
Azure Payment HSM v2 is live in public preview from Microsoft, Marvell and Utimaco. Strong product, but banks will want a named reference first.
Marvin Evans·September 19, 2026

Icon's payments framework on MongoDB Atlas handled 6,000 instant payments a second with mean latency of 0.51 seconds. Citi, NatWest and BNP Paribas already run the framework in production.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 18, 2026

Navan will use Engine's Omni API for wider hotel content and more flexible group bookings, extended stays and itinerary changes. The deal landed a day before Navan's second-quarter results.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 18, 2026

Checkout.com will handle card acquiring plus pinless and debit routing as Best Buy expands third-party selling. It is a narrow announcement from a processor joining a growing marketplace.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 18, 2026

With customer permission, lenders can underwrite stablecoin-linked card programs against real VisaNet settlement history. The aim is working capital based on payment flows that provably happened.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 18, 2026

Fifth Third converted roughly 600,000 Comerica accounts and 293 banking centres onto its own platform over Labor Day weekend, completing an integration that began with the February merger.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 18, 2026

Robinhood is sending some football prediction contracts to the CFTC-regulated venue now held by OG.com, the Crypto.com spin-off, and is taking an equity stake as part of the arrangement.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 17, 2026

StockX shoppers in the US and Canada can now use Klarna's Pay in 4 and longer financing, extending a partnership already live in ten European markets and Australia. Adyen runs the integration.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 17, 2026

US consumers can connect Stripe's Link wallet to Muse and let Meta's AI agent buy from businesses across the web. It is Stripe's clearest bet yet on agents handling real checkout volume.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 17, 2026

Builders Bank & Trust would hold bitcoin and stablecoins under direct OCC supervision without taking deposits or making loans. Block filed the charter application with the OCC.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 17, 2026

Chime is paying $590 million in cash for Stride, its bank partner of more than seven years. The Oklahoma lender becomes a wholly owned subsidiary renamed Chime Bank.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 16, 2026

Navan's revenue rose 35% to $233 million and it raised its outlook again, while GAAP operating losses widened. The quarter tests whether growth can close the gap to profit.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 16, 2026