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FIS caters to banks’ AI appetite
Fidelity National Information Services views artificial intelligence as a “strategic accelerant” to its business, said CEO Stephanie Ferris, who discounted risks.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 25, 2026 -
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Stripe’s slower view of agentic commerce
The processing giant, like some other digital commerce specialists, sees agent-enabled shopping evolving at a measured pace.
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 25, 2026 -
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TrendlineDigital 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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ColumnWho could swallow PayPal?
It’s a $40-billion bite, with only a handful of payments players that could swallow it. But is a financial buyer more likely?
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Stripe valued at $159B in tender offer
The payment processor’s tender offer Tuesday to buy shares relieves pressure on the company to go public, analysts said.
By Patrick Cooley , Justin Bachman • Feb. 24, 2026 -
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New York releases draft BNPL rules
The state aims to set a national standard for regulating buy now, pay later lenders with its regulations issued Monday.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 24, 2026 -
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CPI Card Group CFO exits
The card company’s chief financial officer headed for the exit this month ahead of an earnings report next week.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 23, 2026 -
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Mastercard, Ericsson craft payment tools
The payments provider and telecom company are teaming up to offer more payments capabilities to businesses in the Middle East and Africa.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 23, 2026 -
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Klarna pursues more banking customers
The company is targeting more long-term loan and debit card customers as an avenue for growth as it tries to curtail losses.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 20, 2026 -
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Q&AHow to hire Uber without a phone
Payments processor Adyen and rideshare pioneer Uber are installing kiosks at airports and hotels for travelers without the app (or those with a dead phone).
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 20, 2026 -
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Visa to buy Prisma in Argentina
The card network company is buying the card processing and real-time payments assets as it expands its reach in South America.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 19, 2026 -
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Remitly co-founder CEO exits
Matt Oppenheimer, who has been CEO of the remittance provider for nearly 15 years, will become the board’s chair, with former Santander executive Sebastian Gunningham becoming CEO.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 19, 2026 -
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Global Payments builds salesforce
The payments processor plans to hire hundreds of additional sales agents this year as it builds on its acquisition of Worldpay.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 18, 2026 -
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Sezzle adds phone service offer
The new plans will be available at cheaper rates for Sezzle subscribers, as the BNPL provider seeks to grow its subscription business.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 18, 2026 -
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Stripe’s Bridge wins OCC conditional approval
The nod for a national trust bank charter comes after digital-asset firms Circle, Ripple and Paxos received a similar green light.
By Dan Ennis • Feb. 18, 2026 -
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How stablecoins are finding a foothold
The digital currency’s earliest use cases are focused mostly on cross-border payments and peer-to-peer remittances.
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 17, 2026 -
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Affirm partnerships target growth
The company’s latest collaborations are aimed at branching out into more sectors of the economy, consultants and analysts say.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 17, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Adyen4 steps to building your own fintech
Go from payments to full-suite fintech: four proven steps to master your embedded finance journey.
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Q&AWhy virtual cards can be safer than plastic
Many companies are swapping plastic payment cards for virtual because they’re less prone to fraud, Boost Payments Chief Revenue Officer Seth Goodman said.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 13, 2026 -
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Cash App debuts payment links
After PayPal debuted a similar feature last year, Cash App also wants to simplify payment requests for users.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 12, 2026 -
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Cash App to sell its credit score
Block on Thursday opened up a waitlist for companies that want to access deeper insights from its Cash App consumer scoring.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 12, 2026 -
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Bill weighs the best path to profits
Business payments company Bill Holdings is mulling a sale, according to a media report, as recent B2B fintech deals show ample buyer interest.
By Justin Bachman • Feb. 12, 2026 -
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JPMorgan, Nacha to share data via blockchain
The companies aim to simplify the account verification process for JPMorgan Chase customers.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 11, 2026 -
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Fiserv struggles with financial business
Revenue in the company’s financial services and banking sectors fell year-over-year, which executives attributed to market share loss among credit unions.
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Payoneer CFO eyes stablecoin, AI innovation
Bea Ordonez said the payments company is focused on expanding its core ecosystem, strengthening partnerships, and building out strategies for stablecoin and AI.
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Block to chop up to 10% of employees
The company is reducing its workforce to trim overhead costs and stay below a 12,000 employee cap, analysts said.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 9, 2026
