Midsize business use of PayPal, Zelle dipped, Citizens says

The bank's annual survey of midsize companies showed the popularity of business-to-consumer alternative payment types slipped this year.

By Patrick Cooley • July 17, 2025

Mastercard, Visa play down stablecoin threat

The giant card networks are sifting through the opportunities and threats that stablecoins present for their businesses.

By Lynne Marek • July 17, 2025

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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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A small business fight against card fee caps

“This isn’t a red state or blue state issue, it’s a Main Street issue being driven from both statehouses and Capitol Hill,” writes one small business owner.

By Jessica Ward • July 17, 2025

Why small banks may shun Zelle

The peer-to-peer payment network charges comparatively higher transaction rates, but also offers the potential for new customers, consultants say.

By Patrick Cooley • July 16, 2025

Chargebacks persist as court voids FTC rule

Consumers view disputed payments as a viable refund alternative, according to a survey that arrived with the demise of a federal “click-to-cancel” rule.

By Justin Bachman • July 16, 2025

Cash App adds tap-to-pay for iPhone

The Block payment tool now allows for contactless credit and debit card payments using Apple's smartphone. 

By Patrick Cooley • July 15, 2025

Apple doesn’t threaten Visa, Mastercard, judge rules

Merchant arguments that Apple could displace Visa or Mastercard’s network dominance failed to support an antitrust case on swipe fees, a court found.

By Justin Bachman • July 14, 2025

Citizens spies opportunity after Chase move

As premium credit card fees climb, “it does create a little more room for us to compete in between,” the regional bank’s head of lending said.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 10, 2025

Embedded payments drive into parking

Lots across the U.S. are using systems that let customers park their cars without swiping a credit card or paying an attendant.

By Patrick Cooley • July 10, 2025

Warren demands Zelle scam update

In letters to Zelle’s bank owners, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other Democrats asked what the financial institutions are doing to protect customers using the digital payments service.

By Patrick Cooley • July 8, 2025

Trump imposes new remittance tax

The spending and tax bill signed by President Donald Trump includes a new levy on international money transfers, though it’s lower than initially proposed.

By Lynne Marek • July 8, 2025

Wegmans tests smart carts

The grocer is trying out technology from two providers, including Instacart’s Caper Carts that let shoppers pay directly from the cart.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 8, 2025

Shift4 strategy segues with Global Blue

The deal is a departure from the company’s typical blueprint for acquisitions, according to analysts.

By Patrick Cooley • July 7, 2025

Balance, Alibaba team on BNPL for biz clients

Small and mid-sized businesses can now use Balance’s buy now, pay later financing on the global e-commerce marketplace. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 2, 2025

Affirm delves into in-game payments

The buy now, pay later player is for the first time partnering with a company that provides in-game payment services to video game developers.

By Patrick Cooley • June 30, 2025

Visa, Mastercard trials postponed

Courts in New York and Chicago rescheduled two antitrust trials over Visa and Mastercard swipe fees to next year as merchants decried further delays.

By Justin Bachman • June 30, 2025

Visa, FIS boost value-added card services

The companies say they aim to strengthen tech tools available for smaller financial institutions in issuing cards.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 30, 2025

Payments firms pursue top talent

Companies developing digital wallets, cryptocurrency strategies and pay later tools are still seeking top talent despite economic turmoil, recruiters say.

By Lynne Marek • June 26, 2025

PayPal lines up Big Ten, Big 12 ties

The digital payments pioneer will handle the collegiate conferences’ payments to student athletes as it makes a bid for more student spending.

By Lynne Marek • June 26, 2025

Payments conferences yet to come in 2025

Artificial intelligence, FedNow and the ISO 20022 standards are expected to be hot topics at this year’s payments conferences.

By Shefali Kapadia • Updated June 26, 2025

Visa loses bid to toss DOJ debit lawsuit

A New York federal judge ruled Department of Justice allegations against the card network over an illegal monopoly in the debit card market are plausible at this stage of litigation.

By Justin Bachman • June 25, 2025

Stablecoins may push aside payments

Digital assets have the power to “disintermediate” the financial system by bypassing traditional payment rails, according to a Deloitte report.

By Patrick Cooley • June 25, 2025

Klarna, Google join forces

The Swedish buy now, pay later business integrated its payments tool into the search giant’s digital wallet, making its services more widely available.

By Patrick Cooley • June 24, 2025

Walmart settles FTC money transfer fraud case

The $10M deal resolves US allegations that the retail giant turned a blind eye to scams and fraud that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

By Daphne Howland • June 23, 2025

Shift4 buys Smartpay for $180M

The payments services provider bought the distribution network business to keep building its presence in Australia and New Zealand.

By Lynne Marek • June 23, 2025