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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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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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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.
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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 -
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Block explores how to price AI
Cash App’s parent is focused on customer adoption of its AI tools before deciding how it will monetize those offerings, CEO Jack Dorsey said.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 6, 2026 -
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Toast aims to drive AI into dining
Most restaurants don’t have time to leverage AI tools, Toast executives say, anticipating profit from helping operators reap efficiencies.
By Justin Bachman • Aug. 5, 2026 -
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ColumnVisa, Mastercard join another stablecoin group
The card networks are keeping their options open with respect to stablecoin communities, locking arms with Circle on its latest effort.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 5, 2026 -
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FIS seeks to sell parts of capital markets unit
The banking and payments services company floated the plan to offload pieces of the business after sales declined for that segment.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 4, 2026 -
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Western Union faces profit drop
The cross-border payments company’s business has been hurt by U.S. immigration policies, forcing it to embark on a cost-cutting plan.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 3, 2026 -
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Sponsored by AdyenFrom POS provider to fintech platform: Epos Now’s embedded finance journey
See how Epos Now built a full fintech platform with Adyen to power 80k+ locations.
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Apple’s installment payments target affordability
Amid price increases, the iPhone maker’s CEO says a new lease program run by BNPL player Klarna is designed to boost consumers’ ability to buy.
By Justin Bachman • July 31, 2026 -
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Stablecoins complement dollar: Fed
The greenback will retain its dominance as stablecoins increasingly shape cross-border payments, speakers at a Fed conference predicted.
By Justin Bachman • July 30, 2026 -
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Visa’s revenue momentum slows
The card network’s recent revenue growth slowed in July, relative to last year, but customer spending remains healthy, the company said.
By Lynne Marek • July 29, 2026 -
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How ISO consolidation persists
Global Payments and other processors have been gobbling up smaller firms for years, but payments professionals keep forming new ones.
By Lynne Marek • July 28, 2026
