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    Embedded payments drive into parking

    Lots across the U.S. are using systems that let customers park their cars without swiping a credit card or paying an attendant.

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    The hidden costs in your payment stack

    Lowering fees won’t fix your payments problem. Reducing friction will.

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    Will the X payments plan morph?

    With the exit of CEO Linda Yaccarino, it’s a question mark as to when, and whether, the company’s plan for an “everything app” will materialize.

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    Wise to reform AML oversight

    The money transfer firm will pay $4.2 million and bolster anti-money laundering and other compliance in a consent settlement with six states.

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    Citizens spies opportunity after Chase move

    As premium credit card fees climb, “it does create a little more room for us to compete in between,” the regional bank’s head of lending said.

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    Visa, Mastercard vie for Treasury role

    The two biggest card networks bid for a piece of the Treasury Department’s program seeking to modernize the U.S. payments system.

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    FICO reporting could stunt BNPL

    If buy now, pay later firms know when consumers borrow heavily or fail to make repayments, providers may be reluctant to offer their payment services to so many consumers.

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    Court denies open banking briefs

    A federal judge said “friend of the court” briefs wouldn't be helpful in litigation over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule.

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    Trump imposes new remittance tax

    The spending and tax bill signed by President Donald Trump includes a new levy on international money transfers, though it’s lower than initially proposed.

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    Warren demands Zelle scam update

    In letters to Zelle’s bank owners, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other Democrats asked what the financial institutions are doing to protect customers using the digital payments service.

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    DailyPay lands novel funding

    The on-demand pay company sourced $200 million from Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Citi through an asset-based securitization to accelerate growth.

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    Wegmans tests smart carts

    The grocer is trying out technology from two providers, including Instacart’s Caper Carts that let shoppers pay directly from the cart.

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    Louisiana, Connecticut advance EWA bills

    While Louisiana enacted a new earned wage access law this month, the controversy over state legislation rages on in Connecticut. 

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    Shift4 strategy segues with Global Blue

    The deal is a departure from the company’s typical blueprint for acquisitions, according to analysts.

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    Balance, Alibaba team on BNPL for biz clients

    Small and mid-sized businesses can now use Balance’s buy now, pay later financing on the global e-commerce marketplace. 

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    Processors lean on AI to fight fraud

    Payments players are urging Washington policymakers to leave artificial intelligence less regulated so they can use it to fight fraud.

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    Small business isn’t quitting checks

    The paper check will persist for decades for small companies, despite the growth of digital payments, BillGO’s CEO predicts.

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    Visa, Mastercard trials postponed

    Courts in New York and Chicago rescheduled two antitrust trials over Visa and Mastercard swipe fees to next year as merchants decried further delays.

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    Early Warning pitches Zelle to Treasury

    The company that owns the peer-to-peer service Zelle suggested the U.S. Treasury Department use that tool to replace checks with digital payments.

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    Affirm delves into in-game payments

    The buy now, pay later player is for the first time partnering with a company that provides in-game payment services to video game developers.

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    Fintechs ask court to uphold open banking

    Banks and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are misreading the law that enables open banking, the Financial Technology Association told a federal court.

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    Payments firms switch up CFOs

    ACI Worldwide, Bill and Corpay lured chief financial officers from other companies this month as the health of the U.S. economy wavers.

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    Visa, FIS boost value-added card services

    The companies say they aim to strengthen tech tools available for smaller financial institutions in issuing cards.

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    NY crafts BNPL rules

    New York’s regulation of buy now, pay later will be based on data and BNPL firms' input, DFS boss tells fintech conference amid industry disapproval.

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    Payments firms pursue top talent

    Companies developing digital wallets, cryptocurrency strategies and pay later tools are still seeking top talent despite economic turmoil, recruiters say.

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    TreviPay CEO fears fraud ‘AI arms race’

    The payments and invoicing firm’s chief, Brandon Spear, sees artificial intelligence as “transformational” in its capacity to scale business scams.