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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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    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.

    Updated Aug. 11, 2025
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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.”