Busting the myths on FedNow

Jessica Cheney, a vice president at Bottomline Technologies, aims to dispel myths about the meaning and impact of the coming Federal Reserve instant payment system.

By Jessica Cheney • Sept. 27, 2022

Will biometrics be the future of payments?

The use of biometrics to authenticate payments is poised to bring more security and speed to transactions, but some say broad adoption on the part of consumers and merchants is still far from reach.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 26, 2022

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Payments industry seeks to keep pace with fraudsters

As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.

By Payments Dive staff

Bank CEOs defend Zelle in Senate hearing

Sen. Elizabeth Warren called the peer-to-peer payments network “unsafe,” claiming Zelle users were defrauded out of $500 million last year.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 23, 2022

Republicans grill bank CEOs on merchant gun code

GOP lawmakers, during a wide-ranging hearing Wednesday, demanded the CEOs of the nation’s top banks share how they plan to respond to a new category code for gun and ammunition retailers.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 22, 2022

House lawmakers add credit card competition bill

Members of Congress on Monday introduced the House companion to a Senate bill seeking to rein in the Visa-Mastercard credit network “duopoly.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 20, 2022

Biden advances digital asset regulation

The Biden administration wants the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to “aggressively pursue investigations and enforcement actions against unlawful practices in the digital assets space.”

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 16, 2022

BNPL players spar with CFPB

BNPL players under the microscope at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pushed back against the federal agency’s plan to increase regulation of the industry.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 16, 2022

CFPB mulls rules for BNPL

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing new rules and guidance for the fast-growing buy now-pay later industry after wrapping up a comprehensive report on it.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 15, 2022

Visa raises concerns on new gun code

Visa cautioned the public about perceiving a new merchant code for gun-sellers as a means to interfere with any lawful sales. And the NRA said it’s seeking to water down implementation of the new code.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 14, 2022

Zelle counters scam talk with growth rates

The instant payments brand is highlighting a double-digit growth rate for its peer-to-peer payments tool and downplaying scams on its system.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 12, 2022

Visa to adopt new coding for gun merchants

Card network juggernaut Visa said it will adhere to a new standard for identifying independent gun shops with a unique merchant code after an international body adopted the new approach last week.

By Caitlin Mullen and Lynne Marek • Sept. 12, 2022

Gun merchant code approved for card purchases

An international standards body approved a new merchant code that will apply to gun sellers for transactions using credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard.

By Caitlin Mullen • Updated Sept. 9, 2022

New Fed official speaks to payments, crypto and FedNow

Here are 10 takeaways from the Fed's new head of supervision, on everything from payments to crypto to FedNow.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 8, 2022

Basic income pilots gain momentum across US cities

At least a dozen U.S. cities have implemented unconditional direct cash payment programs over the past year, as advocates seek to build evidence and experts debate the most effective structures.

By Gaby Galvin • Sept. 8, 2022

Healthcare fintechs targeted by cyber criminals

Cybersecurity professionals say healthcare payments processing firms are particularly vulnerable to information technology breaches and ransom demands.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 8, 2022

Visa, Mastercard face cross-border fee questions in U.K.

The U.S. card giants are taking a stand in defense of their services for cross-border transactions as U.K.’s parliament and regulators scrutinize higher fees.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 7, 2022

Lawmakers push card companies to back gun-merchant code

Democratic Congress members, in letters to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard and American Express, pressed the companies to support creating a merchant code for gun sellers.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 7, 2022

Consumers need credit card reform

“It's not just merchants at the mercy of the oligopoly,” writes Ed Mierzwinski, a senior director at the Public Interest Research Group. “Consumers all pay more at the store and more at the pump.”

By Ed Mierzwinski • Sept. 2, 2022

Go slow on a CBDC, Nacha says

The biggest payment system in the U.S. recommends limited implementation of a central bank digital currency if the Federal Reserve pursues that digital dollar.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 2, 2022

Who’s afraid of FedNow? Not Visa

Visa's CFO on Wednesday brushed off any concerns about the threat of new competition from FedNow, or any other real-time payments system.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 1, 2022

Card companies urged to code gun sellers

Calls from government officials urging Visa, Mastercard and American Express to support creating a merchant code for gun sellers are growing louder.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 31, 2022

FedNow aims for September testing

FedNow, an effort by the Federal Reserve Banks to speed up and modernize the U.S. payments system, is expected to launch as early as next May.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 30, 2022

Banks push back against CBDC

The nation’s biggest bank and bank trade groups stressed the risks of creating a central bank digital currency in comments to the Fed, and largely rejected the idea that a digital dollar would accomplish stated goals.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 29, 2022

Big payments companies poke at CBDC

Mastercard, PayPal, Fiserv and Stripe gave the Federal Reserve feedback on a central bank digital currency, pointing out key requirements and cautioning about the outcome.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 25, 2022

Lawsuit filed against Block

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Cash App Investing and parent company Block over a December 2021 data breach.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 25, 2022