Amazon paytech added to Whole Foods stores

Eleven of the specialty grocery chain’s locations in Colorado are now equipped with Amazon One technology, the e-commerce giant’s palm-based frictionless checkout option.

By Peyton Bigora • April 11, 2023

Visa forges new tie to PayPal

Visa will help connect PayPal and its Venmo unit via a new P2P tool that will also draw in other payments players, including DailyPay and Western Union.

By Lynne Marek • April 11, 2023

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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

Pavilion Payments plots growth

The gaming payments service provider, previously part of processor Global Payments, aims to increase business by investing in technology and more staff.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 11, 2023

Walmart sues Capital One to end credit-card deal

Capital One failed to meet standards outlined in the contract, such as issuing replacement cards and promptly processing payments and posting transactions, Walmart alleged.

By Anna Hrushka • April 10, 2023

Sezzle CEO embraces company’s underdog status

Charlie Youakim, co-founder of the buy now, pay later company, said the company has defied the odds in carving its own path. “Every step is a little bit unusual,” he said.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 10, 2023

North American Bancard taps Virtualitics’ AI tech

The artificial intelligence and data analytics company aims to help North American Bancard protect its merchants from payment processing fraud, Virtualitics CEO Michael Amori said.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 7, 2023

Stripe’s growth slows

In an annual letter, the digital payments darling’s co-founders acknowledged a “significant deceleration” in payment volume for 2022 and a tougher environment for startups. 

By Caitlin Mullen • April 6, 2023

Cash App founder dead after stabbing, police say

No arrests have been made in the Tuesday morning death of Bob Lee, the chief product officer at crypto firm MobileCoin, police said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 5, 2023

PayPal expands tie with Live Nation

The digital payments pioneer, facing more competition in the checkout space, this week announced moves to serve large corporate customer Live Nation and small businesses.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 5, 2023

7-Eleven, Circle K ramp up bitcoin ATMs

The retailers are partners with Coinhub, which is bringing about 1,000 machines to convenience stores around the country.

By Brett Dworski • April 5, 2023

ConnexPay takes aim at bigger rivals

The payments gateway startup, which handles acquiring and issuing, is positioning itself as a nimbler competitor to the likes of Stripe and Wex.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 4, 2023

EWS readies Paze to help banks take on digital wallet market

Even with the backing of the nation’s largest banks, the platform, set for a June launch, will have adoption and security hurdles to overcome to grab a slice of the digital wallet market, industry experts say.

By Anna Hrushka • April 3, 2023

Index Ventures partner talks fintech fundraising

An investor at a VC firm that’s backed payments players Adyen, Plaid and Wise says it’s the right environment “to craft interesting deals.” 

By Caitlin Mullen • March 31, 2023

Synchrony mulls creating a digital wallet

The private label card company behind many retailers’ credit options may develop its own digital wallet, but for now it’s deferring to others’ wallets.

By Lynne Marek • March 29, 2023

Apple rolls out initial BNPL service

The tech giant delivered an initial version of its long-awaited buy now, pay later service for select U.S. users, with plans for a broader launch later this year.

By Lynne Marek • March 29, 2023

Senators urge BNPL crackdown

Three Democratic U.S. senators pressed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to bring big buy now, pay later providers under federal oversight.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 28, 2023

DoorDash to offer SNAP online purchasing for grocery orders

Offering the payment option will reduce accessibility barriers to getting groceries, as well as boost convenience for SNAP users, DoorDash said.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 28, 2023

Credit card spending topped $13T last year: FIS report

Global credit card transaction value rose both online and in stores last year, despite an earlier FIS projection of a decline. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 28, 2023

BNPL remains mainly absent from consumer credit histories

The lack of BNPL data being furnished to credit bureaus more than a year after inclusion efforts were announced points to the complexity involved with fitting the burgeoning payment method into the traditional credit scoring framework.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 27, 2023

Tandym adds retailers for rewards programs

The private label digital credit card company is stacking up online retail customers, with plans to add debit options and in-store clients this year.

By Lynne Marek • March 27, 2023

CFPB seeks to improve credit card transparency

The agency wants to give consumers more information from credit card issuers so that it’s easier to compare the cards’ offers, especially their interest rates.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 24, 2023

Buy now, pay later explodes in grocery

The percentage of online transactions involving groceries where shoppers opted to delay payment grew 40% during the first two months of 2023, according to Adobe data.

By Sam Silverstein • March 23, 2023

Panera tests Amazon One palm payments at 2 cafes

Panera plans to expand the palm payments technology to as many as 20 cafes in the second stage of the test, depending on the outcome of the initial test.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • March 22, 2023

Convenience chain to install bitcoin ATMs

GetGo joins a growing list of convenience store operators adding bitcoin ATMs, as retailers seek new ways to bring customers inside their stores.

By Brett Dworski • March 22, 2023

DoorDash adds cash payment option

The company’s white label delivery service can now accept cash payments, which drivers would collect as part of their pay.

By Julie Littman • March 21, 2023