Square unveils new product roadmap

Block’s point-of-sale unit offered a public glimpse of new features from its product schedule last week, with a request for customer feedback.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 2, 2025

Innovative Systems acquired by investment firm

The South Dakota billing and payments software company was purchased by the Chicago private equity firm GTCR.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 28, 2025

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Cross-border payments targeted for upgrades

When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.

By Payments Dive staff

Payments investments, acquisitions slid in H1

Investments in the payments sphere plummeted for the first half of the year, as did acquisitions in the area, according to a KPMG report.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 25, 2025

Stablecoins set to transform cross-border payments

The search for faster and cheaper global payments is leading many companies to consider the use of stablecoins for remittances.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 25, 2025

Fifth Third buys payments player

The acquisition of cash management software firm DTS Connex bolsters the bank’s commercial payments business, which already processes significant sums, specifically $17 trillion last year.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 21, 2025

Payments players spar for sports contracts

The goal: elevate brand image and bring real-time data to stadium merchants, offering sports fans an integrated experience.

By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 18, 2025

Remitly seeks SMB supplement

The cross-border payments upstart is wooing more small and mid-sized business customers as stablecoins stoke competition.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 11, 2025

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.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 7, 2025

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."

By Grace Noto • Aug. 5, 2025

Ramp raises $500M to rush AI

The fintech has amassed $700 million in funding over two months as it tries to capitalize on corporate finance’s adoption of artificial intelligence.

By Justin Bachman • July 30, 2025

Visa tailors stablecoin strategy

CEO Ryan McInerney expects the digital assets to be beneficial in emerging markets where the network’s digitization efforts have faced difficulties.

By Lynne Marek • July 30, 2025

Coinstar to offer Mastercard card

The company behind the green coin machines at grocery stores will soon let consumers turn their pocket change into a prepaid debit card.

By Lynne Marek • July 28, 2025

How to build a B2B payments behemoth

No single company dominates U.S. commercial payments, as with card networks or merchant acquirers. Bottomline CEO Craig Saks says that will change.

By Justin Bachman • July 25, 2025

Fiserv’s Clover delves into healthcare

The payment processor is partnering with a healthcare software company to provide a service fitted for healthcare providers.

By Patrick Cooley • July 22, 2025

Deluxe pivots to digital and data

The company known for paper checks aims to jump-start sagging revenue with electronic enterprises, including a fast-growing marketing data arm. 

By Lynne Marek • July 18, 2025

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.

By Justin Bachman • July 1, 2025

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.

By Lynne Marek • June 30, 2025

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.

By Justin Bachman • June 30, 2025

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.

By Justin Bachman • June 27, 2025

Melio swallowed in $2.5B deal

The New York bill-pay company is set to be acquired by Xero, a New Zealand provider of accounting and payroll management software for small businesses.

By Lynne Marek • June 25, 2025

Fiserv launches new stablecoin

The payments processor wants to be an early mover as banks, the U.S. government and other payments players press for stablecoin adoption.

By Justin Bachman • June 23, 2025

Tensec raises $12M to boost growth

Meanwhile, other cross-border payment firms have raised millions in recent weeks to bolster their international expansion.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 20, 2025

Payoneer CEO sees trade bumps as short-term

Entrepreneurs will adapt rapidly amid the global trade disruption, and geographic reach is key to B2B cross-border payments, CEO John Caplan says.

By Justin Bachman • June 18, 2025

Ramp raises $200M

The maker of software to oversee corporate spending and procurement is now valued at $16 billion with its latest capital raise.

By Justin Bachman • June 17, 2025

Tapcheck embeds EWA in payroll

Recent integrations with HR management platforms position the Texas earned wage access startup for growth.

By Justin Bachman • June 13, 2025