How real-time payments expand

An early Stripe executive predicts big advances for the growth of consumer-level, real-time payments over the next 18 months.

By Justin Bachman • July 7, 2026

Digital ID and payments turn to your face

As mobile devices and government regulators embrace facial recognition technology, your face is becoming both wallet and identification.

By Justin Bachman • July 6, 2026

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Embedded payment tools make inroads

Business customers demanding integrated tools is likely to keep driving a trend toward more embedded payments tools.

By Payments Dive staff

The B2B payments infrastructure gap: Most platforms weren’t built for agentic AI

Legacy B2B tech stacks were designed to be compatible with automation — not today’s agentic AI.

By Adam Perrotta • July 6, 2026

Simplifying the operations behind modern payments

Reduce “operational drag” with a payment solution built for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source.

By Adobe x PayPal • July 6, 2026

Ramp elevates CTO to co-CEO

“If you know us, this won’t feel like a change,” wrote Eric Glyman of fellow co-founder Karim Atiyeh’s move to the top of the fintech.

By Dan Ennis • July 2, 2026

Card networks, banks, fintechs partner on ‘low-cost’ stablecoin

Visa, Mastercard, Klarna and MoneyGram were among the companies that lent their backing to a digital asset launched Tuesday by Open Standard.

By Dan Ennis • July 1, 2026

Klarna wins $2B Google antitrust case

A Swedish court ruled Wednesday that the tech giant had violated antitrust laws in price comparison, harming a Klarna-owned European competitor.

By Justin Bachman • July 1, 2026

Payments events still ahead in 2026

Stablecoins, fraud prevention and artificial intelligence have been hot topics at this year’s payments industry conferences. There’s more to come.

By Shefali Kapadia • Updated July 2, 2026

Repay attracts new $1.4B bid

Forager Capital Management boosted its offer to buy Repay Holdings, which said it plans to review the new bid.

By Lynne Marek • June 30, 2026

Rhode Island enacts self-checkout law

Legislation signed by Gov. Dan McKee and due to take effect in 2027 comes as other states also consider self-checkout restrictions.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 30, 2026

InComm debuts healthcare rewards program

The payment company wants to help insurance companies incentivize their customers to engage in healthy habits.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 26, 2026

Tipalti counts on future IPO

The finance-automation software company is focused on AI and an eventual initial public stock offering, its president said.

By Justin Bachman • June 24, 2026

How payment orchestration helps merchants drive business growth

A solid payments strategy is key for expanding into new regions and meeting evolving consumer demands.

June 22, 2026

Illinois action may curb fraud

A new law expected to be enacted by the state would force social media companies to better protect minors online, including from financial harm.

By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2026

Fiserv’s new CEO retains team

Aside from naming a new chief executive on Monday, the processor also took steps to retain other top executives.

By Lynne Marek • June 16, 2026

Apple delves deeper into payments

The iPhone maker is using artificial intelligence to simplify payments, changing its consumer wallet and payment technology.

By Justin Bachman • June 16, 2026

Fiserv CEO exits after rocky year

The payments giant promoted Co-President Takis Georgakopoulos to the top role Monday as Mike Lyons leaves to return to the banking industry.

By Justin Bachman , Lynne Marek • June 15, 2026

Reshaping the future of commerce, one payment at a time

See how to turn checkout into a strategic engine for growth and loyalty with solutions from Adobe and PayPal.

June 15, 2026

Adyen to buy Orb for $335M

The Dutch payments processor is swallowing the San Francisco startup as both adapt their businesses to the age of artificial intelligence.

By Lynne Marek • June 12, 2026

Payments entrepreneur strikes again

The former CEO of CardX is pitching a new artificial intelligence tool designed to let merchants automate chargebacks.

By Lynne Marek • June 12, 2026

From delayed invoices to improved cash flow: The case for more flexible payments.

For small and mid-market business owners, cash flow doesn’t feel like a line on a spreadsheet.

June 8, 2026

JPMorgan taps AI to process checks

With paper checks remaining a popular form of payment, JPMorgan Chase is using AI and robotics to streamline its lockbox processing.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 5, 2026

Ramp debuts accounting product, raises additional $750M

The new product marks the startup’s entry into accounting, coming as Ramp raised more capital to boost its AI work.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 5, 2026

Mastercard rearranges leadership

The card network promoted a pack of new leaders, including to the chief financial officer post, as the old guard moved into other roles.

By Lynne Marek • June 2, 2026

PayPal CEO leans on AI chief

The company’s new CEO, Enrique Lores, is counting on a newly appointed executive to lead a cost-cutting campaign using artificial intelligence.

By Lynne Marek • June 1, 2026