Klarna wins $2B Google antitrust case

A Swedish court ruled Wednesday that the tech giant had violated antitrust laws in price comparison, harming a Klarna-owned European competitor.

By Justin Bachman • July 1, 2026

Amazon settles FTC card fraud case

Regulators allege the digital retail giant created a “Kafkaesque ordeal” for ID theft victims trying to obtain records related to fraudulent transactions.

By Justin Bachman • July 1, 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

Rhode Island enacts self-checkout law

Legislation signed by Gov. Dan McKee and due to take effect in 2027 comes as other states also consider self-checkout restrictions.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 30, 2026

World Cup chargebacks coming

Companies that track fraud related to major events expect the chargebacks for fraudulent World Cup related purchases will arrive soon.

By Lynne Marek • June 29, 2026

Cash App eyes BNPL growth

Amid big shifts in the U.S. economy, a top Block executive contends that consumers are keen to link their Cash App debit accounts with Afterpay buy now, pay later.

By Justin Bachman • June 25, 2026

Visa, Mastercard fend off fee foes

Despite the passage of state legislation and a federal court settlement aimed at taming credit and debit card fees, the card networks and their issuers prevailed in the first half of this year.

By Lynne Marek • June 22, 2026

Deluxe makes $625M acquisition

The paper check company seeking to evolve its business is purchasing payments processor Celero to boost its non-check revenue.

By Justin Bachman • June 18, 2026

Banks bring BNPL rivalry

Buy now, pay later players, including Klarna and Affirm, are facing more competition as financial institutions begin offering installment payment options.

By Justin Bachman • June 17, 2026

Fiserv’s new CEO retains team

Aside from naming a new chief executive on Monday, the processor also took steps to retain other top executives.

By Lynne Marek • June 16, 2026

Apple delves deeper into payments

The iPhone maker is using artificial intelligence to simplify payments, changing its consumer wallet and payment technology.

By Justin Bachman • June 16, 2026

Payments entrepreneur strikes again

The former CEO of CardX is pitching a new artificial intelligence tool designed to let merchants automate chargebacks.

By Lynne Marek • June 12, 2026

4 reasons the Visa-Mastercard pact survived

Here’s the thinking of a federal judge who approved the settlement covering merchants who sued Visa and Mastercard over interchange fees.

By Justin Bachman • June 10, 2026

Bolt loses leaders

Two top executives have exited the checkout company in recent weeks as the business reshapes its strategy with AI.

By Lynne Marek • June 10, 2026

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

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