NY governor pursues BNPL regulation

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking to require buy now, pay later providers to obtain a license to operate in the state, in addition to other potential regulations for the industry.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 3, 2024

New York enacts surcharge law

The state’s new law will force merchants to limit credit card surcharges and more clearly disclose them to consumers. If the businesses don’t, they could face a $500 penalty.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 3, 2024

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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.

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Trade group girds for 2024 CCCA fight

The Electronic Payments Coalition is “fully funded” for the continuing fight over the proposed Credit Card Competition Act this year, said the organization’s executive chairman.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 22, 2023

How Google’s settlement will change in-app payments

Google’s settlement with attorneys general this week includes a lengthy list of changes the tech titan must make in its approach to in-app payments.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 21, 2023

U.S. Bank fined $36M over freezes of COVID-era unemployment benefits

The Minneapolis-based lender flagged a CFPB probe into prepaid card use last year. The OCC added a separate penalty Tuesday.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 20, 2023

Atlanta Fed delivers payments inclusion report

PayPal, Block and Global Payments representatives contributed to the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank’s research on how to draw more people into the digital payments sphere.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 20, 2023

Don’t know what a digital wallet is? We’ve got you covered.

This primer fills in the gaps on how digital wallets work, what companies compete to provide such payment tools and what to expect from them in the future.

By James Pothen • Dec. 20, 2023

Senators prod CFPB on BNPL oversight

Three Democratic lawmakers worried about financially vulnerable consumers during the holiday shopping season urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to keep an eye on buy now, pay later offerings.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 19, 2023

SEC won’t budge on crypto regulation

In denying a petition submitted by Coinbase, the agency has concluded rulemaking isn’t needed for issuers and intermediaries to know which – and how – crypto assets fit within securities law.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 18, 2023

Marshall keeps up CCCA crusade

Sen. Roger Marshall acknowledged the Credit Card Competition Act bill may not get a vote this year, but he intends to keep pushing for passage in 2024.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 15, 2023

Fraud emerges as concern for FedNow users

The Federal Reserve is weighing additional fraud-fighting tools as it takes feedback from users of the new instant payments system.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 15, 2023

Senators keep pressure on PayPal, Block

Senate Democrats urged top executives at PayPal and Block, in another round of letters, to improve reimbursement for victims of payment scams.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 14, 2023

Synchrony, Bread plan offsets to late fee cap

“I want that shoe to drop so we can start mitigating that issue,” Bread CEO Ralph Andretta said last week, as the industry awaits the CFPB’s final rule.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 14, 2023

FedNow may have spurred RTP adoption

The number of banks participating in The Clearing House’s real-time payments network surged this year after the launch of the rival FedNow system.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 13, 2023

Discover’s new CEO brings bank experience

Michael G. Rhodes, previously the group head for Canadian personal banking at TD Bank Group, will take the helm at Discover in March.

By Caitlin Mullen • Updated Dec. 12, 2023

Discover to spend at least $500M on compliance next year

“We’re going to continue to invest whatever we have to invest in order to get the compliance issues behind us,” CFO John Greene said last week.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 11, 2023

Flutterwave lands state money licenses

The African payments company launched its remittance app in August as part of a push to facilitate more payments between the U.S. and Africa.

By James Pothen • Dec. 8, 2023

Durbin bashes United Airlines in CCCA fight

Sen. Dick Durbin took to the Senate floor Thursday to push for a vote on the Credit Card Competition Act, taking a swipe at United Airlines along the way.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 8, 2023

Lawmakers call for action on gun code

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 48 other congressional Democrats called on the card networks to provide answers to a dozen questions related to the gun merchant category code.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 7, 2023

BNPL growth decelerates: Bank of America

The growth rate in the number of shoppers downloading buy now, pay later apps shrunk for this year's Thanksgiving shopping weekend compared to 2022.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 5, 2023

FTC to hold January hearing on ‘click to cancel’ rule

The Federal Trade Commission is scheduled to hear from six industry organizations concerned about a proposed rule that would crack down on automatically renewing subscriptions.

By James Pothen • Dec. 5, 2023

Warren urges CFPB to act on card late fee rule

“I urge the CFPB to finalize this as quickly as possible,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said during a Senate hearing with the agency’s director, Rohit Chopra.

By James Pothen • Dec. 4, 2023

X picks up two more state money licenses

South Dakota and Kansas are the first states to grant X money transmitter licenses since September, inching the social media platform closer to adding a payments feature. 

By James Pothen • Nov. 30, 2023

Discover pursues sale of student loan business

The card issuer said it’s seeking to offload its $10.4 billion student loan portfolio.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 30, 2023

Credit card bill battle may slide into 2024

Prospects for passing the Credit Card Competition Act this year are dimming, but supporters and opponents remain locked in battle over the legislation.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 27, 2023