AI agents won’t pay the way you do

Plaid’s payments head explains how payment methods might shift as artificial intelligence begins choosing how to pay.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 30, 2026

Settling cross-border payments remains tough

Global payments are moving faster, but local settlement remains a pain point for many companies, according to speakers on a Money20/20 panel.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 29, 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

Visa adapts to tech innovations

The card network’s fiscal 2026 results show it’s reaching beyond legacy payments paths to incorporate new technologies, offer new services and extend its global reach with more partners.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 28, 2026

Liability looms over AI shopping

Some banks and other payment players lament how agentic commerce has steamrolled ahead without “rules of the road” for liability issues. 

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 28, 2026

USDA proposes adding chip and tap-to-pay tech to EBT cards

The National Grocers Association said the payment technologies, which are currently available in nearly a dozen states, can help reduce SNAP fraud.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 27, 2026

Euronet, Fireblocks pursue stablecoin cards

The companies are extending their partnership to provide financial firms with the infrastructure needed to issue stablecoin-funded cards.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 26, 2026

Why checks still matter

At a major industry conference this month, the paper instrument kept cropping up in discussions, even with an agenda focused on digital modernization.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 26, 2026

1 ring, 500 accounts: Why fraud signals need to travel

How one reflection exposed a 500-account fraud ring and why cross-industry signals matter.

By Ira Bondar-Mucci • Oct. 26, 2026

Shopping is Muse’s top task: Meta

About a quarter of the personal agent’s earliest adopters look to shop, with an average purchase size around $200, Meta’s CEO said.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 23, 2026

Paze sets big targets after revamp

The wallet’s bank owners are battling Apple and PayPal with an extensive marketing push, touting it as a more secure payment method.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 22, 2026

Fiserv taps AI for retail rethink

Merchants are grappling with how their payments technology will handle artificial intelligence-fueled digital commerce, a Fiserv executive said.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 21, 2026

New payment rails catch on, slowly

Some companies have yet to realize the full potential of multi-rail systems, speakers said at the Money20/20 conference Monday.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 21, 2026

PayPal isn’t agile enough, CEO says

As part of his turnaround efforts, Enrique Lores said Monday the digital payments company requires faster decisions and clearer accountability.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 20, 2026

The 67% signal: Why card issuers should act on flexible credentials

67% want one card for debit, credit and BNPL. Don’t let a competitor give it to them first.

Oct. 19, 2026

AI’s real opportunity in payments is giving experts back their time

Advancing operational efficiency through intelligent guidance on errors and exception handling.

By Radha Suvarna, Chief Product Officer, Payments at Finastra • Oct. 19, 2026

Stripe agentic commerce revs up

The digital payment juggernaut’s agentic commerce activity went “vertical” last month, President John Collison said this week.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 15, 2026

Fiserv ‘reset’ bolsters case, litigants say

The processing giant has no basis for a shareholder lawsuit to be dismissed, given its own comments, investors suing the company told a judge this week.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 15, 2026

Stablecoin startups advance payments

Entrepreneurs embracing the digital assets are pushing payments modernization forward, and bringing incumbents along too.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 13, 2026

Where platforms are losing (and winning) merchants: Inside switching triggers

Merchants are willing to switch. Learn which platform factors drive loyalty and retention.

Oct. 12, 2026

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

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