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    Maverik expands cardless payment options

    The retailer’s partnership with Piston lets professional drivers initiate a fuel payment via QR or authorization codes.

    By Jessica Loder • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Visa, Mastercard push more tokenization

    The card network giants want more merchants and consumers using cards with security tokens to increase transaction volume and to reduce fraud.

    By Sept. 10, 2025
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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
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    Klarna counts on retailers for growth

    As Klarna becomes publicly traded, the BNPL giant says the availability of its services at retailers such as Walmart and Macy’s correlates strongly to future growth.

    By Justin Bachman • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Circle K grows fleet payment options

    Alimentation Couche-Tard is partnering with Relay to add more than 500 truck-accessible locations to the fintech company’s network.

    By Jessica Loder • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Fiserv buys CardFree for hospitality expansion

    The company said it acquired the California startup that focuses on restaurant and hotel payment systems to expand its Clover point-of-sale business.

    By Justin Bachman • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Visa ramps new fraud prevention program

    The card giant has merged its fraud prevention and dispute management programs, forcing merchants and their bank card processors to take more responsibility for thwarting misconduct.

    By Sept. 2, 2025
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    EWA players seek federal oversight

    A trade group representing earned wage access providers backs introduction of a bill outlining federal oversight for the emerging industry.

    By Aug. 27, 2025
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    Worldpay rewires for bot shoppers

    The processor aims to prepare its merchant clients for the opportunities and risks of AI-driven agentic shopping.

    By Aug. 26, 2025
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    US consumer trust in digital payments lags globally

    Consumers in the U.S. are less trusting than those in other countries when it comes to using digital tools to make payments, according to a fintech study.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 22, 2025
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    CFPB mulls cutting int’l money transfer oversight

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reconsidering the definition of a large international money transfer firm, potentially reducing regulation.

    By Aug. 20, 2025
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    PayPal, Mesh jump into crypto conversion

    Just as gold and cash coexist, stablecoin will serve payments while volatile cryptocurrencies remain an investment vehicle, the CEO of crypto-transfer firm Mesh says.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 20, 2025
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    NY queries BNPL providers

    New York regulators said Monday that buy now, pay later companies can have extra time to furnish voluntary BNPL data ahead of new state rules.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Payments players spar for sports contracts

    The goal: elevate brand image and bring real-time data to stadium merchants, offering sports fans an integrated experience.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Klarna buffs results ahead of IPO

    The BNPL giant says consumer defaults ebbed and active users surged in the second quarter as the company ponders when to go public.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 14, 2025
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    NMI appoints new CEO

    The embedded payments company plans to install a former top Billtrust executive as its next CEO, after Vijay Sondhi exits next month.

    By Aug. 14, 2025
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    Google makes payments play

    The search giant has locked arms with Wise, Klarna and others to improve and expand its payments services, including in remittances and e-commerce.

    By Aug. 13, 2025
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    Payroc to buy Agilisa Technologies

    The big nonbank payment processor has grown via acquisitions in recent years, and this one extends its reach in Latin America.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Shopify aims to kill Sezzle lawsuit

    The Canadian online commerce company plans to ask a federal judge to dismiss Sezzle’s antitrust complaint over the companies’ competing BNPL offerings.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Western Union makes $500M acquisition

    The old line money transfer company bought a rival as it seeks to bolster growth, particularly in Latin America.

    By Aug. 12, 2025
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    Remitly seeks SMB supplement

    The cross-border payments upstart is wooing more small and mid-sized business customers as stablecoins stoke competition.

    By Aug. 11, 2025
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    Block courts teen app users

    The company announced a focus on keeping its youngest customers on Cash App to secure future growth for the platform.

    By Aug. 8, 2025
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    Judge vacates debit fee regulations

    The federal court ruling potentially forces the Federal Reserve to revisit rules on fees banks can charge merchants when consumers swipe debit cards.

    By Aug. 7, 2025
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    Shift4 faces CFO, board departures

    The payment processor’s CFO will step down and join the board, while the company founder’s father said he will resign from the board.

    By Aug. 7, 2025
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    Global Payments mulls more divestitures

    The mega processor may sell assets after the Worldpay purchase revised its outlook. The company also expects Trump tax benefits.

    By Aug. 7, 2025
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    Georgia bank charter attracts two more takers

    One payments company has applied for the special acquirer credential and another has expressed interest, a state official said.

    By Aug. 6, 2025