Mastercard courts community banks

The card network has initiated a new partnership with the Independent Community Bankers of America that will extend its services to that group’s financial institution members.

By Lynne Marek • March 20, 2025

Payments players landed less capital in 2024: S&P report

Venture capitalists invested 47% fewer dollars, compared to 2023, despite most of the startups posting increased revenue last year.

By Justin Bachman • March 20, 2025

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E-commerce drives digital payment advances

As e-commerce activity continues to climb, providers of digital payment tools are likely to keep evolving their online offerings.

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Discover cards now accepted at Airwallex merchants

A partnership gives the card network a wider reach at a time when its proposed merger with Capital One still awaits regulatory approvals.

By Patrick Cooley • March 20, 2025

Corpay CAO steps up as CFO exits for nonprofit

Alissa Vickery is taking over as interim CFO as Tom Panther has left the company to become CFO of the National Christian Foundation.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 19, 2025

Fiserv acquires Dutch payment company CCV

The processor will use CCV to expand the presence of its Clover point-of-sale system across Europe, the company said. The price paid was about $220 million, according to a regulatory disclosure.

By Patrick Cooley • March 19, 2025

Fiserv, PayPal and FIS change up board members

Payments companies are adding board members, and bidding farewell to others, as the industry sees increased merger and acquisition activity.

By Lynne Marek • March 19, 2025

Klarna seeks to flex advertising muscle

Buy now, pay later provider Klarna has become an advertising juggernaut, and the new tie to Walmart will give it access to troves of additional customer data.

By Patrick Cooley • March 19, 2025

Affirm executive joins crypto firm Gemini as CFO

Dan Chen was formerly the vice president of capital markets and bank partnerships for the buy now, pay later company.

By Grace Noto • March 19, 2025

States may be called on to pick up payments regulatory slack

As the Trump administration dismantles the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, state lawmakers and regulators have more opportunity to shape payments tool oversight, or risk repercussions.

By Lynne Marek • March 18, 2025

Brex strives for predictability after operational overhaul

After the company laid off 20% of its employees last January and changed the way it puts out products, Brex COO Camilla Matias has high hopes for what’s coming.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 18, 2025

Block takes on payday lenders with Cash App

The company says new consumer loans to be made by its Square bank through the digital wallet are a less expensive alternative to predatory short-term financing.

By Patrick Cooley • March 17, 2025

Retail, crypto groups converge to back stablecoin legislation

The Merchants Payments Coalition and the Payment Choice Coalition locked arms to advance stablecoins as the Senate Banking Committee passed a stablecoin bill.

By Lynne Marek • March 14, 2025

Digital payments to exceed $33.5 trillion by 2030: report

Consumers are predicted to rely less on debit and credit cards and turn more to mobile wallets in the coming years, a Worldpay report predicts.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 14, 2025

Gen Zers expect more of B2B payments

“For Gen Z, payments go beyond speed — they reflect values, transparency, and purpose,” writes one accounts receivable software CEO.

By Sunil Rajasekar • March 14, 2025

Discover Financial alum takes Wells Fargo IT role

A former executive for the card company, Heather Blair, joined the bank’s IT team Monday. She’ll take the CIO post for its branch and ATM division.

By Matt Ashare • March 14, 2025

Payments firm ‘for sale’ signs pop up as buying interest swells

Payments players, including Green Dot and Flywire, have potentially put their businesses up for sale and larger companies have shown their appetite for acquisitions as an uncertain economy increases financial pressures.

By Lynne Marek • March 13, 2025

Stablecoin company Mesh raises $82M

Some of the funding was settled using PayPal’s stablecoin and will be used to build a global platform to transfer stablecoins, the company said.

By Patrick Cooley • March 13, 2025

How PayPal is bolstering its branded business

The payments pioneer is counting on merchant tech upgrades, its buy now, pay later offering and Venmo to re-energize its flagship business, a top executive said this week.

By Lynne Marek • March 12, 2025

Intuit rolls out phone tap, recurring payments

The financial software company says it’s focused on devising new methods for small business owners to be paid faster.

By Justin Bachman • March 11, 2025

Amex to buy expense manager Center to bolster offerings

The deal will allow the banking and card network behemoth to expand its expense management and accounting functions for business travel.

By Justin Bachman • March 10, 2025

Digital asset use could buttress financial inclusion

While digital ledger technology could be used to reach unbanked or underbanked consumers, widespread adoption faces obstacles, a new report suggests.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 10, 2025

Senate votes to overturn CFPB big tech rule

The Senate backed a resolution to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that gave the agency oversight of big tech companies offering payment tools.

By Lynne Marek • March 6, 2025

Trump names coins in strategic crypto reserve

Differing from prior calls for a national bitcoin stockpile, the strategic reserve will have bitcoin, ether, Ripple’s XRP, Solana’s SOL and Cardano’s ADA, according to the president’s Truth Social post.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 4, 2025

PAR Technology fuels software strategy with acquisitions

The company has pivoted to a software strategy, by buying up other companies and building on its point-of-sale hardware beginnings.

By Lynne Marek • March 4, 2025

Zip targets BNPL services at everyday purchases

New partnerships focused on common consumer transactions recently allowed the Australian buy now, pay later company to boost revenue in the U.S. market.

By Patrick Cooley • March 4, 2025