Amex ups marketing, tech spend

To keep attracting new card holders, American Express is increasing its spending on marketing and technology in the second half of this year.

By Lynne Marek • July 24, 2026

Nium targets stablecoins, growth

The cross-border payments company bought Cypher this month to roll forward its stablecoin strategy, says CEO Prajit Nanu.

By Lynne Marek • July 23, 2026

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Dominant card networks, legacy payments processors and young fintechs are all jockeying to keep up with industry innovations and increased competition.

By Payments Dive staff

5 payments podcasts for a listen

With summer in full swing, it’s a good time to head to the beach, take a walk or just lounge with an audio update on industry happenings.

By Peter Lucas • July 22, 2026

Ramp, FIS make AI moves

The two payments companies this month embarked on separate artificial intelligence initiatives, with one focused on managing AI spending and the other using the technology to mitigate cybersecurity risks.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 22, 2026

The next competitive edge is the payout experience

Spending is instant. Getting paid back is not. Learn why that payout gap will impact your business.

July 20, 2026

Visa, Stripe join AI protocol project

A pack of major fintechs have joined a nonprofit seeking to standardize how payments are sent online using artificial intelligence and software.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 17, 2026

Bottomline adds stablecoin tools

The company is betting the new digital currency will gain traction across corporate payment, treasury and liquidity workflows.

By Alexei Alexis • July 16, 2026

How real-time payments expand

An early Stripe executive predicts big advances for the growth of consumer-level, real-time payments over the next 18 months.

By Justin Bachman • July 7, 2026

Digital ID and payments turn to your face

As mobile devices and government regulators embrace facial recognition technology, your face is becoming both wallet and identification.

By Justin Bachman • July 6, 2026

Simplifying the operations behind modern payments

Reduce “operational drag” with a payment solution built for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source.

By Adobe x PayPal • July 6, 2026

The B2B payments infrastructure gap: Most platforms weren’t built for agentic AI

Legacy B2B tech stacks were designed to be compatible with automation — not today’s agentic AI.

By Adam Perrotta • July 6, 2026

Ramp elevates CTO to co-CEO

“If you know us, this won’t feel like a change,” wrote Eric Glyman of fellow co-founder Karim Atiyeh’s move to the top of the fintech.

By Dan Ennis • July 2, 2026

Card networks, banks, fintechs partner on ‘low-cost’ stablecoin

Visa, Mastercard, Klarna and MoneyGram were among the companies that lent their backing to a digital asset launched Tuesday by Open Standard.

By Dan Ennis • July 1, 2026

Klarna wins $2B Google antitrust case

A Swedish court ruled Wednesday that the tech giant had violated antitrust laws in price comparison, harming a Klarna-owned European competitor.

By Justin Bachman • July 1, 2026

Payments events still ahead in 2026

Stablecoins, fraud prevention and artificial intelligence have been hot topics at this year’s payments industry conferences. There’s more to come.

By Shefali Kapadia • Updated July 2, 2026

Repay attracts new $1.4B bid

Forager Capital Management boosted its offer to buy Repay Holdings, which said it plans to review the new bid.

By Lynne Marek • June 30, 2026

Rhode Island enacts self-checkout law

Legislation signed by Gov. Dan McKee and due to take effect in 2027 comes as other states also consider self-checkout restrictions.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 30, 2026

InComm debuts healthcare rewards program

The payment company wants to help insurance companies incentivize their customers to engage in healthy habits.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 26, 2026

Tipalti counts on future IPO

The finance-automation software company is focused on AI and an eventual initial public stock offering, its president said.

By Justin Bachman • June 24, 2026

How payment orchestration helps merchants drive business growth

A solid payments strategy is key for expanding into new regions and meeting evolving consumer demands.

June 22, 2026

Illinois action may curb fraud

A new law expected to be enacted by the state would force social media companies to better protect minors online, including from financial harm.

By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2026

Fiserv’s new CEO retains team

Aside from naming a new chief executive on Monday, the processor also took steps to retain other top executives.

By Lynne Marek • June 16, 2026

Apple delves deeper into payments

The iPhone maker is using artificial intelligence to simplify payments, changing its consumer wallet and payment technology.

By Justin Bachman • June 16, 2026

Fiserv CEO exits after rocky year

The payments giant promoted Co-President Takis Georgakopoulos to the top role Monday as Mike Lyons leaves to return to the banking industry.

By Justin Bachman , Lynne Marek • June 15, 2026

Reshaping the future of commerce, one payment at a time

See how to turn checkout into a strategic engine for growth and loyalty with solutions from Adobe and PayPal.

June 15, 2026