Bill to cut workforce by 6%

The bill payments company is cutting about 140 jobs as it comes under pressure from activist investors, including Starboard Value.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 17, 2025

Fed to boost payments services’ days of operation

The Federal Reserve plans to have the Fedwire Funds Service and the National Settlement Service operate on Sundays, but not until several years from now.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 16, 2025

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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

Stripe’s Bridge applies for national trust charter

The stablecoin infrastructure firm joins a growing list of crypto-native firms, including Coinbase and Circle, that have applied for an OCC charter this year.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 15, 2025

Visa, Mastercard reach settlement with merchants

The card networks agreed to pay $199.5 million to settle a class action in which a pack of small merchants alleged they shouldn’t have shouldered liabilities for rejected credit card transactions.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 15, 2025

Visa’s revised card fee system may jolt merchants

The card network giant will begin demanding more data from merchants this week in exchange for discounts, but it may come as a shock to some.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 14, 2025

Fed appeals debit fee ruling

The Federal Reserve gave notice that it’s appealing a court ruling that invalidated its regulations governing debit card fee caps.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 10, 2025

Open banking also helps banks: Fintechs

Financial technology firms are trying to rally support for U.S. open banking as regulators gather comments to inform a revised rule.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 10, 2025

Bank of America fires up AI payments assistant

AskGPS was trained on more than 3,200 internal documents by the company’s in-house engineering team and rolled out last week.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 10, 2025

How to unleash innovation and competition in payments

“Give digital payments companies a path to directly access the Federal Reserve’s systems through a limited-purpose payments bank charter,” writes one former top legal executive.

By John Muller • Oct. 10, 2025

Fiserv launches Roughrider stablecoin

The processor is working with a North Dakota state-owned bank to establish a new digital asset.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 9, 2025

Visa board adds Pinterest CEO

The credit card network giant added the social media company’s chief executive, Bill Ready, as it expanded its board to 12 members.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 7, 2025

Synchrony buys software firm

The card issuer said acquiring Versatile Credit’s consumer financing platform will drive more merchant sales and consumer credit access.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 6, 2025

DailyPay replaces CEO

Nelson Chai, the earned wage access provider’s executive chairman since January, becomes the fintech's fourth CEO in five years.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 2, 2025

DOJ granted brief stay in Visa debit case

The U.S. government’s closure this week prompted the Justice Department to request a “temporary” pause in its antitrust lawsuit against Visa.

By Justin Bachman • Updated Oct. 3, 2025

FedNow debuts disaster aid payments

An executive of the Fed’s real-time payment network says speedy relief payments will be “a game-changer” for people and businesses in need.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 1, 2025

Payments conferences to keep on your radar for 2026

The U.S. open banking rule and artificial intelligence are expected to be hot topics at next year’s payments industry events.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 1, 2025

US payments growth may have peaked

Payments revenue growth is projected to slow over the next four years, with cash-to-card migration largely in the rearview, said the author of a BCG report.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 29, 2025

Fiserv buys cash manager to boost stablecoin

The deal for StoneCastle expands Fiserv as a liquidity source for financial institutions, and will help the processor fund cash for its FIUSD stablecoin.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 29, 2025

Fiserv acquires tech consulting firm

The deal for Smith Consulting Group is designed to give Fiserv’s bank and credit union customers deeper technical expertise.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 26, 2025

The trouble with ending US checks

The government must modernize payments, but officials retiring paper checks should be thoughtful and inclusive, the CEO of a consumer group writes.

By Jennifer Tescher • Sept. 26, 2025

FIS acquires fintech Amount

The Chicago-based fintech, which provides banking technology, expands the portfolio of services FIS can offer banks and credit unions.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 24, 2025

Capital One cuts Discover workers

The bank said it’s cutting nearly 400 Discover employees between November and March 2026, following job cuts last month related to Discover’s home equity business.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 23, 2025

CFPB ends U.S. Bank, Apple consent orders early

The bureau contends the bank and tech giant have paid their penalties in separate cases related to unemployment benefits restrictions and the launch of the Apple Card.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 23, 2025

Remitly debuts tiered membership platform

Remitly One contains a “send-now-pay-later” feature that allows subscribers instant access to funds and a digital debit card that lets subscribers bypass foreign transaction fees.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 18, 2025

Plaid to pay for JPMorgan data

Under the agreement between the two companies, the bank will be paid for sharing consumer data with Plaid. Fintech groups excoriated JPMorgan for the new access fees.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 16, 2025