Klarna overhauls mobile app

The buy now, pay later company has rolled out an AI-powered shopping feed, along with tools for creators, a personal shopping assistant and new resell capabilities.

By Aaron Baar • May 1, 2023

Global Payments to replace CEO

CEO Jeff Sloan will step down June 1 and be replaced by the payment processor’s president and chief operating officer, Cameron Bready.

By Caitlin Mullen • May 1, 2023

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Cross-border payments targeted for upgrades

When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.

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Will frictionless checkout ever take off in retail?

Standard AI CEO Jordan Fisher acknowledged that the technology has “been a really hard market to start growing,” but believes it will expand alongside other AI-driven innovations.

By Sam Silverstein • April 28, 2023

Mastercard ‘cannot afford to ignore’ AI, CEO says

The card network company is considering using artificial intelligence in more ways, including in customer service, CEO Michael Miebach said.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 28, 2023

Payments increasingly in regulatory crosshairs, industry lawyers say

Attorneys and payments professionals called out recent areas of interest for regulators during the Electronic Transactions Association’s conference in Atlanta.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 27, 2023

Self-checkout now dominant grocery checkout format, report says

Self-checkout, which grocers have turned to as a way of lowering costs, accounted for 55% of transactions in 2022, according to shopper insights firm VideoMining.

By Peyton Bigora • April 27, 2023

Swift executive calls for payments standardization

“As a standardized format, ISO 20022 creates a common language for international payments the world over,” writes an executive in support of industry collaboration.

By Stephen Lindsay • April 26, 2023

Former Amex execs raise $78M for early stage fintech fund

Women-led Vesey Ventures, which has already invested in five startups, aims to bridge the gap between companies in need of new technologies and those building them.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • April 26, 2023

Fiserv lines up bank clients for FedNow

The mega processor has a handful of bank customers in the Federal Reserve’s real-time payments pilot, and a pack signed up for services after the system’s July launch. It’s part of the company’s growth strategy.

By Lynne Marek • April 26, 2023

CFOs hunt for revenue-generating tech tools: Stripe

The financial service provider’s updated tools come as CFOs seek emerging technologies that can aid in key areas like revenue generation.

By Grace Noto • April 25, 2023

Enerbase pilots Amazon One at first convenience stores

The technology that allows a contactless payment using a customer’s palm is being tested at the first stand-alone convenience stores.

By Jessica Loder • April 25, 2023

DailyPay racks up bank clients

Santander Bank last week became the latest in a string of financial institutions partnering with DailyPay to provide companies with on-demand pay services.

By Lynne Marek • April 24, 2023

Fed study highlights growth in card, ACH payments

Card, ACH and check payment values climbed from 2018 to 2021, as cash was left behind, according to the Federal Reserve’s noncash payments study.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 24, 2023

FedNow won’t bring ‘tidal wave’ of change

“Payments solutions reach scale when they provide better usability, affordability, and security,” write partners at a San Francisco venture capital firm.

By Kevin Jacques and Ben Malka • April 21, 2023

Same-day ACH payments soar

The dollar value of same-day ACH payments nearly doubled in the first quarter as the volume increased 20.7%, Nacha said this week in a quarterly update.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 20, 2023

Fed to reduce cross-border payments program

The Federal Reserve plans to discontinue its cross-border ACH payments service to Europe and Canada later this year, Fed officials reiterated at a conference this week.

By Lynne Marek • April 20, 2023

NCR in recovery as ransomware disrupts widely used point-of-sale system

In-restaurant purchases are still being processed on NCR Aloha, but other capabilities and business processes remain down, the company said.

By Matt Kapko • Updated April 24, 2023

Credit card processor Nexway to pay $650K fine for fraud

A court initially imposed a $49.5 million judgment against a group of Nexway companies over processing payments tied to tech support scams, but they’ll ultimately pay the smaller fine for defrauding consumers.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 19, 2023

US payments funding rebounds

U.S. payments venture funding surged in the first quarter of the year, largely thanks to Stripe’s March funding round, CB Insights said.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 18, 2023

Apple adds savings accounts for card customers

The tech company announced a series of new offerings in October, including a buy now, pay later service that arrived recently.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • April 18, 2023

MoneyGram, Carrefour expand tie

The partnership between the money transfer company and the global retailer will bring MoneyGram’s services to about 500 Carrefour locations next year.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 17, 2023

FedNow spurs industry intrigue

Financial institutions, payments players and other businesses are being drawn in by FedNow, according to survey results presented at the Nacha Smarter Faster Payments conference.

By Lynne Marek • April 17, 2023

SF tech worker charged in murder of Cash App founder

San Francisco police arrested an IT worker in the murder of Bob Lee, who was knifed to death in the early morning hours of April 4. Police declined to discuss a motive at a Thursday press conference.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 13, 2023

Square rolls out new features

Facing stiff competition, Block’s merchant services unit Square is adding tools for its merchant clients.

By Caitlin Mullen • April 13, 2023

Convenience chain Jacksons Food Stores adds bitcoin ATMs

The Bitcoin Depot ATMs will be installed in every state where the convenience chain operates — Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, California, Washington and Arizona.

By Jessica Loder • April 13, 2023