidence bundles in card authorization messages sent between merchants, issuers and merchant acquirers, which would be similar to what occurs now to identify Visa Installments credit transactions.

Deluxe Merchant Services

The Celero deal is expected to boost DMS profitability by more than 70%, helped by the synergies of spreading costs across a larger merchant base and improved processing efficiencies.

Pex Commercial Cards for SMBs

Prepaid and credit purchase volume tied to cards processed by Pex has topped $11.70 billion since its inception. The Bancorp Bank is the BIN sponsor for Pex prepaid cards and credit cards. Fifth Third Bank is another BIN sponsor for prepaid cards.

US Card Networks at Midyear 2026

Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit, debit and prepaid card purchase transactions for goods and services totaled 86.94 billion for the period January 1 through June 30, 2026, up 6.7% from 81.51 billion purchase transactions for the first six months of 2025. For all charts and tables, log in and download Issue 1313. Credit […]

SBT’s FinText Platform for Messages and Payments

More than 90% of requests for payment facilitated by SBT trigger a response within one hour, and more than 56% of all payments received are initiated from a digital wallet such as Apple Pay or Google Pay.

MouseCat’s AI Fraud Investigator

Because the MouseCat AI is auto-tuned with a client’s historical data, agents can be deployed in any world region. It can be integrated with SOC 2, HIPAA and PCI systems and is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliant.

Visa to Buy BioCatch

For Visa, BioCatch is part of a strategy to catch fraud prior to a payment attempt. Over the last five years, Visa has invested over $13 billion in technology and infrastructure to maintain the safety and integrity of its payment ecosystem.

Karta Credit Cards for Travelers into the US

Working with financial advisors at boutique private banks in Florida, Karta issues US-dollar-denominated Visa Infinite credit cards to individuals who travel to the US frequently or who live in the US for extended stays.