Flywire shops for bigger acquisitions

The payments company is hunting for acquisitions across deal sizes, CEO Mike Massaro said.

By Caitlin Mullen • June 1, 2023

ACI appoints new CEO

ACI has appointed its interim CEO and one-time board chairman, Thomas Warsop, as its next CEO, after pushing out its former CEO late last year.

By Lynne Marek • May 31, 2023

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What comes next for payments in 2023?

The payments industry is expected to keep blazing this year in several promising segments of the market, even as less capital flowing to startups is likely to trigger more competition and consolidation.

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FIS CEO sizes up competition

CEO Stephanie Ferris pointed to Adyen as a major Worldpay competitor and talked about losing out on the retail side to Square and Clover.

By Lynne Marek • May 31, 2023

Bill Holdings discloses ‘material weakness’

Despite that finding, the company noted an independent auditor’s evaluation of the company’s 2022 financial statements “remains unchanged.”

By Caitlin Mullen • May 19, 2023

Worldpay spin-off hands FIS mixed bag

The payments processing and technology company will keep a stake in the Worldpay unit, but take on higher-interest-rate debt.

By Lynne Marek • May 18, 2023

Global Payments execs hint at B2B acquisition

Global Payments isn’t looking for more acquisitions — except in the B2B space, its outgoing CEO said.

By Caitlin Mullen • May 17, 2023

How to advance cross-border B2B payments

“Regional regulatory bodies must work together on common financial standards that support multilateral payment systems if we are to make progress,” writes one payments professional.

By Scott Frisby • May 15, 2023

Everee takes on EWA providers

The payroll provider is angling to disrupt the earned wage access companies that have been making it easier for employers to offer workers on-demand pay.

By Lynne Marek • May 11, 2023

Payoneer hunts for acquisitions

Payoneer is considering acquisitions that could extend product offerings or expand its footprint in emerging markets.

By Caitlin Mullen • May 9, 2023

PayPal growth driven by Braintree

PayPal's Braintree unit is bolstering the company's growth, but that expansion isn't as profitable as building its legacy business.

By Lynne Marek • May 9, 2023

Jack Henry preps clients for FedNow

The financial technology provider is encouraging clients to be prepared to receive payments through FedNow.

By Caitlin Mullen • May 3, 2023

FDIC proposes higher insurance coverage for payroll accounts

Under the agency’s targeted coverage scenario, accounts used for payment purposes — specifically, business payment accounts — would merit higher deposit insurance coverage.

By Anna Hrushka • May 2, 2023

CSI targets $1B in annual revenue

The company that provides community banks with payments, fintech and other services is gunning for growth with new private equity capital.

By Lynne Marek • May 2, 2023

Global Payments to replace CEO

CEO Jeff Sloan will step down June 1 and be replaced by the payment processor’s president and chief operating officer, Cameron Bready.

By Caitlin Mullen • May 1, 2023

Fed study highlights growth in card, ACH payments

Card, ACH and check payment values climbed from 2018 to 2021, as cash was left behind, according to the Federal Reserve’s noncash payments study.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 24, 2023

Same-day ACH payments soar

The dollar value of same-day ACH payments nearly doubled in the first quarter as the volume increased 20.7%, Nacha said this week in a quarterly update.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 20, 2023

Fed to reduce cross-border payments program

The Federal Reserve plans to discontinue its cross-border ACH payments service to Europe and Canada later this year, Fed officials reiterated at a conference this week.

By Lynne Marek • April 20, 2023

FTV Capital hunts payments prizes

Venture capital firms face challenges in picking payments and fintech investments amid the wreckage and waiting for the right prices.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 12, 2023

Pavilion Payments plots growth

The gaming payments service provider, previously part of processor Global Payments, aims to increase business by investing in technology and more staff.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 11, 2023

Stripe’s growth slows

In an annual letter, the digital payments darling’s co-founders acknowledged a “significant deceleration” in payment volume for 2022 and a tougher environment for startups. 

By Caitlin Mullen • April 6, 2023

Index Ventures partner talks fintech fundraising

An investor at a VC firm that’s backed payments players Adyen, Plaid and Wise says it’s the right environment “to craft interesting deals.” 

By Caitlin Mullen • March 31, 2023

FleetCor, Corcentric name new CFOs

The business-focused payments companies are the latest to name new CFOs as churn in the industry continues.

By Elizabeth Flood • March 30, 2023

Bank failures could cause SMB credit crunch

The future small business lending landscape and opportunities for fintechs are shifting in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, according to one fintech CEO.

By Anna Hrushka • March 22, 2023

DoorDash adds cash payment option

The company’s white label delivery service can now accept cash payments, which drivers would collect as part of their pay.

By Julie Littman • March 21, 2023

Brex offers ChatGPT-style tools

The announcement comes as interest in ChatGPT is rapidly gaining momentum, even as some worry about potential privacy and security risks.

By Alexei Alexis • March 8, 2023