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    ISO 20022 gains remain elusive

    Following increased adoption of the international standard in the U.S., companies are reaching to tap its rich data benefits.

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    Sezzle eyes checking accounts

    The buy now, pay later provider is exploring additional financial services, including deposit accounts, as it seeks to build a “super app.”

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    OCC plans to preempt Illinois interchange law

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an “interim final order” Friday to preempt the state’s law aimed at eliminating card interchange fees on taxes and tips.

    Updated April 27, 2026
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    Q&A

    What drives real-time payment growth

    Corporations adopt faster digital payments based on their priorities and the rise of digital assets, an HSBC payments executive said.

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    Opinion

    Why credit card rate caps hurt consumers, small businesses

    “Affordability is not just about the cost of credit," a former Treasury official writes. "It is about whether credit is available at all.”

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    Mastercard: Revenue growth, emissions reduction can coincide

    The card network reduced its corporate carbon footprint again last year, even as revenue grew, according to an Earth Day blog post this week.

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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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    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.