OCC plans to preempt Illinois interchange law

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an “interim final order” Friday to preempt the state’s law aimed at eliminating card interchange fees on taxes and tips.

By Lynne Marek • Updated April 27, 2026

JPMorgan revenue rises on payments, card income

The largest U.S. bank benefited from corporate and consumer demand for its services in the first quarter despite macroeconomic turmoil.

By Lynne Marek • April 15, 2026

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Dominant card networks, legacy payments processors and young fintechs are all jockeying to keep up with industry innovations and increased competition.

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Warren pounds X Money plans

Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded information from billionaire Elon Musk about his plans to launch a digital wallet this month.

By Lynne Marek • April 15, 2026

Which Discover jobs are disappearing

As Capital One integrates the card business, it’s eliminating more than 100 application engineer jobs.

By Lynne Marek • April 13, 2026

CHIPS network boasts daily payment growth

CHIPS network growth underscores its rising use for large-value domestic and cross-border payments, The Clearing House said.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 9, 2026

FDIC floats stablecoin guidelines, AML revamp

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposed a rule under the Genius Act for supervising payment stablecoin issuers.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 8, 2026

Fiserv, grocer expand pay-by-bank effort

The payments processor said it’s expanding a pilot with the stateside arm of the Dutch grocer Ahold Delhaize to let more U.S. customers pay directly from their banks.

By Lynne Marek • April 7, 2026

Illinois AG defends card fee law

Illinois law banning card interchange fees on tax and tips doesn’t restrict banks or card networks, the state told an appeals court.

By Justin Bachman • April 7, 2026

Global cyber fraud attacks rose last year

The rate of cyber fraud in transactions climbed worldwide last year, with fraudsters increasing their attacks on desktop computers, according to a report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

By Lynne Marek • April 6, 2026

How Order.co is modernizing procurement and spend management at scale

How Order.co automates procurement at scale with virtual cards and spend controls.

April 6, 2026

Card volume rises with digital boost

Volume on Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards issued in the U.S. climbed 6.4% last year over 2024, with an assist from digital plays, according to Nilson Report’s publisher.

By Lynne Marek • April 3, 2026

Amazon ditches Amex for Mastercard

The retailer is tapping the card network and U.S. Bank for two new credit cards aimed at small business owners.

By Justin Bachman • March 31, 2026

How Amex exploits new AI tools

The bank has identified “hundreds” of use cases for artificial intelligence, its CEO says.

By Justin Bachman • March 30, 2026

Citi pursues payments advances

Real-time payments, agentic commerce and stablecoin advances are all topics the bank is discussing with clients, a top executive said.

By Lynne Marek • March 26, 2026

Klarna struggles with loan loss accounting

With an assertive push into banking, the buy now, pay later pioneer has expanded consumer lending – along with growth in its loss provisions.

By Justin Bachman • March 26, 2026

FTC threatens major payments players

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Stripe, saying that denying consumer services for political or religious reasons could prompt enforcement actions.

By Lynne Marek • March 26, 2026

FIS leans into big bank strategy

The bank technology and card processing company has renewed its focus on large bank clients in the battle against rivals like Fiserv.

By Lynne Marek • March 25, 2026

Amex floats first new business card in 7 years

The bank is betting that a card without preset spending caps, plus 2% cash back, will win over businesses.

By Justin Bachman • March 25, 2026

Synchrony, others broaden horizons to tap top talent

Payments companies are often seeking experience outside of financial services, including in tech, in their search for new hires.

By Shefali Kapadia • March 23, 2026

Stablecoin use surges

The total transaction volume for the digital assets more than doubled in the past year, according to the asset management firm Macquarie Group.

By Patrick Cooley • March 20, 2026

Elavon nabs BofA exec for CEO

The payments processor, which is a unit of U.S. Bank, poached Wally Mlynarski from a bank rival to be its CEO, replacing Jamie Walker.

By Lynne Marek • March 19, 2026

State interchange fee laws progress

Legislatures in Colorado and Delaware advanced bills that would curtail interchange fees last week, as a federal appellate court mulls the issue.

By Lynne Marek • March 18, 2026

Mastercard to buy BVNK for $1.8B

“Adding on-chain rails to our network will support speed and programmability for virtually every type of transaction,” a Mastercard executive said.

By Lynne Marek • March 17, 2026

FDIC to make stablecoin move

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to propose that pass-through insurance not be available for stablecoin deposits.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 16, 2026

CFPB again told it must request funds from Fed

In the second court ruling rejecting the bureau’s position on requesting Fed funds, a judge in California called agency Acting Director Russ Vought’s plan a “transparent display of partisanship.”

By Caitlin Mullen • March 16, 2026