Affirm delves into in-game payments

The buy now, pay later player is for the first time partnering with a company that provides in-game payment services to video game developers.

By Patrick Cooley • June 30, 2025

Visa, Mastercard trials postponed

Courts in New York and Chicago rescheduled two antitrust trials over Visa and Mastercard swipe fees to next year as merchants decried further delays.

By Justin Bachman • June 30, 2025

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Digital wallets proliferate as features advance

As more companies aim to offer digital wallets the rise in competition is sharpening their features.  

By Payments Dive staff

Visa, FIS boost value-added card services

The companies say they aim to strengthen tech tools available for smaller financial institutions in issuing cards.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 30, 2025

Payments firms pursue top talent

Companies developing digital wallets, cryptocurrency strategies and pay later tools are still seeking top talent despite economic turmoil, recruiters say.

By Lynne Marek • June 26, 2025

PayPal lines up Big Ten, Big 12 ties

The digital payments pioneer will handle the collegiate conferences’ payments to student athletes as it makes a bid for more student spending.

By Lynne Marek • June 26, 2025

Payments conferences yet to come in 2025

Artificial intelligence, FedNow and the ISO 20022 standards are expected to be hot topics at this year’s payments conferences.

By Shefali Kapadia • Updated June 26, 2025

Visa loses bid to toss DOJ debit lawsuit

A New York federal judge ruled Department of Justice allegations against the card network over an illegal monopoly in the debit card market are plausible at this stage of litigation.

By Justin Bachman • June 25, 2025

Stablecoins may push aside payments

Digital assets have the power to “disintermediate” the financial system by bypassing traditional payment rails, according to a Deloitte report.

By Patrick Cooley • June 25, 2025

Klarna, Google join forces

The Swedish buy now, pay later business integrated its payments tool into the search giant’s digital wallet, making its services more widely available.

By Patrick Cooley • June 24, 2025

Walmart settles FTC money transfer fraud case

The $10M deal resolves US allegations that the retail giant turned a blind eye to scams and fraud that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

By Daphne Howland • June 23, 2025

Shift4 buys Smartpay for $180M

The payments services provider bought the distribution network business to keep building its presence in Australia and New Zealand.

By Lynne Marek • June 23, 2025

Don’t make Americans pay to pass financial data

“Pausing or gutting Rule 1033 wouldn’t just stall innovation,” writes one industry executive who has international perspective. “It would send a message that the system works best when it’s closed.”

By Jamie Twiss • June 20, 2025

JPMorgan, Amex flash new cards

Both companies have teased premium card refreshes, reflecting the race for high-end card holders.

By Patrick Cooley • June 20, 2025

Amex, Fiserv cite inflation benefit

“Modest” price increases benefit card and payment companies as long as the economy doesn’t trip into a recession, executives say.

By Patrick Cooley • June 17, 2025

Illinois delays interchange fee law

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a bill that delays implementation of a controversial new law that would bar interchange fees on taxes and tips in Illinois.

By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2025

Cantaloupe scooped up for $848M

The self-checkout kiosk company was purchased by 365 Retail Markets, a firm focused on self-service technology and backed by private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2025

Credit card bill crusade persists

Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall may have lost their latest bid to win a congressional vote on the Credit Card Competition Act, via stablecoin legislation, but proponents are undeterred.

By Lynne Marek • June 16, 2025

CFPB, consumer groups clash over BNPL

The battle over buy now, pay later — whether it’s helpful or hurtful to users — persists even after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month withdrew its rule regulating such services.

By Patrick Cooley • June 16, 2025

Adyen and Booking.com: A global merchants selection framework on LPM expansion

 Local payment methods are outpacing traditional options. Discover how strategic payment choices are becoming revenue drivers, not just costs, for global businesses.

June 16, 2025

NY legislature backs bill to protect cash

The state’s two chambers voted in favor of a bill that requires New York retailers to accept cash, following a trend set by other states and cities.

By Lynne Marek • June 13, 2025

Adyen opts for build over buy

The Dutch payments processor eschews acquisitions in favor of building its own systems to drive growth, including in the U.S. market.

By Lynne Marek • June 12, 2025

Drivers seek digital payment options

Digital payments are on the rise, but toll road payments are lagging behind.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 12, 2025

Visa, Mastercard race to agentic AI commerce

The top U.S. card networks are speeding to develop payments services that will enable bot-based buying, with digital rival PayPal also making a play.

By Lynne Marek • June 11, 2025

Affirm boasts 2 million debit cards

The number of such cards the buy now, pay later provider has now made available is an increase of about 600,000 cards since January.

By Patrick Cooley • June 11, 2025

Sezzle sues Shopify in BNPL battle

The buy now, pay later provider says Shopify violated antitrust laws when it sought to dominate BNPL transactions on its merchants’ platform.

By Justin Bachman • June 11, 2025