Circle CFO to step down

Finance chief Jeremy Fox-Geen will leave the stablecoin issuer later this year, after ushering the company through its long-awaited 2025 IPO.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 30, 2026

AI shopping agents need receipts

As artificial intelligence assumes a bigger role in commerce and finances, having a clear record of agents’ actions is critical, executives said.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 30, 2026

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Stablecoins enter the payments universe

Stablecoins are gaining ground thanks to passage of the Genius Act, forcing companies to consider competitive strategies in the digital realm.

By Payments Dive staff

Apple lawsuit becomes class action

The tech giant could face claims from thousands of card issuers that paid Apple Pay fees for payments made via Apple’s devices as part of a California lawsuit.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 29, 2026

Stripe alums spark new payments plays

The digital processor has become a founders’ factory with former employees seeding startups across the financial technology field.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 28, 2026

How embedded finance is redefining the role of SaaS platforms

Embedded finance is the new SaaS moat. Learn how to turn payments into a core revenue engine.

By Adyen • Sept. 28, 2026

Turning audience data into an intent channel

Turn financial data into an intent channel that creates value across the commerce ecosystem.

By Erica Few • Sept. 28, 2026

FIDO wrestles with agentic trust

The industry consortium and payments players are considering standards for agentic commerce, particularly for verifying identity.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 25, 2026

ACH use rises for B2B payments

The automated clearing house payments have multiplied to overtake paper checks as the most popular form of business-to-business payments, according to a new Federal Reserve report.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 24, 2026

Amazon blocks Meta’s AI shopper

The e-commerce giant said Meta had failed to notify it about the Muse agent accessing its retail site to make purchases on behalf of consumers.

By Dani James • Sept. 23, 2026

Ramp tackles accounts receivable

“Finance teams today spend too much time chasing payments for outstanding invoices,” Ramp’s chief product officer said.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 22, 2026

Cross-border contest heats up

Technological innovation has enabled fintechs to carve out a beachhead in cross-border payments, but banks still have cards to play.

By Peter Lucas • Sept. 21, 2026

Mastercard, Google push past passwords

The card network and the tech titan aim to reduce the need for one-time passwords and catalyze more use of biometric payments.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 21, 2026

Toast aims to scale drive-thru AI

The artificial intelligence company Presto is joining the point-of-sale firm’s ecosystem, seeking to ease restaurants’ use of a voice-order tool.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Sept. 21, 2026

Tokenization: Transforming the future of digital payments

Tokenization can help merchants enable smarter, safer and more seamless digital payments—while positioning their business for what comes next.

By Discover® Network • Sept. 21, 2026

Stripe’s wallet embraces AI bots

The payments giant has recently integrated its Link digital wallet for consumers with personal AI agents from Meta, xAI and other AI players.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 18, 2026

MoneyGram taps stablecoin ally

The cross-border company and its rival Western Union are both working with Signify Holdings, aka Rain, to power new digital currency ventures.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 17, 2026

Fiserv’s CEO eyes monetization

Takis Georgakopoulos is trying to reposition the company so it’s better able to sell its key payments and banking services.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 14, 2026

Klarna props up new Apple phones

The buy now, pay later company will provide lease financing for a $2,000 phone to U.S. consumers coveting the latest Apple devices.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 14, 2026

Visa offers data to back onchain lending

The card network aims to offer settlement and blockchain data so fintechs and card programs backed by stablecoins can better access onchain credit.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 11, 2026

Circle buys Tazapay for $400M

The stablecoin issuer will gain new payment rails and bank relationships via the Singapore-based cross-border payments firm.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 10, 2026

RTP, Fed race on fast payments

While The Clearing House’s RTP network races with the Federal Reserve’s FedNow system, the U.S., overall, lags on speedy payments.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 8, 2026

Ramp takes on AI expense

The expense-management company has expanded into the nascent field of artificial intelligence routing as companies seek to keep tabs on their AI costs.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 4, 2026

Stripe taps new stablecoin executive

The financial tech giant hired a crypto pro to help push payment cards backed by stablecoins.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 3, 2026

Stablecoins lose ground

While the digital currencies have gained some acceptance, there is a growing interest by financial institutions in tokenized deposits as an alternative.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 2, 2026

Banks undertake stablecoin effort

Goldman Sachs, PNC and Capital One are also among 21 financial institutions partnering on an asset expected to go to market early next year.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 2, 2026