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

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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.

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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

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