NYDIG taps Bridgewater CFO for Bitcoin trading and holding operations

NYDIG have tapped John Dalby as their CFO after announcing their plans to help provide banks with account services for Bitcoin.

By Jane Thier • May 11, 2021

Google Pay launches P2P cross-border payments

Google launches cross-border P2P payments from U.S. to India and Singapore in a push to make "complicated processes simple for users."

By Vaidik Trivedi • May 11, 2021

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The digital evolution of payments is roiling the industry, forcing companies to rethink pricing schemes and revamp corporate strategies. Embedded payments, earned wage access, real-time systems and other innovations will transform the business.

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Pandemic altered consumers' payment patterns; US lags globally in contactless, study finds

As the pandemic forced consumers to stay indoors, payment patterns pivoted to more digital and contactless, and expectations of secure payments rose, according to a study by Paysafe.

By Vaidik Trivedi • May 10, 2021

EBay taps Payoneer for cross-border multi-currency payments

EBay aims to ramp up cross-border payments through a partnership with Payoneer after an increase in sales during the pandemic.

By Vaidik Trivedi • May 10, 2021

Square's Bitcoin revenue soars, eyes lending, TIDAL app engagement

After exceeding earnings estimates, Square looks to drive user engagement and individual lending through its CashApp.

By Vaidik Trivedi • May 7, 2021

Walmart gives diverse suppliers option for early payment

The retailer is expanding its early payments program through a partnership with the fintech company C2FO.

By A.B. Brown • May 7, 2021

Transparency, collaboration needed to spot online transaction fraud

False positives in the battle against e-commerce fraud are depriving retailers, credit card companies and payment processors of revenue on legitimate sales, CMSPI's Toby McFarlane said.

By Toby McFarlane • May 7, 2021

PayPal forecasts boom in QR-code payments, plans BNPL expansion

PayPal is betting digital and alternative payment option trends, like BNPL, will persist even after the pandemic subsides. 

By Vaidik Trivedi • May 6, 2021

Uplift to offer Southwest Airlines customers BNPL options

As the buy now, pay later trend catches on, Southwest is tapping Uplift to offer customers installment payment options.

By Matt Thibault • May 5, 2021

Appetize Technologies becomes a player at 15 more stadiums

The company that helps sports stadiums offer mobile and contactless ordering of food, drink and merchandise added five new major league and 10 new minor league venues to its roster as the baseball season gets underway. 

By Vaidik Trivedi • May 4, 2021

Macy's workers win battle against mobile app purchases

The retailer can no longer use its Scan and Pay app in departments where employees make commissions, a labor arbitrator has ruled.

By Daphne Howland • May 4, 2021

Discover pitches identity theft protection services beyond cardholders

Discover is casting a broader net for customers of the service at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has increased consumer demand for online protection, and put a damper on its mainstay credit card business.

By Anthony Epling • May 4, 2021

SoFi credit card to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum rewards

SoFi is the latest fintech to offer crypto-based credit cards after seeing an appetite for them in the market.

By Vaidik Trivedi • May 3, 2021

E-commerce fraud to surpass $20B in 2021, an 18% jump over last year, report finds

Behavioral biometrics and secured APIs can help rein in the rising fraud, according to a recent Juniper report.

By Vaidik Trivedi • April 30, 2021

Google Pay to push promotions for Safeway, Target

The retailers are using the tech company's digital wallet to notify consumers about weekly specials.

By Sam Silverstein • April 30, 2021

Shopify revenue rises with increased online sales, e-commerce boom

The e-commerce giant expects online sales to subside as the economy opens up, but anticipates business will continue growing this year. 

By Vaidik Trivedi • April 29, 2021

American Express targets more growth in China

The credit card company has attracted 14 million merchants in the country.

By Lynne Marek • April 27, 2021

Barclays US to offer merchants BNPL payments option

The bank had considered creating its own in-house BNPL system, but shifted gears and opted to work with tech firm Amount, said Barclays US CEO Denny Nealon.

By Anna Hrushka • April 27, 2021

Gemini partners with Mastercard to launch crypto rewards card

The crypto card slated to launch this summer is gaining traction among users and has amassed 140,000-person waitlist.

By Vaidik Trivedi • April 27, 2021

TransUnion invests in blockchain startup Spring Labs

The investment can open doors for financial institutions that deal in huge swaths of consumer data to share information without sharing the underlying data, said TransUnion Senior Vice President Marko Ivanov.

By Vaidik Trivedi • April 26, 2021

52% of gas station merchants fall short of new chip card standard

Only about half of major fuel merchants expected to install new chip card technology on all their pumps by this month's deadline, but most had it on at least half their pumps, an ACI Worldwide survey found.

By Lynne Marek • April 26, 2021

BNPL company Affirm buys Returnly for $300M as US returns rise

Returnly CEO Eduardo Vilar expects to extend his company's reach under Affirm ownership.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 23, 2021

Cardless partners with Manchester United to issue credit cards for soccer fans

"This product helps serve a market not previously filled by traditional financial partners," Cardless Founder and President Michael Spelfogel said.

By Vaidik Trivedi • April 23, 2021

Visa, Mastercard face biggest challenges in a decade

Regulatory, legislative and court confrontations over the card network companies' fees are ratcheting up pressure again for reform of the behemoths' practices.

By Lynne Marek • April 22, 2021

Transit payment systems revamped for post-COVID commuters

Cities across the country are looking to revamp their transit payment channels to make ticketing simpler, faster and safer.

By Vaidik Trivedi • April 21, 2021