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    Amex CEO gushes over next gen

    The card company’s CEO, Steve Squeri, believes the younger cohort of Amex card holders are suited to withstand economic storms.

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    Tactics to combat fraud and protect your business reputation

    Businesses can adopt tools like tokenization to combat fraud and protect their reputations.

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    Visa, Mastercard face new suit over card fees

    Three plaintiffs say a 2019 settlement in card fee litigation should not give the card networks years of legal immunity for antitrust claims.

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    Repay attracts $1B takeover offer

    The payments processing services company is the target of an unsolicited offer from an investor, just as it’s trying to acquire another company.

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    PayPal, NFL make connection

    The digital payments pioneer will team with the professional football league in a bid to move money between fans.

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    Fintechs push bill for Fed payment rail access

    House legislation introduced Tuesday would let financial technology firms access Federal Reserve payments rails.

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    ACH Network starts 2026 with surge

    The payments network saw growth across healthcare, peer-to-peer, online and direct deposits in the first quarter, pushing the volume value past $24 trillion.

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    How the Visa-Mastercard card fee case may end

    A federal court is likely to weigh how much a proposed settlement over interchange fees differs from a pact that was rejected two years ago.

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    FIS, Barclays extend core banking tie

    The payments processor has won a multi-year extension of its core banking technology contract with the British financial institution.

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    Amex to buy Hypercard

    The card company has agreed to purchase the agentic expense management firm backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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    Opinion

    How EWA improves workers’ lives

    Earned wage access “users are savvy managers of their money who value EWA products, use them responsibly, and have positive experiences,” writes a trade group leader.

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    Visa, Mastercard settle merchant claims

    About 65 retailers suing the networks over card swipe fees in a New York case have now settled claims.

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    U.S. Bank eyes Amazon tie-up for small-biz boost

    The lender aims to pitch banking services to the 700,000 small-business owners it will gain exposure to through a credit card partnership with Amazon.

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    Repay faces Kubra purchase opposition

    A major shareholder of the digital bill payment services provider bashed its plan to buy a bill payment peer.

    Updated April 16, 2026
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    Warren pounds X Money plans

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded information from billionaire Elon Musk about his plans to launch a digital wallet this month.

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    JPMorgan revenue rises on payments, card income

    The largest U.S. bank benefited from corporate and consumer demand for its services in the first quarter despite macroeconomic turmoil.

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    DailyPay pushes back against NY AG

    The earned wage access provider says its relationship with employers means it’s not a consumer lender, as the New York attorney general alleges.

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    Stablecoins remain little used for payments

    Less than one percent of stablecoins are used for payments, and about a fifth aren’t being used at all, a Kansas City Fed researcher estimated.

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    Which Discover jobs are disappearing

    As Capital One integrates the card business, it’s eliminating more than 100 application engineer jobs.

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    Expensive tabs shift to mobile: Stripe

    Digital wallets are driving a migration of more expensive purchases from desktop to mobile devices, a Stripe report found.

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    Bolt lays off roughly 30% of staff in AI push

    The workforce reduction marks the fintech’s fourth round of cuts since 2022, as it has navigated leadership changes.

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    Opinion

    Why the subscription model should change

    “The question isn't whether government intervention in subscription cancellation policies is good or bad,” writes one industry executive.

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    Adyen tool speeds business payments

    Financial operations at global enterprises remain “stubbornly complex,” as treasury teams juggle multiple banking and payment systems, the company said.

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    Fed mulls FedNow x-border use

    The Federal Reserve proposed letting participants in the real-time payments system use intermediaries to make cross-border fund transfers.

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    CHIPS network boasts daily payment growth

    CHIPS network growth underscores its rising use for large-value domestic and cross-border payments, The Clearing House said.

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    How US credit card fees may ebb

    The Nilson Report’s publisher explained how competition, merchants and court dynamics are influencing the evolution of interchange fees.