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Q&AFintechs egg on ‘willingness to challenge norms,’ Bolt president says
Justin Grooms expects fintechs to keep pushing the payments industry forward with more competition for legacy players.
By Lynne Marek • March 25, 2025 -
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Affirm, other BNPL players ratchet up credit bureau reporting
At least three buy now, pay later firms have begun reporting consumer data on installment financing to TransUnion or Experian, and another gives customers the option of reporting that data.
By Patrick Cooley • March 24, 2025 -
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TrendlineE-commerce drives digital payment advances
As e-commerce activity continues to climb, providers of digital payment tools are likely to keep evolving their online offerings.
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Retailers push payment modernization
A KPMG survey found that a majority of retailers plan to keep updating their payment programs to keep up with consumer tech demands.
By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 21, 2025 -
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Discover cards now accepted at Airwallex merchants
A partnership gives the card network a wider reach at a time when its proposed merger with Capital One still awaits regulatory approvals.
By Patrick Cooley • March 20, 2025 -
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Fiserv acquires Dutch payment company CCV
The processor will use CCV to expand the presence of its Clover point-of-sale system across Europe, the company said. The price paid was about $220 million, according to a regulatory disclosure.
By Patrick Cooley • March 19, 2025 -
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Klarna seeks to flex advertising muscle
Buy now, pay later provider Klarna has become an advertising juggernaut, and the new tie to Walmart will give it access to troves of additional customer data.
By Patrick Cooley • March 19, 2025 -
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Brex strives for predictability after operational overhaul
After the company laid off 20% of its employees last January and changed the way it puts out products, Brex COO Camilla Matias has high hopes for what’s coming.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 18, 2025 -
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Klarna to displace Affirm as Walmart BNPL provider
The Swedish buy now, pay later business partnered with a Walmart-backed fintech to offer loans at the retail giant via a digital payments app.
By Patrick Cooley • March 17, 2025 -
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Block takes on payday lenders with Cash App
The company says new consumer loans to be made by its Square bank through the digital wallet are a less expensive alternative to predatory short-term financing.
By Patrick Cooley • March 17, 2025 -
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Klarna whittled workforce via AI ahead of IPO
The Swedish buy now, pay later juggernaut cut its headcount in each of the past two years, and expects to keep shrinking it.
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Digital payments to exceed $33.5 trillion by 2030: report
Consumers are predicted to rely less on debit and credit cards and turn more to mobile wallets in the coming years, a Worldpay report predicts.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 14, 2025 -
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Payments firm ‘for sale’ signs pop up as buying interest swells
Payments players, including Green Dot and Flywire, have potentially put their businesses up for sale and larger companies have shown their appetite for acquisitions as an uncertain economy increases financial pressures.
By Lynne Marek • March 13, 2025 -
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How PayPal is bolstering its branded business
The payments pioneer is counting on merchant tech upgrades, its buy now, pay later offering and Venmo to re-energize its flagship business, a top executive said this week.
By Lynne Marek • March 12, 2025 -
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Fiserv CEO transition took only 10 days, CFO says
CEO Frank Bisignano quickly deemed his successor, Mike Lyons, ready to lead the payment processor, but don’t expect any strategy shifts, Fiserv’s CFO said.
By Justin Bachman • March 11, 2025 -
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Green Dot considers sale as CEO exits
The embedded finance company, which posted a loss last year, hired Citigroup to explore its strategic options and named an interim CEO.
By Lynne Marek • March 11, 2025 -
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Sezzle pitches coupon feature to consumers and merchants
The discounting function will allow merchants to increase their products' exposure, the company says.
By Patrick Cooley • Updated March 7, 2025 -
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Fiserv investors count on next CEO’s well-rounded resume
The payment processor’s CEO designate, Mike Lyons, has won over analysts and investors with his experience at bank clients and payment peers. He’s expected to take over from Frank Bisignano later this year.
By Patrick Cooley • March 6, 2025 -
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Online retailer Stitch Fix expands BNPL options
Stitch Fix is one of many retailers increasing buy now, pay later options. It added Affirm this week to a roster that also includes Klarna and Afterpay.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 6, 2025 -
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Checkout.com opens San Francisco office
The British digital payments company is expanding its U.S. presence after seeing revenue surge last year.
By Lynne Marek • March 5, 2025 -
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PAR Technology fuels software strategy with acquisitions
The company has pivoted to a software strategy, by buying up other companies and building on its point-of-sale hardware beginnings.
By Lynne Marek • March 4, 2025 -
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Zip targets BNPL services at everyday purchases
New partnerships focused on common consumer transactions recently allowed the Australian buy now, pay later company to boost revenue in the U.S. market.
By Patrick Cooley • March 4, 2025 -
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Visa lays out blueprint for global growth
As if to push back against slowing card business growth in the U.S., the network’s top executives have staked out areas targeted for expansion.
By Lynne Marek • March 3, 2025 -
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Fiserv exec talks real-time payments and challenges
Matt Wilcox, president of digital payments solutions for Fiserv, discussed the company’s plans for making real-time payments ubiquitous, and the hurdles to reaching that goal.
By Patrick Cooley • March 3, 2025 -
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NCR Voyix links with Worldpay, reports revenue drop
The e-commerce payments company narrowed its losses last year, even as revenue declined. Now, it’s wooing restaurants and retailers through the new tie.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 28, 2025 -
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Stripe bids for worker shares in offer worth $91.5B
The payments processing company will join with some of its investors to buy stock from current and former employees, Stripe said Thursday.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 27, 2025
