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Square stirs restaurant battle
The digital payments provider has cooked up a new set of tools for restaurant clients as the contest to attract customers heats up.
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Sponsored by BottomlineCrossing the digital divide: How US business payments trends are shifting
U.S. businesses go digital as business payments network Paymode reveals a major shift.
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Investors vie to lead Fiserv stock lawsuit
A federal court will assess the plaintiffs’ claims and select one to shepherd a lawsuit on behalf of other investors suing Fiserv over its stock price decline.
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Volvo to test embedded car payments
A North Carolina Turnpike Authority "pay-by-car" pilot will cover tolls and may one day ease transactions at gas stations and drive-thru venues.
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Visa board adds Pinterest CEO
The credit card network giant added the social media company’s chief executive, Bill Ready, as it expanded its board to 12 members.
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Fiserv, PayPal ex-CEOs grab new roles
The former chief executive of the payments processor behemoth will now lead the Internal Revenue Service as well as the Social Security Administration.
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PayPal ties BNPL to cash back
The digital payments company is offering 5% cash rebates with buy now, pay later purchases to lure holiday shoppers to audition its loans.
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Synchrony buys software firm
The card issuer said acquiring Versatile Credit’s consumer financing platform will drive more merchant sales and consumer credit access.
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Checkout.com seeks Georgia banking charter
If Checkout.com succeeds in its bid to be a merchant acquirer limited purpose bank, it would become the third company – after Fiserv and Stripe – to do so.
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OpinionBNPL lenders should report customers’ data
Keeping BNPL data from consumers’ credit reports is preventing millions of people from building credit, the CEO of a fintech trade association says.
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Payments conferences to keep on your radar for 2026
The U.S. open banking rule and artificial intelligence are expected to be hot topics at next year’s payments industry events.
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DOJ granted brief stay in Visa debit case
The U.S. government’s closure this week prompted the Justice Department to request a “temporary” pause in its antitrust lawsuit against Visa.
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DailyPay replaces CEO
Nelson Chai, the earned wage access provider’s executive chairman since January, becomes the fintech's fourth CEO in five years.
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SumUp battles for small merchants
The point-of-sale firm is investing in the U.S. to seize a larger share among small retailers as bigger payments players move upmarket.
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FedNow debuts disaster aid payments
An executive of the Fed’s real-time payment network says speedy relief payments will be “a game-changer” for people and businesses in need.
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Brex to accept stablecoins as payment
The card issuer sees stablecoin payments as a key product differentiator, with more companies adopting cryptocurrency for finance functions.
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Stripe pushes agentic AI sales via chat
The payments firm is teaming with OpenAI for a new agentic commerce protocol to help merchants sell their wares via AI chat sessions.
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Technology could make payments cheaper: Waller
Fed Gov. Christopher Waller touted the benefits of stablecoins and distributed ledgers, saying that new technology should not be feared.
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Executive Shuffle: Extend, Marqeta and Mastercard
Fintech firms are snapping up C-suite executives to drive revenue growth through strategic partnerships.
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NYDFS’ Adrienne Harris to step down
Kaitlin Asrow, who leads the regulator’s research and innovation division and previously was a senior fintech policy adviser at the San Francisco Fed, will serve as the state agency’s acting superintendent starting Oct. 18.
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US payments growth may have peaked
Payments revenue growth is projected to slow over the next four years, with cash-to-card migration largely in the rearview, said the author of a BCG report.
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Fiserv buys cash manager to boost stablecoin
The deal for StoneCastle expands Fiserv as a liquidity source for financial institutions, and will help the processor fund cash for its FIUSD stablecoin.
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Fiserv acquires tech consulting firm
The deal for Smith Consulting Group is designed to give Fiserv’s bank and credit union customers deeper technical expertise.
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OpinionThe trouble with ending US checks
The government must modernize payments, but officials retiring paper checks should be thoughtful and inclusive, the CEO of a consumer group writes.
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Tipalti secures $200M in financing
The capital will be used for further AI investment as the finance automation fintech incorporates agentic artificial intelligence capabilities.
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DailyPay case belongs in state court, judge rules
A federal judge agreed with the New York attorney general that state court is the proper jurisdiction for a lawsuit against the earned wage access lender.
