Apple, Google lag fintechs’ wallets for fraud monitoring: report

Digital wallets are broadly comparable, although they differ on data, fraud monitoring and liability issues, Consumer Reports found in an evaluation.

By Justin Bachman • April 24, 2025

Trade group pushes directory for instant payments

The U.S. Faster Payments Council advocated for an open and secure directory service to increase real-time payment adoption, per a report earlier this month.

By Lynne Marek • April 23, 2025

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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

Adyen hit with cyberattack in Europe

Services were disrupted for about eight hours over two days by a distributed denial of service attack, the Dutch company said on its website.

By Patrick Cooley • April 23, 2025

Card holders rail about Uber in FTC lawsuit

Uber user complaints about recurring monthly charges, unclear enrollment and a frustrating cancellation process spur a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit.

By Justin Bachman • April 22, 2025

Instant payments could improve video games: KC Fed

Moving away from in-game currencies may make the gaming experience simpler for players and reduce costs for video game companies, Kansas City Fed specialists argue.

By Patrick Cooley • April 22, 2025

Write off paper checks, ACI Worldwide CEO advises

Tom Warsop praised the Trump administration’s move to eliminate paper checks and suggested businesses should do the same.

By Lynne Marek • April 22, 2025

Fiserv, Kansas to open fintech hub

The hub will open later this year in Overland Park, Kansas, and help Fiserv better serve Midwestern customers, the company said in a news release Monday.

By Patrick Cooley • April 21, 2025

Ramp reportedly angles for part of $700B US credit card program

The fintech is seeking to handle a piece of the SmartPay federal employee charge card program, assisted by its close ties to the Trump administration, the media outlet ProPublica reported.

By Justin Bachman • April 21, 2025

Do multiple PSPs multiply payment success?

More PSPs can boost reach — but without payment orchestration, complexity rises and success stalls.

By Brady Harris, Chief Executive Officer at IXOPAY • April 21, 2025

Paper check use surged last year, AFP says

Use of paper checks by U.S. businesses jumped last year, according to an annual survey by the Association for Financial Professionals, which struggled to explain the results.

By Lynne Marek • April 18, 2025

Visa’s Pismo names new CEO

The Brazilian payments software business promoted new executives as it pursues growth under the auspices of its giant card network owner.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 18, 2025

Spire pushes pay-by-bank model

Direct bank payments at the point of sale will become more attractive to merchants through a Discover Financial tie, the CEO says.

By Justin Bachman • April 17, 2025

Pay-by-bank should offer perks: Deloitte

Banks must persuade merchants and consumers the payment method is an acceptable alternative to credit cards, the consulting firm suggested.

By Patrick Cooley • April 17, 2025

Shazam sheds merchant services to focus on debit

 The network company divested its merchant services portfolio this month to concentrate on its core business.

By Lynne Marek • April 16, 2025

For medical debt, ‘care now, pay later’ models abound

As healthcare expenses grow, fintech startups look to boost the affordability — and profitability — of medical payments.

By Justin Bachman • April 16, 2025

Klarna partners with Fiserv’s Clover

A recently signed deal will bring Klarna’s installment loans to Clover checkout at merchants across the U.S.

By Patrick Cooley • April 16, 2025

Worldpay delivers payments industry insights in DC

Executives of the merchant services company visited Capitol Hill this month to connect with congressional staffers and share their views on payments.

By Lynne Marek • April 15, 2025

Stripe CEO to become a Meta director

Patrick Collison will join the board of the public social media company as speculation persists about the possibility of his payments company filing for an initial public offering.

By Justin Bachman • April 14, 2025

Republicans pressure Fed on debit card fees

Some House Financial Services Committee members are pressuring the Federal Reserve to reverse a proposal to lower the debit card fees that banks can charge.

By Lynne Marek • April 14, 2025

How one startup coordinates your payments

Payments orchestration is an increasingly critical task as merchants seek cost efficiencies and the ability to add new payment alternatives and technologies.

By Justin Bachman • April 11, 2025

Block agrees to pay $40M New York penalty

The payments technology company agreed to pay the fine under a consent order to settle allegations related to lax oversight of its Cash App payments tool.

By Lynne Marek • April 11, 2025

PayPal, Block and others face recession risk: analysts

As President Trump’s tariff war raises the specter of a U.S. recession, analysts cited certain payments players as potentially more vulnerable in an economic downturn.

By Lynne Marek • April 10, 2025

Shift4 CEO grilled by senators on Musk, SpaceX ties

The lawmakers questioned Jared Isaacman on whether he would remain independent of Musk if he is confirmed to lead NASA.

By Patrick Cooley • April 10, 2025

House votes to kill CFPB big tech payments rule

The measure revoking the bureau’s oversight of large technology payments players, such as Google and Block, passed on a straight party-line vote.

By Justin Bachman • April 10, 2025

PayPal’s Xoom, Tencent partner on cross-border payments

The deal provides another avenue for customers seeking to send remittances to Chinese consumers.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 10, 2025