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Opinion
The case for earned wage access
“This is a tool that workers value and that policymakers should make more accessible, full stop,” one economist writes.
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Klarna buffs results ahead of IPO
The BNPL giant says consumer defaults ebbed and active users surged in the second quarter as the company ponders when to go public.
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Trump order zeroes in on payments
The president’s ‘debanking’ executive order last week took aim at financial firms that may be stymieing payments services for political reasons.
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NMI appoints new CEO
The embedded payments company plans to install a former top Billtrust executive as its next CEO, after Vijay Sondhi exits next month.
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NY sues Early Warning over Zelle fraud
The NY attorney general’s state lawsuit comes five months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a federal action over the same matter.
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Google makes payments play
The search giant has locked arms with Wise, Klarna and others to improve and expand its payments services, including in remittances and e-commerce.
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Circle courts broader payments community
The company is seeking partnerships to boost the use of its USDC coin in payments, along with its cryptocurrency tools and services.
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Payroc to buy Agilisa Technologies
The big nonbank payment processor has grown via acquisitions in recent years, and this one extends its reach in Latin America.
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Shift4 helps crypto fans blast off
The payments company has started processing cryptocurrency transactions for the space flight company Blue Origin.
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Western Union makes $500M acquisition
The old line money transfer company bought a rival as it seeks to bolster growth, particularly in Latin America.
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Shopify aims to kill Sezzle lawsuit
The Canadian online commerce company plans to ask a federal judge to dismiss Sezzle’s antitrust complaint over the companies’ competing BNPL offerings.
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Remitly seeks SMB supplement
The cross-border payments upstart is wooing more small and mid-sized business customers as stablecoins stoke competition.
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Q&A
AI takes on bill payments
Paymentus CEO Dushyant Sharma explained how his company is using AI to make paying bills digitally more efficient.
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Block courts teen app users
The company announced a focus on keeping its youngest customers on Cash App to secure future growth for the platform.
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Judge vacates debit fee regulations
The federal court ruling potentially forces the Federal Reserve to revisit rules on fees banks can charge merchants when consumers swipe debit cards.
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Court approves Mastercard settlement
The card network entered the agreement to settle a proposed class action that alleged it discriminated against Black, Hispanic and female employees by underpaying them.
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Opinion
Big bank moves threaten innovation
That threat extends to American leadership, but the Trump administration can address it in a revised open banking rule, trade group leaders say.
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Shift4 faces CFO, board departures
The payment processor’s CFO will step down and join the board, while the company founder’s father said he will resign from the board.
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Global Payments mulls more divestitures
The mega processor may sell assets after the Worldpay purchase revised its outlook. The company also expects Trump tax benefits.
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FIS lines up acquisitions
After quietly buying Everlink, the payments processor has plans for more acquisitions “shortly,” the CEO said.
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Georgia bank charter attracts two more takers
One payments company has applied for the special acquirer credential and another has expressed interest, a state official said.
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Will JPMorgan take a bigger bite of Apple?
If the bank makes a play for the tech company's credit card portfolio, it may also make a broader bid for more business.
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When will you be able to buy a pizza with stablecoin?
The Genius Act is law. Here’s how 5 professionals in the payments industry view prospects for the digital currency becoming a daily payment option.
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Finzly CFO seeks ‘connectivity’
As the first CFO for the payments infrastructure provider, software alum Adam Carson aims to upgrade the finance role from a "backseat function."
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Mastercard backs open banking
The card network’s CEO favors the worldwide open banking trend, and predicts it will be a “winning proposition over time.”