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Block job cuts prompt CFO AI questions
As one of technology’s largest AI-driven job cuts of the year takes shape, CFO Alliance roundtables show finance leaders discussing operating design and execution capacity before resizing teams.
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The future of payments: Fighting the 89% surge in fraud
Payments fraud is up 89%. Get insights on AI threats, compliance and biometric security.
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Fiserv appoints new executives
The payment processor added two chief revenue officers and a business development executive as it seeks to raise sales figures.
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Meta dips a toe back into crypto
The social media giant is exploring the use of stablecoin payments in its app ecosystem, years after its Diem digital currency experiment imploded.
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Debit card fraud losses rise
Fraud loss rates for debit cardholders have climbed in recent years, according to a Federal Reserve analysis published this week.
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Stripe’s slower view of agentic commerce
The processing giant, like some other digital commerce specialists, sees agent-enabled shopping evolving at a measured pace.
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FIS caters to banks’ AI appetite
Fidelity National Information Services views artificial intelligence as a “strategic accelerant” to its business, said CEO Stephanie Ferris, who discounted risks.
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Payoneer applies for bank charter
The cross-border platform joins a slew of fintechs seeking banking licenses to issue and custody stablecoins.
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Who could swallow PayPal?
It’s a $40-billion bite, with only a handful of payments players that could swallow it. But is a financial buyer more likely?
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Stripe valued at $159B in tender offer
The payment processor’s tender offer Tuesday to buy shares relieves pressure on the company to go public, analysts said.
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For JPMorgan’s CEO: ‘anxiety is high’
Elevated asset prices and an intensely competitive landscape remind the CEO of the years just prior to the 2008 financial crisis, he said Monday. Still, he expects payments is one area where the bank could make acquisitions.
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Retrieved from New York Governor's Office.
New York releases draft BNPL rules
The state aims to set a national standard for regulating buy now, pay later lenders with its regulations issued Monday.
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Mastercard, Ericsson craft payment tools
The payments provider and telecom company are teaming up to offer more payments capabilities to businesses in the Middle East and Africa.
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CPI Card Group CFO exits
The card company’s chief financial officer headed for the exit this month ahead of an earnings report next week.
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Klarna pursues more banking customers
The company is targeting more long-term loan and debit card customers as an avenue for growth as it tries to curtail losses.
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Q&A
How to hire Uber without a phone
Payments processor Adyen and rideshare pioneer Uber are installing kiosks at airports and hotels for travelers without the app (or those with a dead phone).
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Visa to buy Prisma in Argentina
The card network company is buying the card processing and real-time payments assets as it expands its reach in South America.
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Remitly co-founder CEO exits
Matt Oppenheimer, who has been CEO of the remittance provider for nearly 15 years, will become the board’s chair, with former Santander executive Sebastian Gunningham becoming CEO.
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Toast courts fast-food restaurants
The company is entering the drive-thru business in a bid to attract more of the quick-service sector to its customer rolls.
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Senator spars with JPM’s Dimon
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says a bill she’s backing emulates a proposal by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to let states determine their own card interest rate caps.
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Global Payments builds salesforce
The payments processor plans to hire hundreds of additional sales agents this year as it builds on its acquisition of Worldpay.
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Stripe’s Bridge wins OCC conditional approval
The nod for a national trust bank charter comes after digital-asset firms Circle, Ripple and Paxos received a similar green light.
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Sezzle adds phone service offer
The new plans will be available at cheaper rates for Sezzle subscribers, as the BNPL provider seeks to grow its subscription business.
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Affirm partnerships target growth
The company’s latest collaborations are aimed at branching out into more sectors of the economy, consultants and analysts say.
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How stablecoins are finding a foothold
The digital currency’s earliest use cases are focused mostly on cross-border payments and peer-to-peer remittances.
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Cash App debuts payment links
After PayPal debuted a similar feature last year, Cash App also wants to simplify payment requests for users.