Clover has announced Clover PracticePay™, an all-in-one payments platform designed specifically to support small and medium-sized healthcare providers. Developed in partnership with Rectangle Health, Clover PracticePay™ simplifies the way healthcare practices manage payments and enhance practice efficiencies, offering the digital tools that providers and patients expect. Powered by Rectangle Health’s trusted Practice Management Bridge® technology and Clover’s hardware and value-added services, the Clover PracticePay™ solution is designed to comply with HIPAA and PCI requirements and enables providers to streamline the payment journey from end to end. Key features include financing options, recurring billing, text-to-pay, QR codes, and online payment portals, all available through a branded Clover dashboard that works alongside a provider’s practice management software. Clover PracticePay™ will provide a powerful tool for a wide range of providers, including primary care, dental services, behavioral health, and more. The solution is slated to launch in early 2026.
Startup Due’s embeddable API enables FinTechs to access, send, receive, and settle global fiat and stablecoin transactions in real-time in 80+ markets with a single integration
Due, a borderless payment startup, has raised €6.3 million to launch its new API platform, enabling businesses to access stablecoin payments as blockchain technology reshapes global finance. The round was led by Speedinvest, Semantic, Fabric Ventures, Strobe Ventures, Polymorphic Capital, and other investors. Due empowers businesses with a seamless borderless account, allowing them to send and receive funds directly between local and foreign fiat currencies and stablecoins. The company offers an embeddable API designed for FinTech companies, allowing them to access, send, receive, and settle global fiat and stablecoin transactions with a single integration. Due offers real-time FX and settlement in 80+ markets with a single integration, stitching together local payment rails, liquidity markets, and blockchain networks into one unified infrastructure. Over 500 companies use Due to move money globally, including Rainforest Builder, regional neobanks, Extended, Mexico-based importers, Neverless, and Ledn. The fresh capital will be used to extend and scale Due’s Global Stablecoin APIs, enabling faster, broader access to real-time settlement infrastructure. Due aims to increase its coverage to over 100 countries in terms of payments rails and currencies by the end of the year.
DIFD Auto introduces cryptocurrency as a payment option for car buyers; first-time buyers get a 10% -50% discount in crypto
DIFD AUTO tailored specifically for crypto users, instantly transforms your digital assets into real-world speedsters. From Tesla electric pioneers to supercars, everything is available. Support for multiple cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT, ensures flexible and worry-free payments. Users rave: With DIFD AUTO, you not only get reduced transaction fees, but also exclusive VIP access and various promotional offers. Now, there’s an even bigger promotion! First-time buyers get a 10% -50% discount in crypto, plus a maintenance voucher worth 800 USDT! Limited-time offer: Pay with cryptocurrency and receive free global shipping with full insurance. Mohammed Evans, President of DIFD AUTO, said : “Cryptocurrency democratizes car buying, making the car of your dreams within easy reach of every digital millionaire.” Platforms like Carnomaly and DIMO are integrating blockchain into the automotive ecosystem: NFT “digital car keys” prove ownership and support virtual test drives in the Metaverse! CarVertical’s blockchain verifies mileage and maintenance records, eliminating used car scams. Dreamcars’ innovative sharing model: Invest in luxury cars with crypto and enjoy rental income. This isn’t just about buying a car; it’s about entering a limitless digital community. The platform also provides comprehensive export services, including international ocean freight, shipping, full container load (FCL), and customs clearance. We also have a multilingual service team in German, English, French, and Arabic to help cross-border buyers easily complete their purchases.
