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    Payments firms switch up CFOs

    ACI Worldwide, Bill and Corpay lured chief financial officers from other companies this month as the health of the U.S. economy wavers.

    By June 30, 2025
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    Visa, FIS boost value-added card services

    The companies say they aim to strengthen tech tools available for smaller financial institutions in issuing cards.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 30, 2025
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    Trendline

    Cross-border payments targeted for upgrades

    When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.

    By Payments Dive staff
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    Q&A

    TreviPay CEO fears fraud ‘AI arms race’

    The payments and invoicing firm’s chief, Brandon Spear, sees artificial intelligence as “transformational” in its capacity to scale business scams.

    By Justin Bachman • June 27, 2025
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    Stablecoins may act as finance bridge

    Stablecoins are like “another payment rail,” said Vince Tejada, who heads treasury and strategic finance at stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion.

    By Grace Noto • June 26, 2025
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    Payments firms pursue top talent

    Companies developing digital wallets, cryptocurrency strategies and pay later tools are still seeking top talent despite economic turmoil, recruiters say.

    By June 26, 2025
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    Payments conferences yet to come in 2025

    Artificial intelligence, FedNow and the ISO 20022 standards are expected to be hot topics at this year’s payments conferences.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Updated June 26, 2025
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    FedNow delivers new risk management tools

    Alongside those instant payment security features, the Federal Reserve increased the maximum payment that can be sent over the real-time system to $1 million.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 26, 2025
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    Melio swallowed in $2.5B deal

    The New York bill-pay company is set to be acquired by Xero, a New Zealand provider of accounting and payroll management software for small businesses.

    By June 25, 2025
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    Stablecoins may push aside payments

    Digital assets have the power to “disintermediate” the financial system by bypassing traditional payment rails, according to a Deloitte report.

    By June 25, 2025
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    Klarna, Google join forces

    The Swedish buy now, pay later business integrated its payments tool into the search giant’s digital wallet, making its services more widely available.

    By June 24, 2025
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    Fiserv launches new stablecoin

    The payments processor wants to be an early mover as banks, the U.S. government and other payments players press for stablecoin adoption.

    By Justin Bachman • June 23, 2025
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    Tensec raises $12M to boost growth

    Meanwhile, other cross-border payment firms have raised millions in recent weeks to bolster their international expansion.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 20, 2025
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    Opinion

    Don’t make Americans pay to pass financial data

    “Pausing or gutting Rule 1033 wouldn’t just stall innovation,” writes one industry executive who has international perspective. “It would send a message that the system works best when it’s closed.”

    By Jamie Twiss • June 20, 2025
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    Ramp raises $200M

    The maker of software to oversee corporate spending and procurement is now valued at $16 billion with its latest capital raise.

    By Justin Bachman • June 17, 2025
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    Cantaloupe scooped up for $848M

    The self-checkout kiosk company was purchased by 365 Retail Markets, a firm focused on self-service technology and backed by private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

    By June 17, 2025
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    Column

    Credit card bill crusade persists

    Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall may have lost their latest bid to win a congressional vote on the Credit Card Competition Act, via stablecoin legislation, but proponents are undeterred.

    By June 16, 2025
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    CFPB, consumer groups clash over BNPL

    The battle over buy now, pay later — whether it’s helpful or hurtful to users — persists even after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month withdrew its rule regulating such services.

    By June 16, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    Open banking to survive Trump, fintechs say

    Consumers and financial services firms will pursue their mutual interests in sharing personal data, despite a move by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to extinguish the trend, industry experts contend.

    By Justin Bachman • June 16, 2025
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    NY legislature backs bill to protect cash

    The state’s two chambers voted in favor of a bill that requires New York retailers to accept cash, following a trend set by other states and cities.

    By June 13, 2025
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    Tapcheck embeds EWA in payroll

    Recent integrations with HR management platforms position the Texas earned wage access startup for growth.

    By Justin Bachman • June 13, 2025
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    Adyen opts for build over buy

    The Dutch payments processor eschews acquisitions in favor of building its own systems to drive growth, including in the U.S. market.

    By June 12, 2025
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    Payoneer CFO sees stablecoin hurdles

    The “last mile” infrastructure for stablecoin payment rails carries some challenges for the industry to resolve, Payoneer’s Bea Ordonez says.

    By Grace Noto • June 12, 2025
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    Drivers seek digital payment options

    Digital payments are on the rise, but toll road payments are lagging behind.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 12, 2025
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    Visa, Mastercard race to agentic AI commerce

    The two top U.S. card networks are speeding to develop payments services that will enable bot-based buying, with digital rival PayPal also making a play.

    By June 11, 2025
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    Affirm boasts 2 million debit cards

    The number of such cards the buy now, pay later provider has now made available is an increase of about 600,000 cards since January.

    By June 11, 2025