Court approves Visa-Mastercard settlement

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a settlement between the card networks and 12 million merchants over card-swipe fees is fair and reasonable.

By Justin Bachman • June 9, 2026

Klarna dives deeper into banking

The buy now, pay later provider is debuting a savings account to lure more people away from banks and into its ecosystem.

By Justin Bachman • June 9, 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

Adyen taps North America chief

The digital payments player appointed a new president to oversee operations in North America, where the Dutch company has been taking on U.S. rivals.

By Lynne Marek • June 9, 2026

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 Justin Bachman • June 8, 2026

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 Lynne Marek • June 4, 2026

Klarna is an Amex-style brand, CEO says

The buy now, pay later provider is using fashion, beauty and lifestyle branding to emulate the card company’s early growth, Sebastian Siemiatkowski said.

By Justin Bachman • June 4, 2026

Visa-Mastercard swipe fee fund has paid $414M

Payouts to merchants from a $5.5 billion settlement fund ponied up by the card networks began this year, with a second distribution in the offing.

By Justin Bachman • June 3, 2026

Block expands Afterpay on Cash App card

After piloting the buy now, pay later service on its debit cards, Block said it’s going mainstream with its option to pay in installments.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 3, 2026

Judge blocks Illinois card fee law

The injunction for banks and card networks Monday came after U.S. regulators moved to preempt the statute curbing card swipe fees.

By Justin Bachman • June 2, 2026

PayPal CEO leans on AI chief

The company’s new CEO, Enrique Lores, is counting on a newly appointed executive to lead a cost-cutting campaign using artificial intelligence.

By Lynne Marek • June 1, 2026

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 Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 28, 2026

Visa, Mastercard envision agentic commerce benefits

Taking humans out of purchases is likely to multiply transactions and thereby boost fees, chief financial officers of the card networks said.

By Lynne Marek • May 27, 2026

3 Big Numbers: The convenience store payments problem

A surprising number of c-store operators have multiple payment systems across their stores. A recent survey from Vontier delved deeper into the pros and cons of that approach.

By Jessica Loder • May 22, 2026

BNPL giants battle at Walmart

The retail behemoth swapped buy now, pay later provider Affirm for Klarna last year, but both BNPL companies say Walmart business is good.

By Justin Bachman • May 14, 2026

Dive Deposits: Affirm’s AI stance runs counter to trend

While some fintechs are content to do more with less through AI, BNPL platform Affirm simply aims to do more, as its top execs eschew human layoffs in favor of artificial intelligence.

By Dan Ennis • May 14, 2026

Shopify loses bid to toss Sezzle lawsuit

The e-commerce platform can't jettison plausible monopoly claims made by the buy now, pay later company, a federal judge ruled Monday.

By Justin Bachman • May 13, 2026

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 Justin Bachman • May 8, 2026

US agentic sales to reach $1T by 2030: report

But even as the technology grows in popularity, the physical shopping experience will remain important, per a new report.

By Howard Ruben • May 7, 2026

Fiserv moves through ‘transition year’

During its first-quarter earnings report Tuesday, the payments processor’s CEO cited new executive hires and cost cuts aimed at reviving growth.

By Lynne Marek • May 6, 2026

How Spirit Airlines customers can navigate payments

One consumer advocacy group is urging the airline’s customers to seek refunds “quickly” after the carrier’s abrupt shutdown.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 5, 2026

Amex to sell travel unit stake for $1.5B

The card company is divesting its nearly one-third ownership of the corporate travel services firm Global Business Travel Group.

By Lynne Marek • May 4, 2026

State AGs target e-cigarette payments

Attorneys general across the U.S. have alerted payments providers that their tobacco and nicotine sales may violate state or federal laws.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 4, 2026

Tourism group decries credit card bill

The organization backed by the Electronic Payments Coalition attacked the Consumer Credit Card Competition Act proposal.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 1, 2026

Adyen nabs loyalty platform for $876M

The deal for Talon.One will let the Dutch fintech connect a shopper’s online and in-store interactions so promotions and pricing can be adjusted midstream.

By Dan Ennis • April 30, 2026

Stripe, Google partner on agentic commerce

With a Google partnership unveiled Wednesday, the payments processor is bringing agentic checkout to four of the largest AI platforms.

By Justin Bachman • April 30, 2026