Senators back open banking rule

Democrats urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to pursue an open banking rule that lets consumers freely shift personal financial data.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 21, 2025

How consumers see card threats

Many card users say their card issuers haven’t prompted them to take security precautions recently, a J.D. Power survey showed.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 21, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Digital wallets proliferate as features advance

As more companies aim to offer digital wallets the rise in competition is sharpening their features.  

By Payments Dive staff

White House nominates Vought aide to lead CFPB

Stuart Levenbach’s nomination is technical and extends Russ Vought’s tenure as acting director, a bureau spokesperson said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 20, 2025

Block eyes services for preteens

The company aims to make savings and card services available on its Cash App digital wallet for preteens, according to a Wednesday presentation. The tools would presumably be managed by parents.

By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 20, 2025

Capital One joins FedNow

The bank signed up for the Federal Reserve’s real-time payments system this week, leaving just one of the five major U.S. banks that has not.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 20, 2025

Priority Tech investors oppose proposed CEO buyout

Shareholders of the payments software firm urged its board to reject an offer from Thomas Priore valuing the company at up to $520 million.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 19, 2025

Citi, Swift wrap digital asset trial

The two institutions contend that interoperability between crypto ledgers and traditional financial systems is possible.

By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 19, 2025

Fed pitches fraud-fighting tips

The Federal Reserve Financial Services suggests that financial firms draw from a range of data sources to spot possibly fraudulent transactions.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 19, 2025

Block touts Cash App updates

The payment provider ballyhooed Cash App’s new and existing features this week as it vies with digital wallet rivals.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 14, 2025

Beware too many stablecoins: bank exec

A deluge of digital coins threatens to make the cryptocurrency a loyalty program like airline frequent flier miles, a JPMorgan Chase executive said.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 13, 2025

Visa CFO trumpets legal pact

The card network’s chief financial officer touted the benefits of a proposed legal settlement with merchants.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 13, 2025

Paystand acquires Bitwage

The blockchain-backed B2B payments provider snapped up another payments player, and raised capital to accelerate its growth.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 12, 2025

Dive Deposits: Was Waller’s ‘skinny’ account clarification a walk-back?

The Federal Reserve governor set out to clarify that only institutions with a banking charter would be eligible for a tailored master account. Does that jibe with the central bank’s “embrace” of disruption?

By Dan Ennis • Nov. 12, 2025

Cash App leans into loans

Block’s financial services unit is pressing growth of short-term consumer loans, confident that its underwriting data will support profitable lending.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 12, 2025

Visa, Mastercard reach legal pact with merchants

The legal agreement, if approved by a federal court, could end two decades of litigation between the two biggest U.S. card networks and their merchant clients over credit card interchange fees.

By Justin Bachman and Lynne Marek • Nov. 10, 2025

Consumer Reports pushes stablecoin rules

The consumer advocacy group said Genius Act regulations must protect consumers from potential risks in the stablecoin market.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 7, 2025

Fiserv exec outlines stablecoin uses

The major processing firm is considering using the digital assets for bank-to-bank transactions outside of normal business hours.

By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 7, 2025

FIS benefits from NYCE, AI

Fidelity National Information Services said the growth of its NYCE debit card network and increased use of artificial intelligence bolstered financial results.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 6, 2025

How agentic AI could turbocharge fraud

Generative artificial intelligence that can shop on a consumer’s behalf could be leveraged by bad actors to commit fraud on a wide scale.

By Patrick Cooley • Nov. 4, 2025

Capital One launches community benefits plan

After its Discover Financial acquisition closed in May, the credit card giant has begun to open up about elements of its community benefits plan.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 3, 2025

Open banking lurches onward

Banks and fintechs are connecting digitally to share data, amid litigation over a rule to spur competition for financial services.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 3, 2025

Compliance as competitive edge in embedded finance

SaaS platforms that embed compliance into their operations can move faster, expand globally and win customer trust.

Nov. 3, 2025

JPMorgan prospers on payments

The bank cited higher payments fees for helping to lift third-quarter revenue, with income from that segment reaching another quarterly record.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 31, 2025

Executive Shuffle: Fiserv, Mastercard and DailyPay

Payments and fintechs reset leadership this month with new CEOs and fresh executives to jump-start finance, sales and marketing functions.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 31, 2025

Why one cross-border payments pilot was stymied

Differing regulations across borders makes the instantaneous movement of money a nearly insurmountable challenge, an executive with The Clearing House said.

By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 31, 2025