Technology
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Klarna, JPMorgan to offer BNPL to business clients
The collaboration will let the bank’s payments division offer the buy now, pay later company’s financing options to business customers.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 11, 2025 -
Senators reintroduce bill to bar CBDC
Republican senators revived a bill last week to block the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 10, 2025 -
Explore the Trendline➔
kentoh via Getty ImagesTrendlineDigital wallets proliferate as features advance
As more companies aim to offer digital wallets the rise in competition is sharpening their features.
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Affirm to emphasize no-interest loans
The company said that offering more interest-free financing options would drive profits by bringing in more customers.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 10, 2025 -
Cashless concerts and events catch on
By some estimates, about 50% of today’s concerts are cashless, with benefits for merchants and payments processors alike.
By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 7, 2025 -
Treasury responds to concerns about Musk ‘meddling’
A Treasury Department official sought to allay a senator’s concerns about DOGE staffers gaining access to the U.S. payments system, but sidestepped questions Tuesday. The issue escalated at a Wednesday hearing.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 6, 2025 -
Caitlin Mullen/Payments Dive, data from Fiserv
Fiserv doubles down on embedded finance
Company executives touted a recent partnership with DoorDash and said the company has more embedded finance deals in the pipeline.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 6, 2025 -
NCR Voyix shifts chairman to CEO post
The C-suite change this week follows the Atlanta-based digital commerce software company’s decision to sell off parts of its business.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 6, 2025 -
Cash App, Venmo app downloads decline
Consumer downloads of apps like Cash App and Venmo dropped in the fourth quarter compared to the year-ago period, data from Wolfe Research shows.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 5, 2025 -
Gamers support CFPB video game payments rule
Video game players and their parents submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saying they overspent, or lost their accounts to hackers.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 4, 2025 -
Flutterwave CFO keeps eye on ‘sustainable’ profitability
It’s important to prioritize enabling stable revenue and solid profitability given the macroeconomic volatility in the African markets where Flutterwave operates, CFO Mitesh Popat said.
By Grace Noto • Feb. 3, 2025 -
Mastercard places ad with Lady Gaga
In a tie-up with the musical artist for her eighth studio album, the card network rolled out a new ad during the Grammy Awards on Sunday.
By Peter Adams • Feb. 3, 2025 -
Chopra finally exits CFPB as Bessent steps in
The agency’s deputy director, Zixta Martinez, was initially named acting director, but a terse press release Monday designated U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to that role.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 3, 2025 -
What’s coming for the payments industry in 2025
Regulatory change and artificial intelligence are widely expected to drive challenges and opportunities across the landscape this year.
By Payments Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2025 -
Q&A
Worldpay tackles fraud-fighting in new ways
The payments processor is aligning with merchants, card issuers and networks to share transaction data and use AI to fight fraud.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 30, 2025 -
Visa’s ex-CFO joins crypto company advisory board
The appointment adds a former top executive of a major card network to Fireblocks’ board as cryptocurrency firms seek more credibility.
By Grace Noto • Jan. 30, 2025 -
TransferMate joins Amazon’s payments pack
As part of the e-commerce giant’s ecosystem, the Irish business-to-business payments provider can advance its bid to expand internationally.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 30, 2025 -
HSBC sunsets year-old app Zing
The bank launched the money transfer app last year in a bid to compete with cross-border payments companies like Wise and Remitly, but is shuttering the operation now.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 29, 2025 -
Apple, Google coalition seeks to skirt payments rule
Tech advocacy groups argue the tech giants should not be subject to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule because they aren’t payment companies, according to a lawsuit filed this month.
By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 29, 2025 -
Gen Z still prefers in-person shopping
The generation prioritizes buying beauty and luxury goods in person, placing a premium on the physical shopping experience, research from Adyen shows.
By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • Jan. 29, 2025 -
Amex GBT rolls out emissions-based carbon pricing tool
American Express Global Business Travel said its new tool will help business travelers calculate their carbon footprint and direct investments toward sustainability initiatives.
By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 29, 2025 -
Deep Dive
Fintechs may gain at banks’ expense in Trump era
The Trump administration may usher in policies that buttress the aspirations of new entrant payments players and increase competition for banks.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 28, 2025 -
X teams with Visa on new digital payments tool
Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site has forged an alliance with the card network giant to launch a new digital payments tool later this year.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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Trade group leader discusses BNPL security and appeal
American Fintech Council CEO Phil Goldfeder discussed the reasons consumers have started using buy now, pay later services in greater numbers, and why they return to the emerging payment method.
By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 27, 2025 -
Highnote raises $90M for expansion
The embedded payments company led by former Braintree executives will use the capital to extend its business into providing acquiring services.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 27, 2025 -
Trump order embraces stablecoins, bars CBDCs
President Trump issued a “digital financial technology” executive order Thursday backing the cryptocurrency industry and terminating any federal work on a central bank digital currency.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 23, 2025