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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 -
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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 -
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TrendlineEmbedded payment tools make inroads
Business customers demanding integrated tools is likely to keep driving a trend toward more embedded payments tools.
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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 -
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Q&ARamp 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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ACI buys UK payments tech firm
The deal for Cranium Ventures and its cloud-based card-payments technology aims to help ACI expand in card infrastructure.
By Justin Bachman • Sept. 2, 2026 -
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How Affirm leverages 0% interest
Inflation is part of what’s prompting consumers to turn to Affirm’s zero-interest buy now, pay later loans, the company’s latest financial results suggest.
By Justin Bachman • Sept. 1, 2026 -
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Sponsored by AdyenBeyond the booking: How Navan scaled global card issuing with embedded finance
How Navan unlocked €1B+ in card volume by embedding global issuing with Adyen.
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RTP gears up for int’l reach
The Bank of New York and other financial institutions are preparing for a pilot next year that will stretch the real-time payments network across borders.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 26, 2026 -
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Priority Tech buys IntelliPay for up to $15M
The payments company is gaining a new government payments business with its deal for Utah-based IntelliPay.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 26, 2026 -
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Building Block’s Square base
The fintech is expanding its efforts to market local restaurants using its point-of-sale system across Cash App’s user base.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 25, 2026 -
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Walmart adds digital wallet options
The mega-retailer said it will now accept Apple Pay and Google Pay payments, using tap-to-pay with smartwatches, contactless cards and phones.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 24, 2026 -
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Stripe tips toward staying private
The payments giant’s founders told investors that the company’s private structure will help it to be more nimble amid AI shifts.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 24, 2026 -
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PayPal, Venmo connect to colleges
The peer-to-peer player and its PayPal parent have forged new ties to higher education institutions, allowing students to make payments with the P2P tool.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 21, 2026 -
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OpinionConsidering card network options
"The real challenge for merchants is not which rail a payment uses but a lack of visibility, control, and intelligence to optimize payment flows," a fintech marketing executive writes.
By Amrit Nirav Mohanty • Aug. 21, 2026 -
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Stripe, OpenRouter finally strike a deal
The payments behemoth’s acquisition of the AI spend management firm has been in the works for weeks. The reported price tag: $7.5 billion.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 19, 2026 -
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Stripe acquisition may bolster its AI strategy
If the company completes a prospective acquisition of OpenRouter, it will set itself up to be at the center of artificial intelligence token payments.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 19, 2026 -
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Klarna’s growth hits speed bump
The buy now, pay later player won’t live up to its financial forecast for this year because of a slowdown in one of its largest markets.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 18, 2026 -
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Western Union navigates challenges
The company is dealing with turmoil from the shift to digital money transfers as it seeks regulatory approvals for a $500 million deal for rival Intermex.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 17, 2026 -
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Fiserv seeks investor lawsuit dismissal
Shareholders angry over the stock’s decline are alleging fraud with a complaint that has no merit, the payment processor said in its response.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 12, 2026 -
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Shift4 racked by Iran turmoil
The payments processor sees a large opportunity to expand merchant services sales within its Global Blue retail network, CEO Taylor Lauber said.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 11, 2026 -
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OpinionOpening the Fed’s payment rails
“Supervision will need to answer practical questions: what operational resilience should be required before a participant touches core payment infrastructure?” wonders an SRM industry consultant.
By Larry Pruss • Aug. 7, 2026 -
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Fiserv flags Clover revenue drop
The payments processor said a slowdown in the merchant service unit’s hardware sale is negatively impacting results.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 6, 2026
