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Tag: Payments

  • Adyen Acquires Orb: Payments and Billing Are Merging Into One Stack

    Adyen Acquires Orb: Payments and Billing Are Merging Into One Stack

    Payments and billing are collapsing into a single financial workflow. On June 11, 2026, Dutch payments giant Adyen announced it was acquiring Orb, a usage-based billing platform, for $335 million. I looked it up, Orb has just over 1,000 followers on X. This is a story about how the quiet companies powering the AI economy…