Mastercard plans payments push

The company expects payments to grow at a faster rate than its core card business.

By Jonathan Berr • Nov. 11, 2021

Payments trade group rebuts retailers

The Electronic Payments Coalition says it wants to set the record straight: "Expanding the Durbin Amendment would be a disaster for consumers and small businesses."

By Jeff Tassey • Nov. 11, 2021

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Cross-border payments targeted for upgrades

When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.

By Payments Dive staff

Crypto creeps into the checkout line

Payments firms are betting on crypto's growth as an asset class to fuel crypto adoption at checkout.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Nov. 10, 2021

Amazon will accept Venmo next year

"Pay with Venmo is one of the key revenue drivers for Venmo going forward," PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said.

By Jonathan Berr • Nov. 9, 2021

Payments heads toward record venture funding year: CB Insights

Payments startups are sopping up what's likely to be a record amount of venture capital this year, as the industry collects money that's transforming the financial sphere.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 5, 2021

Congress debates pros and cons of BNPL

Buy now-pay later users love the convenience but also are falling behind in their payments.

By Jonathan Berr • Nov. 3, 2021

Payments tech to draw $40B next year: Forrester

The research firm's 2022 outlook also anticipates IPOs for major payments players as well as increased use of digital wallets and QR codes.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 3, 2021

Moneygram versus Western Union competition rises at Walmart

Moneygram executives blamed competition with Western Union for a drop in revenue from its walk-in money transfer business at Walmart stores.

By Lynne Marek • Updated Nov. 4, 2021

How digital wallets allow retailers to capture more sales

Learn how to drive better conversion by offering your customers the alternative payment methods they love. Wherever they are. 

By Maxime Colas, Retail Business Development Manager, Checkout.com • Nov. 1, 2021

Amex rolls out first-ever debit card

The card company is making the debit card available to small- and mid-sized businesses in connection with a new checking account offering.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 29, 2021

Fiserv loses big client identified as Stripe

The company told analysts on an earnings call that volumes were impacted by the exit of a "large processing client." Analysts identified that client as the mega-fintech Stripe.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 28, 2021

Amex touts youthful spending

As the card company's marketing lures more cardholders, its executives are pleased to see new young customers outspending their elders.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 27, 2021

Valley Bank unveils payments app for cannabis businesses

Valley Bank is partnering with a large processor to offer the service, which is similar to using a reloadable Starbucks wallet gift card, Chief Digital Product Officer Stuart Cook said. A "large processor" that's involved wants to remain anonymous.

By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 27, 2021

BNPL needs Visa to scale, CEO argues

Visa CEO Al Kelly contends that the new entrant buy now-pay later providers will need the card company's network to scale the business, and Visa is partnering to make that happen.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 27, 2021

Discover CEO plans payments push

Discover's Payments business could have a much bigger impact on the company's bottom line, according to analysts at William Blair.

By Jonathan Berr • Oct. 26, 2021

Elavon eyes BNPL arena

Payments processor Elavon will do what it takes to get into the buy now-pay later market--whether that means buying, building or partnering, said CEO Jamie Walker.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 26, 2021

Stripe and Klarna hook up

Two of the biggest fintech companies in the payments sphere said they are locking arms to share their services and customers.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 26, 2021

PayPal douses reports of a Pinterest purchase

With one sentence, PayPal dismissed a bevy of reports last week that it's pursuing a purchase of the social media site Pinterest.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 25, 2021

Payment choice is rapidly diversifying. Here's why it matters for brands.

Today's customers and workers want to choose how they get paid. Is your brand ready?

Oct. 25, 2021

Klarna delivers BNPL to WIX sellers

The Swedish buy now-pay later company adds the new Wix collaboration to a busy year of raising funds and buying startups.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 22, 2021

Is PayPal pining for Pinterest?

A reported $45 billion PayPal purchase of Pinterest would cap a big year for deal-making fueled by the payments industry. 

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 21, 2021

Retail groups urge credit swipe routing changes

Retail and merchant trade groups have long pressed policymakers for regulatory changes to reduce card interchange fees. Now, they're urging that routing of credit card transactions be regulated just as debit transactions already are. 

By Doug Kantor • Oct. 19, 2021

Fiserv expands restaurant reach with BentoBox purchase

The global payments processor said it would buy BentoBox to expand the reach of its Clover unit in servicing restaurants.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 18, 2021

PayPal takes stake in LatAm SPAC

The digital payments giant disclosed that it bought a minority stake in the SPAC rolled out this month by Latin American e-commerce behemoth MercadoLibre and venture capital firm Kaszek.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 14, 2021

SumUp spearheads US growth with $317M Fivestars acquisition

The acquisition of San Francisco-based Fivestars is central to SumUp's expansion strategy in the Americas and its global ambitions.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 14, 2021