Insurance carriers can embed FedNow for always‑on claim payouts, reducing manual processes and check costs while offering policyholders digital choice and immediate access to funds after covered events
The FedNow® Service can offer insurance carriers the ability to instantly send final and irrevocable funds 24x7x365, creating an opportunity to modernize the policyholder experience, thus growing satisfaction and enhancing loyalty. This resource describes the advantages of transferring funds with instant payments, and outlines next steps for insurance carriers, service providers and financial institutions. Benefits of instant payment innovation in the P&C insurance space: Facilitating instant payouts for approved claims can get customers money and repairs quickly, bolster relationships, and improve business processes for insurance carriers across the space. Accelerate payouts with instant availability of much-needed funds • Instant payouts give insurance policyholders immediate access to funds they need for projects like urgent home or car repairs after an accident • Instant payments streamline transactions for the estimated 50% of approved claim payouts that go to businesses or vendors9, helping them get paid and get to work more quickly Improve relationships with customers in ways that increase satisfaction and boost retention • Policyholders can get paid using the payment method of their choice, which could appeal to customers who prefer digital payments • Better claim experiences drive customer satisfaction, in turn encouraging them to renew their policies or recommend their providers • Instant payouts can help insurers stand out in a crowded market with fast digitization and increasing competition Update analog systems and manual processes to cut costs • Instant payments can reduce reliance on inefficient and potentially risky checks, which still make up considerable shares of payouts • Instant payment methods can lower costs relative to other payment methods by cutting down on transaction fees, which in turn can offset rising industry-wide claims costs10 • New payment methods in the claims experience can accompany broader digital transformation initiatives across the industry • Routing insurance payouts to demand deposit accounts (DDAs) can help financial institutions grow balances and transaction volume.
Coinbase launches x402 Bazaar to let AI agents pay APIs with USDC over HTTP‑402; enabling per‑request micropayments without accounts or API keys
Coinbase has launched x402 Bazaar, a catalog for USDC micropayments integrated with API services. The system serves as a discovery layer for artificial intelligence agents and developers, enabling instant settlements. The project revives the old HTTP 402 status code, “Payment Required,” and applies it to API calls. The client sends a request accompanied by a signed payment payload in USDC, which is verified and settled by Coinbase’s hosted facilitator. The company does not charge additional fees for USDC transactions processed through the Base network. Initial support covers USDC on the Base mainnet and Sepolia Base, with expansion planned. The catalog returns structured JSON data, specifying the accepted asset, network, destination address, and maximum payment limits. Coinbase’s Flashblocks feature reduces perceived latency, delivering pre-confirmations in 200 ms. With the demand for dollar-backed stablecoins on the rise, x402 Bazaar is a strategic tool for bridging human consumption and machine interactions, creating a more efficient and scalable micropayments ecosystem.
WEX’s AI tool helps people get faster reimbursements from their flexible spending accounts (FSAs) by automating steps like checking receipts, pre-filling claim forms, approving eligible claims for reimbursement and verifying documents in real-time
WEX has debuted a tool designed to help people get faster reimbursements from their flexible spending accounts (FSAs). The AI-powered tool is designed to reduce busywork by automating steps like checking receipts, pre-filling claim forms and approving eligible claims for reimbursement. By building smarter tools that automate the most frustrating parts of the process, we’re helping our partners offer a faster, more modern experience without adding extra burden to their teams. The tool includes document verification that informs consumers in real time when information is missing, as well as smart form completion that pre-fills key fields to cut down on manual errors. This new claims tool tackles the most common reasons for denials, like missing documentation or ineligible expenses and gives users a more predictable, seamless experience from start to finish
Mastercard’s new service to offer enhanced protection against APP fraud through AI-powered real-time transaction scoring to identify more high-risk transactions and by harnessing AI and network data insights to identify and close ‘mule’ account
