Marqeta chief focuses on revenue diversity, execution

Interim CEO Mike Milotich wants to boost the processor’s non-Block revenue and expand its embedded finance offerings via a new mobile app for customers.

By Justin Bachman • May 12, 2025

Expensify predicts brand boom from Brad Pitt F1 film

The travel-and-expense manager is the top sponsor of Pitt’s fictional race team and says it expects a wave of new leads from Apple’s summer drama.

By Justin Bachman • May 9, 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.

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Global Payments eyes cost cuts

The payments processor sharpens its focus on how to squeeze $600 million in “cost synergies” from its $24 billion purchase of Worldpay.

By Lynne Marek • May 9, 2025

AvidXchange swallowed in $2B deal

The accounts payable software firm agreed to be taken private in an acquisition by investment company TPG and card processor Corpay.

By Lynne Marek • May 8, 2025

Mastercard invests $300M in Corpay unit

The card network invested in the cross-border business of its corporate payments partner as the companies agreed to expand their partnership.

By Lynne Marek • April 30, 2025

Spire pushes pay-by-bank model

Direct bank payments at the point of sale will become more attractive to merchants through a Discover Financial tie, the CEO says.

By Justin Bachman • April 17, 2025

Shazam sheds merchant services to focus on debit

 The network company divested its merchant services portfolio this month to concentrate on its core business.

By Lynne Marek • April 16, 2025

For medical debt, ‘care now, pay later’ models abound

As healthcare expenses grow, fintech startups look to boost the affordability — and profitability — of medical payments.

By Justin Bachman • April 16, 2025

How one startup coordinates your payments

Payments orchestration is an increasingly critical task as merchants seek cost efficiencies and the ability to add new payment alternatives and technologies.

By Justin Bachman • April 11, 2025

US businesses cling to paper checks

Large and small businesses alike are still using the 20th-century form of payment extensively, even as the federal government presses ahead with digital alternatives.

By Lynne Marek • April 7, 2025

Brex sees procurement push onto its card

Corporate buyers are exploring ways to move more of their spending onto cards for better tracking and insight, a Brex EVP says.

By Justin Bachman • April 3, 2025

Mastercard, PayPal mull stablecoins for B2B payments

Mastercard and PayPal are among the companies viewing the digital assets as potentially useful for business-to-business transactions.

By Lynne Marek • April 2, 2025

Payments players landed less capital in 2024: S&P report

Venture capitalists invested 47% fewer dollars, compared to 2023, despite most of the startups posting increased revenue last year.

By Justin Bachman • March 20, 2025

Fiserv, PayPal and FIS change up board members

Payments companies are adding board members, and bidding farewell to others, as the industry sees increased merger and acquisition activity.

By Lynne Marek • March 19, 2025

Gen Zers expect more of B2B payments

“For Gen Z, payments go beyond speed — they reflect values, transparency, and purpose,” writes one accounts receivable software CEO.

By Sunil Rajasekar • March 14, 2025

Payments firm ‘for sale’ signs pop up as buying interest swells

Payments players, including Green Dot and Flywire, have potentially put their businesses up for sale and larger companies have shown their appetite for acquisitions as an uncertain economy increases financial pressures.

By Lynne Marek • March 13, 2025

How PayPal is bolstering its branded business

The payments pioneer is counting on merchant tech upgrades, its buy now, pay later offering and Venmo to re-energize its flagship business, a top executive said this week.

By Lynne Marek • March 12, 2025

Fiserv CEO transition took only 10 days, CFO says

CEO Frank Bisignano quickly deemed his successor, Mike Lyons, ready to lead the payment processor, but don’t expect any strategy shifts, Fiserv’s CFO said.

By Justin Bachman • March 11, 2025

Amex to buy expense manager Center to bolster offerings

The deal will allow the banking and card network behemoth to expand its expense management and accounting functions for business travel.

By Justin Bachman • March 10, 2025

Papaya Global adds Citi as partner

The payroll and payments services provider that has been working with JPMorgan Chase now calls Citibank a sponsor as well.

By Lynne Marek • March 10, 2025

Dwolla taps Walmart alum for CFO

Daniel Quezada is the payments player’s second chief financial officer in less than two years.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 3, 2025

Flywire cuts 10% of workforce, undertakes strategic review

The payments software company is paring its workforce after a drop in demand in its education vertical. It's also undertaking a comprehensive review of operations.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 28, 2025

Marqeta replaces CEO, makes acquisition

The embedded payments and digital card company agreed to buy European electronic payments provider TransactPay for about $47 million and swapped out its CEO for a Visa alum.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 27, 2025

Stripe employee share sale may mean delayed IPO

An internal sale of stock to workers may mean the company won’t pursue a public offering anytime soon, consultants and analysts said.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 25, 2025

Will Global Payments sell its issuer business?

Some analysts are pressing the processor to consider divesting the segment that caters to financial institutions, even as its merchant segment grapples with competition.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 24, 2025