Executive shuffle: Fiserv, DailyPay and MoneyGram

Major payments services providers made new C-suite hires this month as they geared up for 2026.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 23, 2025

Klarna, Shift4 embrace stablecoins

Both companies announced stablecoin ventures in the past week.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 23, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Digital wallets proliferate as features advance

As more companies aim to offer digital wallets the rise in competition is sharpening their features.  

By Payments Dive staff

Fiserv, Visa unite on agentic tools

The payment processor plans to partner with card networks, also including Mastercard, to cater to merchants navigating agentic commerce.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 22, 2025

Can transparency curb synthetic fraud?

Giving consumers a deeper look into their data will reduce payments fraud, the president of checkout software firm Bolt contends.

By Justin Bachman • Dec. 22, 2025

Fintech Mercury applies for OCC bank charter

The company also appointed an alum of SoFi, Green Dot and Goldman Sachs to serve as CEO of the proposed bank. 

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 22, 2025

Zip lands new credit line

The buy now, pay later provider has received another credit facility from its long-time funder Victory Park Capital to catalyze its growth.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 19, 2025

MoneyGram floats stablecoins

The cross-border player is targeting Latin American countries to test stablecoins, but consumers won’t necessarily know it's part of the payment.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 19, 2025

Cross-border payments goals remain elusive

G20 nations have inched ahead in making cross-border payments more efficient and affordable, but progress has been uneven, says a new BIS study.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 18, 2025

Mobile phone IDs may help fight fraud

Biometric features in Apple iPhones and Google’s Android-based devices can pair with digital identifications to combat fraud, two U.S. House members said.

By Justin Bachman • Dec. 18, 2025

BNPL connected to poor mental health: study

Johns Hopkins University researchers have spotted a link between people with mental health conditions and those that have used buy now, pay later loans.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 18, 2025

EWS leans into sports

The fintech has signed Paze agreements with two pro sports teams since September, banking on fans' loyalty to their teams.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 17, 2025

Why PNC joined FedNow

The bank finally joined the Federal Reserve’s instant payments system this year after a significant Treasury Department announcement.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 17, 2025

Open banking fees fuel debate

 Bank, fintech and consumer advocacy panelists disagreed this week during a panel discussion about the basis for imposing fees for data use.

By Justin Bachman • Dec. 17, 2025

Amex CEO slams surcharges

Steve Squeri said higher surcharges would be a negative experience for the card network’s customers.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 16, 2025

BNPL loan values rise, CFPB says

The average size of buy now, pay later loans grew and use of the payment method inched up, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study said.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 15, 2025

The next worker payment rail won’t be a traditional wire – governments just confirmed it

Governments are adopting blockchain-based settlement rails for worker pay. CFOs should pay attention.

By Royi Carmeli • Dec. 15, 2025

The 2026 World Cup: A gold medal opportunity for U.S. businesses to engage Asians traveling for sports

JCB says businesses can attract Asian visitors by understanding their journey beyond the stadium.

By Mikaho Hara, VP of Marketing, JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. • Dec. 15, 2025

Your ‘optimized’ payments are still breaking the bank: How the support experience impacts your bottom line

Most companies perfect checkout but overlook support. Every call adds cost and delay. Payment Experience Management unites teams to fix the full payment journey.

By Anne Hay, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, PayNearMe • Dec. 15, 2025

Tyler Technologies aids payments modernization

The software and payments firm is supporting the federal call to modernize payments as it caters to state and local government clients.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 12, 2025

Stablecoins are inevitable in cross-border payments

The digital currency is already demonstrating its value across a variety of use cases in multiple markets, a cryptocurrency executive writes.

By Rocio Rodriguez Saa • Dec. 12, 2025

JPMorgan backs B2B firm Mondu

The largest U.S. bank’s payments arm plans to provide debt financing and collaborate with the Dutch business-to-business services firm.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 12, 2025

Stripe digs deeper into crypto

The digital payments player bought a crypto-focused digital wallet, and its Privy unit has joined with Klarna to develop a crypto wallet.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 11, 2025

Visa CEO pay tops $31M

Chief Executive Ryan McInerney’s total pay package last year at the card network was $31.56 million, the highest ever for the job.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 11, 2025

Vanco, ACS Technologies merge to court churches

The two companies aim to provide payment processing and church management software through a single digital hub. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 10, 2025

Why Block created a credit score

The digital payments company has services like Cash App and Afterpay that are largely used by young customers who lack credit histories.

By Patrick Cooley • Dec. 10, 2025