Walmart slams card fee pact, again

The largest U.S. retailer joined hundreds of other merchants calling a swipe-fee settlement with the card networks inadequate and unfair.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 15, 2026

Klarna props up new Apple phones

The buy now, pay later company will provide lease financing for a $2,000 phone to U.S. consumers coveting the latest Apple devices.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 14, 2026

Explore the Trendline➔

Embedded payment tools make inroads

Business customers demanding integrated tools is likely to keep driving a trend toward more embedded payments tools.

By Payments Dive staff

The cost of friction: What 1,500 merchants told us about payments in 2026

Payment expectations are changing merchant loyalty. Learn what platforms can do to reduce friction.

Sept. 14, 2026

PayPal CEO plans for a ‘fix’

Can selling financial services to consumers, organizing the business into three units and pursuing acquisitions repair the digital payments pioneer?

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 11, 2026

Trump pledges card fee cuts, again

The president reiterated his support for policies to cut fees associated with credit cards, noting the charges are a burden for consumers.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 10, 2026

Zip explores an EWA play

The buy now, pay later company may start a U.S. earned wage access service as an “income-smoothing” complement to its business.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 10, 2026

Subscription spending climbs

Consumers are splurging more via subscription payments, often for fashion and entertainment, a new Bank of America report says.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 4, 2026

PayPal makes job cuts

The digital payments pioneer turned to cutting back its workforce this week following a May plan, after reportedly bypassing a possible sale.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 1, 2026

How Affirm leverages 0% interest

Inflation is part of what’s prompting consumers to turn to Affirm’s zero-interest buy now, pay later loans, the company’s latest financial results suggest.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 1, 2026

Modernizing payments is a must

“Payments modernization is no longer a future aspiration,” writes one bank tech executive. “It has become an operational and strategic imperative.”

By Michael Engel • Aug. 28, 2026

Illinois seeks to support cash use

A new state law will require retailers to accept cash for most transactions below $500, and fine repeat violators up to $5,000.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 28, 2026

Card fees have staying power

Merchants keep attacking the fees, but the charges keep coming because consumers love swiping their cards.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 27, 2026

Amex’s low fraud rate turns on its closed system

More access to cardholder and merchant data also gives the card network an edge in fraud detection over its rivals.

By Peter Lucas • Aug. 25, 2026

Weave scooped up for $650M

The latest purchase by Fransciso Partners adds to the private equity firm’s stockpile of payments companies, including one it bought earlier this month.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 19, 2026

Klarna’s growth hits speed bump

The buy now, pay later player won’t live up to its financial forecast for this year because of a slowdown in one of its largest markets.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 18, 2026

Sezzle pivots to national bank charter

With states imposing tighter rules on buy now, pay later companies, Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim views a federal charter as “the most robust solution.”

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 13, 2026

Shift4 racked by Iran turmoil

The payments processor sees a large opportunity to expand merchant services sales within its Global Blue retail network, CEO Taylor Lauber said.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 11, 2026

Senate passes cash-rounding bill

If enacted, the new law would provide a federal framework for how to round cash retail transactions as pennies grow scarce.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 11, 2026

Visa debit case turns on market definition, lawyers say

The card network will argue that the DOJ’s view of the debit card market is too narrow, legal experts predicted as the case heads toward trial.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 10, 2026

Fiserv flags Clover revenue drop

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

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 6, 2026

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 Justin Bachman • Aug. 4, 2026

Apple’s installment payments target affordability

Amid price increases, the iPhone maker’s CEO says a new lease program run by BNPL player Klarna is designed to boost consumers’ ability to buy.

By Justin Bachman • July 31, 2026

Visa’s revenue momentum slows

The card network’s recent revenue growth slowed in July, relative to last year, but customer spending remains healthy, the company said.

By Lynne Marek • July 29, 2026

PayPal leans into financial services

The company’s CEO said that buy now, pay later and other consumer finance offerings will pump up revenue, but some analysts have doubts.

By Lynne Marek • July 28, 2026

5 payments podcasts for a listen

With summer in full swing, it’s a good time to head to the beach, take a walk or just lounge with an audio update on industry happenings.

By Peter Lucas • July 22, 2026