Western Union CEO gives rivals respect

The legacy money transfer company has lost the advantage of scale over younger fintechs like Remitly and Wise, but it’s discounting digital services to claw back customers.

By Lynne Marek • March 20, 2023

Brex, other fintechs stand by troubled banks

After a week of several high-profile bank failures and near-failures, some fintechs don’t see jumping ship as an option.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 17, 2023

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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

Democrats slam card CEOs on gun code

A group of attorneys general took card company CEOs to task for pulling an about-face on implementing the gun merchant category code.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 16, 2023

Payments execs detail SVB impact

The Silicon Valley Bank downfall that sent shockwaves through the financial industry forced fintechs, such as Affirm and Marqeta, to react fast.

By Caitlin Mullen , Lynne Marek • March 16, 2023

FedNow aims for late end of launch period

The Federal Reserve is targeting July, as opposed to the earlier end of its prior range, for starting its new real-time payments service.

By Lynne Marek • March 16, 2023

Visa, Mastercard depict bank failure impact

As bank card issuers faltered this past weekend, the card networks monitored payments closely, Visa and Mastercard executives said at a conference.

By Lynne Marek • March 15, 2023

Fiserv, Jack Henry CEOs react to bank crisis

Payments processors’ CEOs this week described how their companies were affected by the recent bank industry turmoil, downplaying the impact.

By Caitlin Mullen , Lynne Marek • March 15, 2023

Amex bets on millennials, Gen Z for growth

As it pursues younger consumers, the company is angling to ensure its high-fee cards offer enough value for millennials and Gen Zers.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 14, 2023

Tilia C-suite gets overhaul

The payments startup has a new team of top executives to spearhead payments for gaming, social media and other next-generation marketplaces.

By Lynne Marek • March 14, 2023

Retail brands react to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

The merchants explained how the SVB situation had affected their sales, online commerce, payments and finances.

By Dani James • March 13, 2023

Payments players caught in SVB fallout

As the banking crisis spread, payments players, such as FIS, and venture-backed firms, including Payoneer, were caught in the contagion.

By Lynne Marek , Caitlin Mullen • March 13, 2023

February retail, restaurant sales rise: Mastercard

U.S. retail sales climbed about 7% in February over last year, alongside increases in restaurant and travel spending, Mastercard said in a report.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 10, 2023

FedNow may draw in low-income users

The real-time payments system due later this year could have particular appeal to unbanked and underbanked Americans, Fed researchers say.

By Lynne Marek • March 9, 2023

Brex offers ChatGPT-style tools

The announcement comes as interest in ChatGPT is rapidly gaining momentum, even as some worry about potential privacy and security risks.

By Alexei Alexis • March 8, 2023

PayPal CFO hits the exit

PayPal CFO Blake Jorgensen, who has been on a medical leave since September, left his role Tuesday.

By Lynne Marek • March 7, 2023

Paymentus picks ex-TiVo exec for CFO

The electronic billing and payment company’s CFO hire comes less than a month after it handed a change in control and severance agreement to its then interim CFO.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 7, 2023

Banking technology provider Amount cut 25% of staff

The Chicago-based fintech, which was valued at $1 billion in 2021, recently initiated its second round of layoffs in less than a year.

By Anna Hrushka • March 6, 2023

PayPal leans on Venmo for growth

While the digital payments pioneer has kept its PayPal and Venmo operations separate, the parent company expects them to converge in about a year.

By Lynne Marek • March 6, 2023

Behind Synchrony’s decision to join Project Black

The private label card issuer decided it needed to do more to support entrepreneurs of color and women business owners so it teamed up with Ariel Alternatives.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 6, 2023

Senators urge regulators to keep close eye on Zelle

Five Democrats blasted the platform for its use of murky language, such as “authorized” transactions, in fraud-related reimbursements of customers.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • March 6, 2023

Jack Henry, ACI pounce on FedNow

The companies are gearing up to add U.S. real-time services for customers with the mid-year launch of the Federal Reserve instant payments system.

By Lynne Marek • March 3, 2023

Synchrony, Bread brace for potential late fee cap impact

If a late fee cap is imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the companies may curtail credit and seek other offsets, executives said this week.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 3, 2023

Visa aims to lower credit surcharge

The card network plans to reduce the credit card surcharge that merchants can impose on consumers, but the proposal is facing pushback.

By Lynne Marek • March 2, 2023

Fiserv discloses 7% drop in workforce

As the company cut 3,000 employees, Fiserv’s employee termination costs nearly doubled to $187 million in 2022.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 2, 2023

CFPB’s fate at stake in Supreme Court case

The high court’s decision could set a precedent for future actions, challenging everything the CFPB has done, said Scott Pearson, a partner in Manatt's consumer financial services practice.

By Anna Hrushka • March 1, 2023