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    Fiserv flags Clover revenue drop

    The payments processor said a slowdown in the merchant service unit’s hardware sale is negatively impacting results.

    By • Aug. 6, 2026
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    Block explores how to price AI

    Cash App’s parent is focused on customer adoption of its AI tools before deciding how it will monetize those offerings, CEO Jack Dorsey said.

    By • Aug. 6, 2026
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    Toast aims to drive AI into dining

    Most restaurants don’t have time to leverage AI tools, Toast executives say, anticipating profit from helping operators reap efficiencies.

    By • Aug. 5, 2026
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    Trump backs card bill, again

    The president called card interchange fees a “ripoff” in a social media post backing the Republican co-sponsor of a bill aimed at reducing them.

    By • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Why Cash App wants food orders

    Block aims to meld its Square merchants network with Cash App users to push local dining, boosting the app’s stickiness and payments volume.

    By • July 13, 2026
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    Merchants blast credit union rule

    Retail and restaurant groups say federal credit union regulators imposed an “unlawful” rule preempting an Illinois law that curbs payment card fees.

    By • July 10, 2026
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    4 reasons the Visa-Mastercard pact survived

    Here’s the thinking of a federal judge who approved the settlement covering merchants who sued Visa and Mastercard over interchange fees.

    By • June 10, 2026
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    Visa-Mastercard fund will report claims status

    Merchants will be able to monitor the status of claims under a quarterly reporting system for their $5.5 billion settlement with Visa and Mastercard.

    By • June 8, 2026
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    Colorado interchange fee law vetoed

    The state’s governor shot down a bill aimed at curbing interchange fees on card transactions even though members of his own party passed the legislation.

    By • June 4, 2026
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    Adyen CFO heads for exit

    The chief financial officer departure comes as the Dutch payments processor seeks to build up its U.S. presence.

    By • May 28, 2026
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    Appeals court remands Illinois card fee case

    A move by federal officials to preempt Illinois’ interchange fee ban requires further review by a district court, the 7th Circuit said Friday.

    By • May 8, 2026
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    Global Payments touts Genius gains

    The payments processor has moved quickly to push its Genius point-of-sale solution to Worldpay’s sales channels and financial customers.

    By • May 7, 2026
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    Par Tech faces investor pressure

    One of the point-of-sale software company’s largest shareholders began urging it to consider “strategic alternatives,” such as a sale, last week.

    By • March 9, 2026
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    Inside Toast’s 2025 hiring binge

    The point-of-sale provider added 800 employees in 2025 as others were making steep cuts.

    By • March 2, 2026
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    Block swaps 4,000 workers for AI

    CEO Jack Dorsey told investors Thursday that Block’s headcount will drop about 40% as it leans on artificial intelligence for efficiencies.

    By , • Feb. 26, 2026
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    Toast courts fast-food restaurants

    The company is entering the drive-thru business in a bid to attract more of the quick-service sector to its customer rolls.

    By • Feb. 19, 2026
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    Global Payments builds salesforce

    The payments processor plans to hire hundreds of additional sales agents this year as it builds on its acquisition of Worldpay.

    By • Feb. 18, 2026
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    Judge backs Illinois law on card fees

    A U.S. judge ruled that federal bank law doesn’t preempt an Illinois effort to ban card interchange fees on sales tax and tips. Bank groups vowed to appeal.

    By • Feb. 11, 2026
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    Spire names new CEO to grow pay-by-bank

    The company hired former Fiserv executive Jennifer LaClair and raised $10 million to expand services enabling consumers to make direct payments from their bank accounts to merchants.

    By • Feb. 5, 2026
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    Visa, Mastercard rebuff merchant gripes

    The card networks rejected retailers’ objections to a proposed court settlement and suggested plaintiffs are too optimistic about winning at trial.

    By • Jan. 15, 2026
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    Credit Card Competition bill wins Trump support

    Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall reintroduced their proposal calling for more competition in the card network industry after the president endorsed it.

    By , • Updated Jan. 13, 2026
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    Heavy metal’s hot in payment cards

    Credit card issuers are doubling down on heavier, stiffer metals as consumers seek to convey affluence and innovation through payment cards.

    By • Jan. 12, 2026
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    Toast, Clover battle for small eateries

    The two payments processors have the biggest market shares with respect to smaller restaurants, according to a new report from the financial firm Baird.

    By • Jan. 8, 2026
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    EWS leans into sports

    The fintech has signed Paze agreements with two pro sports teams since September, banking on fans' loyalty to their teams.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Merchants assail card fees pact

    Retailers, restaurants and others oppose a proposed court settlement with Visa and Mastercard over swipe fees as insufficient and favorable to the networks.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025