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Shift4 taps xAI for customer service
The payment processor announced it would partner with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company for a range of uses.
By Patrick Cooley • March 3, 2026 -
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Inside Toast’s 2025 hiring binge
The point-of-sale provider added 800 employees in 2025 as others were making steep cuts.
By Patrick Cooley • March 2, 2026 -
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Getting paid faster in construction
A Tennessee software startup is trying to automate accounts receivable for large contractors, some of whom still deal with paper-based payments.
By Justin Bachman • March 2, 2026 -
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PayPal, Rainforest join forces
The digital payments pioneer and software services firm are locking arms to simplify embedded payments for merchants.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 27, 2026 -
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Marqeta flags Cash App hit
Marqeta’s largest customer is realizing some better pricing from contract changes related to Cash App’s debit cards.
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 27, 2026 -
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Stripe valued at $159B in tender offer
The payment processor’s tender offer Tuesday to buy shares relieves pressure on the company to go public, analysts said.
By Patrick Cooley , Justin Bachman • Feb. 24, 2026 -
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Toast courts fast-food restaurants
The company is entering the drive-thru business in a bid to attract more of the quick-service sector to its customer rolls.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 19, 2026 -
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How stablecoins are finding a foothold
The digital currency’s earliest use cases are focused mostly on cross-border payments and peer-to-peer remittances.
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 17, 2026 -
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Bill weighs the best path to profits
Business payments company Bill Holdings is mulling a sale, according to a media report, as recent B2B fintech deals show ample buyer interest.
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 12, 2026 -
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Fiserv struggles with financial business
Revenue in the company’s financial services and banking sectors fell year-over-year, which executives attributed to market share loss among credit unions.
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Payoneer CFO eyes stablecoin, AI innovation
Bea Ordonez said the payments company is focused on expanding its core ecosystem, strengthening partnerships, and building out strategies for stablecoin and AI.
By Grace Noto • Feb. 9, 2026 -
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Q&AHow to fix subscription pay friction
What can a subscription-based company do when a customer hasn’t canceled but their payment fails? Butter has an algorithmic fix.
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 6, 2026 -
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Visa, Amex vie for small businesses
The card networks are each pitching new services to mom-and-pop stores, including financing options as well as tools for expense management and fraud mitigation.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 5, 2026 -
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Charting 2026 payments trends
Here are 4 stories that round up our deep dive outlook for this year, including coverage of agentic payments, fraud and personalization.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 30, 2026 -
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Payment outages cost $44B in lost sales annually
Payment issues can cause companies to take heavy losses as impatient customers abandon their online and in-store purchases, a new report estimates.
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Capital One nabs Brex for $5.15B
The deal, expected to close in mid-2026, lets the bank absorb a fintech player that specializes in corporate cards, payments and expense-management tools.
By Justin Bachman • Jan. 23, 2026 -
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PayPal buys Israeli AI firm
The digital payments pioneer said it purchased Cymbio, a company that has been a partner in providing multi-channel orchestration services.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 22, 2026 -
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Why Shift4 targets big merchants
The processor’s CEO explained why the payment processor looks for merchant customers with multiple locations or vendors with complex software needs.
By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 22, 2026 -
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Merchant lawyers laud surcharge option
Lawyers for merchants suing Visa and Mastercard over fees reiterated support for a settlement that may saddle consumers with added cost.
By Justin Bachman • Jan. 20, 2026 -
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Q&ABill CFO reflects on PayPal tenure
Jain shares her career path, which spans roles at some of the world’s largest organizations, including PayPal and GE.
By Sandra Beckwith • Jan. 16, 2026 -
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Visa, Mastercard rebuff merchant gripes
The card networks rejected retailers’ objections to a proposed court settlement and suggested plaintiffs are too optimistic about winning at trial.
By Justin Bachman • Jan. 15, 2026 -
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BillingPlatform names new CEO
Chris Bishop, who has 20 years of experience working for software companies, will replace Dennis Wall.
By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 12, 2026 -
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AI poised to aid payments operations
Shopper bots grab headlines but autonomous AI is likely to transform many business functions, a Deloitte report suggests.
By Justin Bachman • Jan. 9, 2026 -
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Visa, Mastercard, ACI and Wex: 2026 predictions
Major payments companies see several 2026 trends beyond the much-discussed stablecoin and agentic commerce crazes.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 7, 2026 -
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Fiserv’s Clover adopts biometrics
Customers will be able to make payments by scanning their face or palm at merchants that use the subsidiary’s point-of-sale service.
By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 7, 2026
