Agentic commerce portends merchant headaches

AI agents used by shoppers will change the equation for online sellers, Mastercard’s executive vice president for security solutions said on the sidelines of the Money 20/20 conference.

By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 30, 2025

Shift4 to buy Worldline subsidiaries

The payment processor said acquiring the North American businesses will add 140,000 new merchant customers to its roster.

By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 22, 2025

Fiserv, Block turn to crypto

Settling transactions with digital currencies could save processors and merchants money on payments by cutting out bank and card network fees.

By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 21, 2025

Amex downplays shutdown impact

The card network’s premium customers are still spending, even as the economy faces persistent inflation and a government shutdown, company executives said in an earnings call.

By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 20, 2025

Bill to cut workforce by 6%

The bill payments company is cutting about 140 jobs as it comes under pressure from activist investors, including Starboard Value.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 17, 2025

Airwallex plots bigger US presence

The payments platform will use its recent acquisition of U.S. startup OpenPay to build out a billing platform in the Americas.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 17, 2025

Visa’s revised card fee system may jolt merchants

The card network giant will begin demanding more data from merchants this week in exchange for discounts, but it may come as a shock to some.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 14, 2025

Crypto use trending down, says Kansas City Fed

A survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City cast doubt on the notion that more U.S. consumers will adopt cryptocurrency for payments, even after a new law eased the path to crypto use.

By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 14, 2025

Payments conferences to keep on your radar for 2026

The U.S. open banking rule and artificial intelligence are expected to be hot topics at next year’s payments industry events.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 1, 2025

Executive Shuffle: Extend, Marqeta and Mastercard

Fintech firms are snapping up C-suite executives to drive revenue growth through strategic partnerships.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 30, 2025

Tipalti secures $200M in financing

The capital will be used for further AI investment as the finance automation fintech incorporates agentic artificial intelligence capabilities.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2025

PayNearMe raises $50M

Having previously expanded payment services with retail partners, the company now plans to use the capital infusion to enter new markets.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 19, 2025

PayPal CEO rejects stablecoin threat

Alex Chriss doesn’t view the ascendent cryptocurrency as a threat, but rather an advantage.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 12, 2025

Bill CEO defends performance

The payments fintech has “massive” growth potential, says its founder. Two activist investors are likely to demand pursuing that aggressively.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 11, 2025

Activist investor targets Bill

Bill Holdings’ weak revenue growth and sagging stock attracted a prominent hedge fund to buy a large stake in the payments and accounting software firm.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 9, 2025

Corpay mulls asset sales

The fleet payments company may sell its third-largest payments segment, and it’s already put two non-core vehicle businesses on the sales block.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 9, 2025

Great Hill raises $7B fund

The venture capital firm, which has a niche for investing in payments businesses, plans to keep injecting capital into the financial services sector.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 8, 2025

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

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