To support banks and deliver the payment protection consumers expect, Mastercard unveils Mastercard A2A Protect, a new global service launching first in the UK. By combining cutting-edge fraud prevention technology and a new clear dispute resolution framework, Mastercard A2A Protect will enable banks to provide consumers with the appropriate levels of protection against fraudsters. Mastercard A2A Protect will initially focus on the most acute needs, such as Authorised Push Payment fraud, providing a combination of preventative measures, consumer protections and a process to recover funds. Subsequent phases will establish a process for recovering funds across a broader range of scenarios, including where goods and services have been paid for. Ultimately, the service intends to support participating bank customers before, during, and after each transaction, by: Preventing fraud: 1. Enhancing CFR’s transaction scoring capabilities and helping to identify more high-risk transactions, complementing banks’ own efforts 2. Leveraging Trace, a Mastercard solution which harnesses AI and network data insights to prevent money laundering and financial crime, and supports banks to identify and close ‘mule’ accounts 3. Delivering an industry-wide standardised fraud and loss reporting mechanism, which will provide banks with richer fraud insights Protecting consumers: 4. Providing banks with a simple framework and comprehensive set of multilateral standards to drive best practice and safeguard consumers. Efficiently addressing transactional and fraud protection issues, as well as goods and services protection issues, where relevant for consumers. Recovery of funds: 5. Introducing a uniform procedure for banks to resolve disputes and recover funds, across multiple use cases via Mastercard’s existing centralised platform, reducing costs and speeding up resolution
PayPal-backed Mesh expands its global network that orchestrates real-time crypto payments, converting digital assets (100+ cryptocurrencies and wallets) to instant stablecoin settlements for seamless merchant acceptance
Mesh, the crypto payments network, announced additional investments from PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and others bringing total capital funding to more than $130 million. Mesh’s technology supported the launch of PayPal’s Pay with Crypto service, which allows consumers to pay with a wide range of cryptocurrencies and eligible wallets. Mesh’s technology enables consumers to seamlessly pay using 100+ wallets and cryptocurrencies through Mesh’s SmartFunding orchestration engine. This allows PayPal merchants to tap into a rapidly growing $3 trillion market with over 650 million crypto users. With integrations across Coinbase, Binance, ByBit, OKX, Paribu, Uphold, and more, Mesh’s technology already reaches hundreds of millions of users. Mesh’s SmartFunding technology eliminates friction in crypto payments, enabling users to pay with any digital asset while merchants receive instant settlement in stablecoins, such as PYUSD, or fiat. This innovative approach addresses the mismatch problem where users often hold different cryptocurrencies than what merchants prefer, ensuring a seamless checkout experience with the benefits of blockchain technology. With the stablecoin market having a market cap over $200 billion and powering $27.6 trillion in transaction volume, consumers and merchants want stable assets like stablecoins and local currency. Mesh is unlocking liquidity, making these assets fungible with its SmartFunding orchestration engine.
German banks briefly blocked more than €10B in PayPal direct-debit payments after flagging millions of suspicious debits
German banks blocked PayPal payments totalling more than 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion) over fraud concerns, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported. The payments were halted on Monday after lenders flagged millions of suspicious direct debits from PayPal that appeared last week, the newspaper said. A PayPal spokesperson said a temporary service interruption had affected “certain transactions from our banking partners and potentially their customers”, but that the issue had now been resolved. A banking source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the value of payments stopped by banks fell somewhere between hundreds of millions and billions of euros. PayPal has a security system that usually filters out scams trying to extract money from banks. But the Sueddeutsche Zeitung said that system was either completely or largely disrupted late last week, meaning the payments app was sending unvetted direct debits to banks. Germany’s Savings Banks and Giro Association, representing more than 300 local savings banks and financial service providers, said that instances of unauthorised direct debits from PayPal had a “significant impact on payment transactions” throughout Europe, and particularly in Germany. The association added that PayPal transactions for customers at Sparkasse banks were operating normally as of early on Tuesday and said supervisory authorities had been informed of the incidents.
Mastercard’s open banking connectivity leverages Paytently’s orchestration layer to bring A2A checkout with secure bank authentication, payment initiation, and enhanced reconciliation within a single flow
Paytently, the specialist payments orchestration platform, has launched Paytently Open Banking powered by Mastercard Open Finance, an account-to-account payment option at checkout that lets customers pay directly from their bank and helps merchants increase conversion rates and improve cash flow. Leveraging Mastercard’s open banking connectivity and Paytently’s orchestration layer, Paytently Open Banking streamlines payments end-to-end, bringing secure bank authentication, payment initiation, and enhanced reconciliation within a single flow for greater operational efficiency. Paytently’s proprietary orchestration engine routes each transaction over the most effective rail for instant payment confirmation and faster settlement. Samuel Barrett, Co-Founder and CEO of Paytently, “By combining our orchestration expertise with Mastercard’s open banking technology, we’re enabling merchants to move money faster, reduce operational friction, and ultimately create a more seamless experience for their customers.” Valerie Nowak, EVP, Head of Open Finance APEMEA at Mastercard. “By combining Mastercard’s secure open finance infrastructure with Paytently’s expertise in complex payment environments, we’re enabling businesses to offer their customers another trusted and seamless way to pay.”