Shift4 CEO likely to keep post

Jared Isaacman was dropped by the Trump administration as a nominee to head NASA, and analysts expect he will remain at the payments processor.

By Patrick Cooley • June 3, 2025

Illinois delays interchange law

Over the weekend, the state’s legislature voted to delay implementation of a law that would ban card interchange fees on tips and taxes.

By Lynne Marek • June 2, 2025

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Payments industry seeks to keep pace with fraudsters

As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.

By Payments Dive staff

Pushpay targets church payment niche

The company caters to churches and other nonprofits, smoothing the channels to take in donations in various forms, including cryptocurrencies.

By Patrick Cooley • May 30, 2025

Maryland passes EWA law

The state’s governor allowed an earned wage access bill to become law, over the objections of some consumer groups, including AARP.

By Lynne Marek • May 29, 2025

PayPal’s venture arm taps new leader

The digital payments company has promoted Ian Cox Moya, who rejoined the company in 2022, to head the unit that invests in startups.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 29, 2025

Remittance tax draws fintech pushback

The budget bill proposal moving through Congress would levy a tax on cross-border money transfers. That has prompted “strong concern” from one fintech organization.

By Lynne Marek • May 29, 2025

Fintech groups oppose state BNPL rules

Lobbying organizations argue that New York's rules treat buy now, pay later purchases too much like credit card transactions.

By Patrick Cooley • May 28, 2025

Hack could cost Coinbase up to $400M

The crypto exchange is offering a $20 million reward for information leading to the hackers’ arrest. Coinbase terminated customer support agents who leaked customer data.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 19, 2025

Banks struggle to talk about fraud

Financial institutions battling an increase in fraud, particularly push-payment scams, have been stymied in sharing information that might help them better protect customers.

By Lynne Marek • May 15, 2025

Businesses grapple with payments fraud

Companies are struggling to keep up with fraudsters’ growing technological prowess, particularly in business email compromises.

By David McCann • May 14, 2025

BNPL users struggle with payments

Nearly half of U.S. adults who have used buy now, pay later services experienced financial difficulties, such as overspending or missing a bill payment, according to a recent survey.

By Patrick Cooley • May 13, 2025

CFPB rescinds 67 pieces of guidance

The rescissions are not final and will allow the bureau to evaluate whether each of the items was statutorily prescribed, CFPB Acting Director Russ Vought said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 13, 2025

Stablecoin bill falters in Senate

Democrats demanded fixes to the GENIUS Act – designed to create a framework for bringing stablecoins into the U.S. financial system – and raised concerns about Trump’s ties with crypto ventures.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 12, 2025

Cash App profits disappoint

Block reported just 10% growth in first-quarter gross profit for Cash App, even after it added Afterpay to Cash App debit cards.

By Patrick Cooley • May 12, 2025

Indiana passes EWA law

The state follows others, including Nevada and Wisconsin, in instituting licensing requirements for earned wage access providers.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 7, 2025

CFPB spurns BNPL rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t prioritize enforcement actions related to buy now, pay later payments, the agency said in a notice.

By Lynne Marek , Patrick Cooley • May 7, 2025

Warren, Waters urge Fed to reconsider Capital One-Discover

The Democratic lawmakers blasted the central bank’s “analysis, or lack thereof,” arguing the Fed “parroted assertions made by Capital One.”

By Dan Ennis • May 6, 2025

Senate to vote on Fiserv CEO for SSA post

The Senate Finance Committee chair urged colleagues to support Frank Bisignano to become head of the Social Security Administration when they vote on his nomination this week.

By Patrick Cooley • May 5, 2025

Shift4 turns to restaurants for future growth

The payment processor has signed thousands of restaurants in Europe and expects to delve deeper into that business.

By Patrick Cooley • May 5, 2025

ATM provider Hyosung Americas issues security alert

The cash machine maker called for a software update, with locations in the Northeast and on the West Coast particularly at risk.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 28, 2025

Instant payments could improve video games: KC Fed

Moving away from in-game currencies may make the gaming experience simpler for players and reduce costs for video game companies, Kansas City Fed specialists argue.

By Patrick Cooley • April 22, 2025

Fed, FDIC force more oversight of Discover

The Federal Reserve and the FDIC penalized the card network for overcharging merchants on interchange fees and said the company must pay $250 million in fines, make restitution to merchants, and change its practices as a condition to merging with Capital One.

By Patrick Cooley • April 21, 2025

Paper check use surged last year, AFP says

Use of paper checks by U.S. businesses jumped last year, according to an annual survey by the Association for Financial Professionals, which struggled to explain the results.

By Lynne Marek • April 18, 2025

Pay-by-bank should offer perks: Deloitte

Banks must persuade merchants and consumers the payment method is an acceptable alternative to credit cards, the consulting firm suggested.

By Patrick Cooley • April 17, 2025

Credit card 90-day delinquencies rise to record: report

The percentage of U.S. credit card accounts past due for 90 days was the highest in 12 years during the fourth quarter, a Philadelphia Federal Reserve report said.

By Patrick Cooley • April 15, 2025