Newsazenplay.comKORT Payments agreed to acquire AptPay, a Toronto-based provider of collections and payouts infrastructure. The platform supports rails including Visa Direct, Mastercard Send, Interac, EFT, ACH, RTP, FedNow and cross-border transfers.
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