Visa, Mastercard settle Grubhub case

The final settlements in a federal lawsuit over credit card swipe fees, led by the food delivery company, came on the eve of a trial in Chicago.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 16, 2026

Mastercard CFO seeks int’l growth

The company’s new chief financial officer presented his view of stablecoins, growth and acquisitions at an investment bank conference last week.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 15, 2026

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Dominant card networks, legacy payments processors and young fintechs are all jockeying to keep up with industry innovations and increased competition.

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Walmart slams card fee pact, again

The largest U.S. retailer joined hundreds of other merchants calling a swipe-fee settlement with the card networks inadequate and unfair.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 15, 2026

Visa offers data to back onchain lending

The card network aims to offer settlement and blockchain data so fintechs and card programs backed by stablecoins can better access onchain credit.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 11, 2026

Ramp takes on AI expense

The expense-management company has expanded into the nascent field of artificial intelligence routing as companies seek to keep tabs on their AI costs.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 4, 2026

Fiserv explores divestitures

The payments processor, under pressure amid management upheaval and client attrition, told analysts it’s still considering the sale of a debit network.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 3, 2026

TabaPay eyes bank charter

The money movement platform received a $155 million investment to buy Transact Bank so it can offer payments clients banking services.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 3, 2026

Stripe taps new stablecoin executive

The financial tech giant hired a crypto pro to help push payment cards backed by stablecoins.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 3, 2026

EWA grows despite legal limbo

Instant Financial and Clair are among the earned wage access companies expanding even as state and federal oversight evolves.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 31, 2026

Stripe, OpenRouter finally strike a deal

The payments behemoth’s acquisition of the AI spend management firm has been in the works for weeks. The reported price tag: $7.5 billion.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 19, 2026

Weave scooped up for $650M

The latest purchase by Fransciso Partners adds to the private equity firm’s stockpile of payments companies, including one it bought earlier this month.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 19, 2026

Stripe acquisition may bolster its AI strategy

If the company completes a prospective acquisition of OpenRouter, it will set itself up to be at the center of artificial intelligence token payments.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 19, 2026

Citi scoops up card rewards firm

The New York startup Kard has technology, talent and merchant ties that the bank expects will strengthen a loyalty strategy for its consumer cards business.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 17, 2026

Fiserv seeks investor lawsuit dismissal

Shareholders angry over the stock’s decline are alleging fraud with a complaint that has no merit, the payment processor said in its response.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 12, 2026

Same-day ACH payments swell in Q2

Nacha attributes the growth to financial firms’ increasing demand for faster payments.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 7, 2026

Pex aims to expand card biz

The spend-management firm raised money from investors to grow its corporate card and finance software business.

By Justin Bachman • July 29, 2026

How ISO consolidation persists

Global Payments and other processors have been gobbling up smaller firms for years, but payments professionals keep forming new ones.

By Lynne Marek • July 28, 2026

Nium targets stablecoins, growth

The cross-border payments company bought Cypher this month to roll forward its stablecoin strategy, says CEO Prajit Nanu.

By Lynne Marek • July 23, 2026

Why pricey credit cards may soon cost more

A settlement over swipe fees could mark a major shift for retail payments as merchants embrace surcharges on high-end cards.

By Justin Bachman • July 20, 2026

Bottomline adds stablecoin tools

The company is betting the new digital currency will gain traction across corporate payment, treasury and liquidity workflows.

By Alexei Alexis • July 16, 2026

Fiserv president exits

As Dhivya Suryadevara announced her resignation Tuesday, the company elevated two other executives.

By Lynne Marek • July 8, 2026

Fiserv debit network sale skepticism abounds

The payment processor reportedly has considered selling a debit network to one of several banks, but many analysts doubt it will happen.

By Lynne Marek • July 8, 2026

The B2B payments infrastructure gap: Most platforms weren’t built for agentic AI

Legacy B2B tech stacks were designed to be compatible with automation — not today’s agentic AI.

By Adam Perrotta • July 6, 2026

Nuvei names new C-suite executives

The Canadian company that just bought New York-based Payoneer remade its C-suite, and is doubling down on agentic commerce.

By Lynne Marek • July 2, 2026

Ramp elevates CTO to co-CEO

“If you know us, this won’t feel like a change,” wrote Eric Glyman of fellow co-founder Karim Atiyeh’s move to the top of the fintech.

By Dan Ennis • July 2, 2026