Banking
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Opinion
Don’t make Americans pay to pass financial data
“Pausing or gutting Rule 1033 wouldn’t just stall innovation,” writes one industry executive who has international perspective. “It would send a message that the system works best when it’s closed.”
By Jamie Twiss • June 20, 2025 -
JPMorgan, Amex flash new cards
Both companies teased premium card refreshes in the past two weeks, reflecting the race for high-end card holders.
By Patrick Cooley • June 20, 2025 -
Explore the Trendline➔
ArtemisDiana via Getty ImagesTrendlineCross-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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Amex, Fiserv cite inflation benefit
“Modest” price increases benefit card and payment companies as long as the economy doesn’t trip into a recession, executives say.
By Patrick Cooley • June 17, 2025 -
Federal Reserve targets fraud
Federal agencies took aim at payments fraud Monday, proposing more collaboration, including with states, to combat the rising problem, especially with respect to paper checks.
By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2025 -
Column
Credit card bill crusade persists
Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall may have lost their latest bid to win a congressional vote on the Credit Card Competition Act, via stablecoin legislation, but proponents are undeterred.
By Lynne Marek • June 16, 2025 -
CFPB, consumer groups clash over BNPL
The battle over buy now, pay later — whether it’s helpful or hurtful to users — persists even after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month withdrew its rule regulating such services.
By Patrick Cooley • June 16, 2025 -
Deep Dive
Open banking to survive Trump, fintechs say
Consumers and financial services firms will pursue their mutual interests in sharing personal data, despite a move by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to extinguish the trend, industry experts contend.
By Justin Bachman • June 16, 2025 -
Adyen opts for build over buy
The Dutch payments processor eschews acquisitions in favor of building its own systems to drive growth, including in the U.S. market.
By Lynne Marek • June 12, 2025 -
Drivers seek digital payment options
Digital payments are on the rise, but toll road payments are lagging behind.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 12, 2025 -
Affirm boasts 2 million debit cards
The number of such cards the buy now, pay later provider has now made available is an increase of about 600,000 cards since January.
By Patrick Cooley • June 11, 2025 -
Q&A
FTA CEO says open banking central to fintechs’ work
The leader of the Financial Technology Association sees a federal court battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule as critical to innovation.
By Justin Bachman • June 10, 2025 -
Opinion
GENIUS Act is just the beginning
“The bill tackles the fundamental question that has paralyzed our industry: what exactly is a stablecoin, and who gets to regulate it?” writes one Tulane University professor.
By Ryan Peters • June 10, 2025 -
Fiserv CEO embraces stablecoins
The processor is developing an infrastructure that would let its merchant customers make use of the digital assets, Mike Lyons said.
By Patrick Cooley • June 10, 2025 -
Walmart taps Mastercard, Synchrony for new cards
The retail juggernaut’s OnePay affiliate is working with the card issuer and the network to launch general purpose and private label credit cards later this year.
By Lynne Marek • June 9, 2025 -
Wex eyes HSA benefit from budget amid pressure
The payments software company may get a boost if the U.S. budget allows for more consumer health savings accounts. It could use a lift, given recent shareholder dismay.
By Lynne Marek • June 9, 2025 -
Fiserv buys out AIB Merchant Services
The payments processor’s deal to buy the ownership stake that it doesn’t already own is expected to give it a stronger foothold in Europe.
By Patrick Cooley • June 6, 2025 -
Amex leans into B2B payments
The card company aims to spur more business spending by corporate clients to buttress volume in the face of a possible recession.
By Patrick Cooley • June 6, 2025 -
Opinion
Don’t Turn Back the Clock on earned wage access
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “should settle this issue once and for all by issuing an expanded (EWA) advisory opinion,” writes a trade group leader.
By Brian Tate • June 6, 2025 -
Payments sector called “indisputable winner”
Providers of payments services generated about a third of the $378 billion in global fintech revenue last year, according to a new report. The sector is poised for more growth with AI innovation.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 6, 2025 -
Shift4 appoints new CEO
The digital processor named Taylor Lauber to the post and appointed founder Jared Isaacman as executive chairman, a Thursday regulatory filing said.
By Patrick Cooley • June 5, 2025 -
Visa picks value-added services head
The global card network is shuffling its executive leadership as it bolsters efforts to sell ancillary software and advisory services.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 5, 2025 -
MoneyGram CEO targets digital remake
Anthony Soohoo is tackling a digital transformation of the legacy cross-border payments company, leaning on experience at Walmart and Apple.
By Lynne Marek • June 4, 2025 -
Airlines decry proposed card amendment
Airline and aviation industry stakeholders argue the Marshall-Durbin amendment to the GENIUS Act bill would harm consumers and workers by undercutting credit card revenue.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 3, 2025 -
CFPB seeks to end open banking case
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its former court foes are now in agreement: an open banking rule shouldn't be considered lawful.
By Lynne Marek • June 2, 2025 -
Illinois delays interchange law
Over the weekend, the state’s legislature voted to delay implementation of a law that would ban card interchange fees on tips and taxes.
By Lynne Marek • June 2, 2025