Payments

A New QR Code Standard Could Boost Instant Payments, X9 Committee Says
The Accredited Standards Committee X9, the nonprofit accredited by ANSI to develop U.S. PAYMENTS industry standards, has published X9.150, the first-ever American national standard for

X Money Officially Launches, Bringing Payments, Savings, and a Debit Card to the Platform
X (formerly Twitter) has launched X Money, its long-promised digital PAYMENTS platform, rolling out first to U.S. Premium+ subscribers on June 26 and expanding to

Airwallex Secures $320 Million in Series H Funding, Valuation Hits $11 Billion
Airwallex has raised $320 million in a Series H led by returning investor Addition, with participation from Baillie Gifford, Hummingbird, QED Investors, T. Rowe Price,

Deluxe Looks to Buy Celero in a Bid to Bulk up in Payments
Deluxe’s $625 million all-cash acquisition of Celero Commerce, an omnichannel payment processing partner for small and mid-sized businesses and strategic partners, would lift Deluxe’s combined

Nuvei in Advanced Talks to Acquire Payment Firm Payoneer for $2.7 Billion, Sources Say
Nuvei, the Montreal-based payments processor backed by Advent International, Novacap, and CDPQ, is in advanced talks to acquire Payoneer for approximately $2.7 billion, a figure
A Little Payments AI Company Hits It Big
Written By Adam T. Hark, Managing Member Back in the summer of 2023 I had the opportunity to evaluate a small company that used machine
