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    Connecticut enacts controversial EWA law

    The state’s governor signed a measure last week that some earned wage access providers opposed.

    By July 14, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why payments modernization can’t wait

    “The health care industry is a case study for what’s at stake when industries resist or delay modernizing their payment systems,” writes one payments executive.

    By Yusuf Qasim • July 11, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Payments Dive

    The digital evolution of payments is roiling the industry, forcing companies to rethink pricing schemes and revamp corporate strategies. Embedded payments, earned wage access, real-time systems and other innovations will transform the business.

    By Payments Dive staff
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    Fed’s ISO ‘big bang’ hits next week

    The Federal Reserve’s shift of trillions of dollars in payments to the new ISO 20022 standard Monday will reverberate around the world.

    By July 11, 2025
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    Citizens spies opportunity after Chase move

    As premium credit card fees climb, “it does create a little more room for us to compete in between,” the regional bank’s head of lending said.

    By Caitlin Mullen • July 10, 2025
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    Wise to reform AML oversight

    The money transfer firm will pay $4.2 million and bolster anti-money laundering and other compliance in a consent settlement with six states.

    By Justin Bachman • July 10, 2025
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    Will the X payments plan morph?

    With the exit of CEO Linda Yaccarino, it’s a question mark as to when, and whether, the company’s plan for an “everything app” will materialize.

    By July 10, 2025
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    Visa, Mastercard vie for Treasury role

    The two biggest card networks bid for a piece of the Treasury Department’s program seeking to modernize the U.S. payments system.

    By July 9, 2025
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    Court denies open banking briefs

    A federal judge said “friend of the court” briefs wouldn't be helpful in litigation over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule.

    By Justin Bachman • July 9, 2025
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    FICO reporting could stunt BNPL

    If buy now, pay later firms know when consumers borrow heavily or fail to make repayments, providers may be reluctant to offer their payment services to so many consumers.

    By July 9, 2025
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    Warren demands Zelle scam update

    In letters to Zelle’s bank owners, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other Democrats asked what the financial institutions are doing to protect customers using the digital payments service.

    By July 8, 2025
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    DailyPay lands novel funding

    The on-demand pay company sourced $200 million from Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Citi through an asset-based securitization to accelerate growth.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 7, 2025
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    Louisiana, Connecticut advance EWA bills

    While Louisiana enacted a new earned wage access law this month, the controversy over state legislation rages on in Connecticut. 

    By July 7, 2025
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    Shift4 strategy segues with Global Blue

    The deal is a departure from the company’s typical blueprint for acquisitions, according to analysts.

    By July 7, 2025
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    Balance, Alibaba team on BNPL for biz clients

    Small and mid-sized businesses can now use Balance’s buy now, pay later financing on the global e-commerce marketplace. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 2, 2025
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    Early Warning pitches Zelle to Treasury

    The company that owns the peer-to-peer service Zelle suggested the U.S. Treasury Department use that tool to replace checks with digital payments.

    By July 1, 2025
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    Affirm delves into in-game payments

    The buy now, pay later player is for the first time partnering with a company that provides in-game payment services to video game developers.

    By June 30, 2025
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    Payments firms switch up CFOs

    ACI Worldwide, Bill and Corpay lured chief financial officers from other companies this month as the health of the U.S. economy wavers.

    By June 30, 2025
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    Fintechs ask court to uphold open banking

    Banks and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are misreading the law that enables open banking, the Financial Technology Association told a federal court.

    By Justin Bachman • June 30, 2025
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    Visa, FIS boost value-added card services

    The companies say they aim to strengthen tech tools available for smaller financial institutions in issuing cards.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 30, 2025
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    Stablecoins may act as finance bridge

    Stablecoins are like “another payment rail,” said Vince Tejada, who heads treasury and strategic finance at stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion.

    By Grace Noto • June 26, 2025
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    Payments firms pursue top talent

    Companies developing digital wallets, cryptocurrency strategies and pay later tools are still seeking top talent despite economic turmoil, recruiters say.

    By June 26, 2025
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    PayPal lines up Big Ten, Big 12 ties

    The digital payments pioneer will handle the collegiate conferences’ payments to student athletes as it makes a bid for more student spending.

    By June 26, 2025
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    Payments conferences yet to come in 2025

    Artificial intelligence, FedNow and the ISO 20022 standards are expected to be hot topics at this year’s payments conferences.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Updated June 26, 2025
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    FedNow delivers new risk management tools

    Alongside those instant payment security features, the Federal Reserve increased the maximum payment that can be sent over the real-time system to $1 million.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 26, 2025
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    Visa loses bid to toss DOJ debit lawsuit

    A New York federal judge ruled Department of Justice allegations against the card network over an illegal monopoly in the debit card market are plausible at this stage of litigation.

    By Justin Bachman • June 25, 2025