Baltimore sues MoneyLion over lending tactics

City officials filed a lawsuit against the fintech, alleging it operates as a “modern-day payday lender,” charging customers exorbitant interest rates despite marketing its earned wage advances as “zero interest.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 9, 2025

Fiserv launches Roughrider stablecoin

The processor is working with a North Dakota state-owned bank to establish a new digital asset.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 9, 2025

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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.

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Square stirs restaurant battle

The digital payments provider has cooked up a new set of tools for restaurant clients as the contest to attract customers heats up.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 8, 2025

Investors vie to lead Fiserv stock lawsuit

A federal court will assess the plaintiffs’ claims and select one to shepherd a lawsuit on behalf of other investors suing Fiserv over its stock price decline.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 7, 2025

Volvo to test embedded car payments

A North Carolina Turnpike Authority "pay-by-car" pilot will cover tolls and may one day ease transactions at gas stations and drive-thru venues.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 7, 2025

PayPal ties BNPL to cash back

The digital payments company is offering 5% cash rebates with buy now, pay later purchases to lure holiday shoppers to audition its loans.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 6, 2025

BNPL lenders should report customers’ data

Keeping BNPL data from consumers’ credit reports is preventing millions of people from building credit, the CEO of a fintech trade association says.

By Phil Goldfeder • Oct. 3, 2025

SumUp battles for small merchants

The point-of-sale firm is investing in the U.S. to seize a larger share among small retailers as bigger payments players move upmarket.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 2, 2025

Brex to accept stablecoins as payment

The card issuer sees stablecoin payments as a key product differentiator, with more companies adopting cryptocurrency for finance functions.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 30, 2025

Executive Shuffle: Extend, Marqeta and Mastercard

Fintech firms are snapping up C-suite executives to drive revenue growth through strategic partnerships.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 30, 2025

Stripe pushes agentic AI sales via chat

The payments firm is teaming with OpenAI for a new agentic commerce protocol to help merchants sell their wares via AI chat sessions.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 30, 2025

Fiserv buys cash manager to boost stablecoin

The deal for StoneCastle expands Fiserv as a liquidity source for financial institutions, and will help the processor fund cash for its FIUSD stablecoin.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 29, 2025

The $2.4 trillion opportunity: How financial services can lead the payments revolution

Marqeta’s 2025 State of Payments Report offers a roadmap for issuers to navigate rising payment demands.

Sept. 29, 2025

When customers call, costs climb: Why self-service starts with better payment experiences

Poor payment experiences drives up costs. Learn how to fix it with Payment Experience Management.

By Anne Hay, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, PayNearMe • Sept. 29, 2025

Fiserv acquires tech consulting firm

The deal for Smith Consulting Group is designed to give Fiserv’s bank and credit union customers deeper technical expertise.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 26, 2025

Tipalti secures $200M in financing

The capital will be used for further AI investment as the finance automation fintech incorporates agentic artificial intelligence capabilities.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2025

FIS acquires fintech Amount

The Chicago-based fintech, which provides banking technology, expands the portfolio of services FIS can offer banks and credit unions.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 24, 2025

PayPal probed on China ties

A House select committee wants the payments giant to detail how it ensures anti-money laundering compliance within its Weixin Pay partnership.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 23, 2025

Payment players offer fraud fixes

EWS, Nacha and the Financial Technology Association told regulators that collaboration, information-sharing and more consumer education are needed to tackle payments fraud.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 23, 2025

Cardless fuels growth with new $60M

The credit card fintech will use the fresh capital to hire and bolster its work with clients Coinbase and Bilt, co-founder Michael Spelfogel said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 22, 2025

How tokenization turns security into growth

Tokenization adds security, trust, and reliability to transactions, online or in store.

Sept. 22, 2025

PayNearMe raises $50M

Having previously expanded payment services with retail partners, the company now plans to use the capital infusion to enter new markets.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 19, 2025

PayPal vet jumps to Extend as CFO

Francois Horikawa will become the spend management platform’s first chief financial officer as Extend taps $20 million in new capital.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 18, 2025

Remitly debuts tiered membership platform

Remitly One contains a “send-now-pay-later” feature that allows subscribers instant access to funds and a digital debit card that lets subscribers bypass foreign transaction fees.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 18, 2025

AI commerce portends potential fraud

As payments firms enable agentic AI shopping, secure transactions and safeguards are at the forefront of their initiatives.

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 18, 2025