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

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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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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

Plaid poaches Adyen executive for European expansion

Brian Dammeir sees opportunities for Plaid’s payments business to grow in Europe, particularly in account-to-account payments, he said in a Wednesday interview.

By James Pothen • Nov. 22, 2023

Will China be a boon or bust for card networks?

U.S. card companies have gained a foothold in China’s market, but they must still win over banks and battle behemoth China UnionPay.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 21, 2023

Mastercard joint venture approved for China card processing

The No. 2 U.S. card company now has a means of processing card payments inside China, after years of waiting on Chinese government approvals.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 20, 2023

BNPL regulation could contribute to consolidation: Moody’s analysts

Adapting to regulation could be a costly endeavor for BNPL companies already facing losses and more expensive funding costs, Moody’s analysts said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 20, 2023

5 takeaways from Michael Barr’s remarks at The Clearing House conference

The Fed's vice chair for supervision expressed optimism about FedNow’s benefits and said he expects it to co-exist with the privately owned RTP network.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Nov. 20, 2023

EU digital identity wallet to stir paytech market

The EU would require big tech companies, like Apple and Google, to offer their customers payment services through the new digital identity wallet if the regulation is approved.

By James Pothen • Nov. 13, 2023

BNPL companies face grim outlook, Moody’s says

Fierce competition, persistent losses and regulatory constraints are likely to push some players out of the buy now, pay later market, Moody’s predicted.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 13, 2023

Bitcoin Depot CEO weighs in on new California law

Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz contends a new California law will “create economic challenges” for his company and other crypto ATM operators.

By James Pothen • Nov. 10, 2023

FIS forms board committee to review litigant demands

Fidelity National Information Services disclosed that its board has formed a committee and hired an independent counsel to review demands tied to a stockholder lawsuit.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 9, 2023

Affirm CEO welcomes CFPB oversight

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau supervision “levels the playing field” in buy now, pay later, Affirm’s CEO Max Levchin said Wednesday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 9, 2023

FTC, Florida reach $150,000 settlement with Chargebacks911

The Federal Trade Commision and Florida had sued the company for using deceptive tactics to prevent consumers from disputing credit card charges.

By James Pothen • Nov. 9, 2023

Citi fined $25.9M over alleged discrimination

The bank, between 2015 and 2021, denied certain credit card products to applicants with surnames ending in “ian” and “yan,” suffixes that Citi employees associated with Armenian national origin, the CFPB said.

By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 8, 2023

CFPB proposes new oversight for payment tech firms

Google, Apple and 15 other big non-bank technology companies that provide digital wallets or payments apps would be subject to increased regulation if a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule is approved.

By Lynne Marek , James Pothen • Nov. 7, 2023

PayPal discloses SEC, CFPB probes

The digital payments company said it’s cooperating with a Securities and Exchange Commission probe of its stablecoin, and a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau inquiry related to bank transfers.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 3, 2023

Breaking down buy now, pay later

After its pandemic-era growth spurt, buy now, pay later has gone mainstream in consumer payments. But changing economic conditions are forcing the installment trend to evolve.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 3, 2023