Global Payments tops Worldpay debt rating

Global Payments landed a better mark from debt rating agency Fitch than did Worldpay in recent reports. That may matter as they pursue acquisitions.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 29, 2023

Keeping track of multiple BNPL loans? There’s an app for that.

Cushion CEO Paul Kesserwani felt overwhelmed when he tried to keep track of several BNPL loans at once, so he shifted his fintech’s focus to help others in the same boat.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 28, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Embedded payment tools make inroads

Business customers demanding integrated tools is likely to keep driving a trend toward more embedded payments tools.

By Payments Dive staff

Chase to ban crypto payments for UK customers

“If we think you're making a payment related to crypto assets, we'll decline it,” Chase U.K. told customers in an email reported by CoinDesk.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 28, 2023

Deluxe to offer direct-biller payment services

Though checks have been vital to its business, the company is venturing further into digital payments, with an assist from Aliaswire.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 28, 2023

Jack Dorsey faces full Square agenda

The billionaire co-founder is likely to focus on large clients, sales strategy and IT issues after he takes over the Block merchant unit next week, analysts predicted.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 28, 2023

TikTok moves to add ‘in-app’ wallet

The social media app has taken another step toward providing in-app commerce and payments, but may face regulatory resistance.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 27, 2023

Modern Treasury CEO targets bigger customers

The digital payment services company brought on a chief revenue officer last year to better serve larger companies, according to CEO Dimitri Dadiomov.

By James Pothen • Sept. 27, 2023

Social apps face challenges in implementing shopping tools

Facilitating digital payments would be a big win for social apps, but regulators are less enthused.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 27, 2023

FTC lawsuit knocks Amazon on payments play

The FTC alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the online retail juggernaut that it maintained a monopoly partly through its checkout process.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 27, 2023

Square adds merchant tools

Block’s merchant business, facing stiffer competition in the point-of-sale space, has added about a dozen new features for its sellers.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 27, 2023

Andreessen Horowitz pushes cross-border payment improvements

While money is much older than software, it’s still more difficult to move payments around the world, the venture capital firm said in a recent report advocating cross-border improvements.

By James Pothen • Sept. 26, 2023

BNPL users ‘financially fragile,’ NY Fed says

Consumers using BNPL have lower credit scores, have been delinquent on a loan or have been rejected for a credit application over the past year, New York Fed researchers said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 26, 2023

Is FedNow pivotal for payments or overhyped?

FedNow won’t fill the gap between the U.S. and other countries in payments innovation, writes one fintech CEO.

By Eric Shoykhet • Sept. 26, 2023

Congressional committee passes bill to thwart CBDC

The House Financial Services Committee advanced a bill last week that would block the creation of a central bank digital currency.  

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 25, 2023

PCI security is costing you more than you think

PCI compliance has many hidden costs as companies work to bring systems into compliance and maintain compliance throughout the year.

Sept. 25, 2023

Hassle-free holidays — how Quick Checkout transforms first-time customers into fans

Quick Checkout helps merchants streamline the checkout process.

Sept. 25, 2023

Payments processing can get complicated. Here’s a primer.

How many companies does it take to process a credit card payment?

By James Pothen • Sept. 22, 2023

Varo aims to displace Venmo, Cash App volume with P2P feature

The bank has launched a feature enabling Varo account holders to instantly transfer funds at no cost to anyone with a U.S. debit card.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 21, 2023

Uber to add more payments tools to its app

The planned updates to Uber Eats include the addition of SNAP and healthcare benefits payments starting next year.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 21, 2023

Is X unfit to hold state money licenses?

Lawyers who sued the company on behalf of an imprisoned Saudi activist urged states to apply “heavy scrutiny” in reviewing the social media platform’s license requests.

By James Pothen • Sept. 21, 2023

Amazon adds RFID to cashierless tech

The new capability enables cashierless shopping for goods such as clothing, fan gear, hats and shoes.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 20, 2023

EMVCo floats click-to-pay guidelines

The proposed guidelines are the latest effort by the organization to introduce more industry standards for payments processing.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 20, 2023

Stadium payments competition heats up

Fiserv, Shift4 and rival payments players are vying aggressively for a bigger share of the market catering to pro teams, stadiums and other venues.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 20, 2023

Citi launches token service for institutional clients

The service uses blockchain technology to convert clients’ deposits into digital tokens that can be used for instant, cross-border payments 24/7, the bank said.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 19, 2023

Connecticut moves to regulate EWA

The state is instituting new lending regulations that are likely to apply to some earned wage access providers starting next month.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 19, 2023