Block envisions bitcoin for all

The company’s head of bitcoin, Miles Suter, has two big tasks: Make bitcoin a routine payment tool and change the global financial system.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 9, 2026

How agentic payments present risk

“There's no clear legal rule for who bears the loss when an AI tool exceeds its mandate,” writes one financial services consultant. “That's a problem for issuers as they contemplate making credentials available to AI tools.”

By Aaron Cheiffetz • Oct. 9, 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

Amex advises businesses on AI

As consumers start using artificial intelligence to comparison shop, American Express aims to guide merchants in using the new technology.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 8, 2026

Payments income bolsters banks

Income from card, digital and other rails has swelled to about 40% of revenue for the global bank industry, according to consulting firm McKinsey.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 7, 2026

SAP expands into payments

A new service from the software firm supports multiple payment methods, including wires and stablecoin-based transactions, the company said.

By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 7, 2026

Payments conferences for 2027

Real-time payments, stablecoins and AI use cases are expected to be among the hot topics at next year’s industry events.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 6, 2026

Why Fiserv pivoted on FIUSD

The payments processor had planned to issue its own stablecoin, FIUSD, by last year, but the strategy shifted for multiple reasons.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 5, 2026

Building beyond software with embedded financial products

Software providers are integrating tailored lending and corporate cards directly into their software to eliminate regional banking friction.

Oct. 5, 2026

How stablecoins speed int’l payments

Startup Latitude Global pitches faster, cheaper cross-border payments by sending them on modern stablecoin rails.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 2, 2026

Fiserv’s stablecoin system starts

The mega processor’s system for hosting digital currencies is up and running, with North Dakota’s stablecoin the first digital asset to go live.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 1, 2026

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

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