NY legislature backs bill to protect cash

The state’s two chambers voted in favor of a bill that requires New York retailers to accept cash, following a trend set by other states and cities.

By Lynne Marek • June 13, 2025

Tapcheck embeds EWA in payroll

Recent integrations with HR management platforms position the Texas earned wage access startup for growth.

By Justin Bachman • June 13, 2025

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

Adyen opts for build over buy

The Dutch payments processor eschews acquisitions in favor of building its own systems to drive growth, including in the U.S. market.

By Lynne Marek • June 12, 2025

Payoneer CFO sees stablecoin hurdles

The “last mile” infrastructure for stablecoin payment rails carries some challenges for the industry to resolve, Payoneer’s Bea Ordonez says.

By Grace Noto • June 12, 2025

Drivers seek digital payment options

Digital payments are on the rise, but toll road payments are lagging behind.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 12, 2025

Visa, Mastercard race to agentic AI commerce

The two top U.S. card networks are speeding to develop payments services that will enable bot-based buying, with digital rival PayPal also making a play.

By Lynne Marek • June 11, 2025

Affirm boasts 2 million debit cards

The number of such cards the buy now, pay later provider has now made available is an increase of about 600,000 cards since January.

By Patrick Cooley • June 11, 2025

Sezzle sues Shopify in BNPL battle

The buy now, pay later provider says Shopify violated antitrust laws when it sought to dominate BNPL transactions on its merchants’ platform.

By Justin Bachman • June 11, 2025

FTA CEO says open banking central to fintechs’ work

The leader of the Financial Technology Association sees a federal court battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule as critical to innovation.

By Justin Bachman • June 10, 2025

GENIUS Act is just the beginning

“The bill tackles the fundamental question that has paralyzed our industry: what exactly is a stablecoin, and who gets to regulate it?” writes one Tulane University professor.

By Ryan Peters • June 10, 2025

Fiserv CEO embraces stablecoins

The processor is developing an infrastructure that would let its merchant customers make use of the digital assets, Mike Lyons said.

By Patrick Cooley • June 10, 2025

Checkout-free payments may yet rise

Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence could let cashierless payment companies succeed where Grabango failed, industry insiders and observers say.

By Patrick Cooley • June 9, 2025

Block has found the key to unlocking credit for millions of Americans – don’t use credit scores

How near real-time data can build a more inclusive financial system.

By Owen Jennings Head of Business at Block, Inc. • June 9, 2025

Don’t Turn Back the Clock on earned wage access

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “should settle this issue once and for all by issuing an expanded (EWA) advisory opinion,” writes a trade group leader.

By Brian Tate • June 6, 2025

Payments sector called “indisputable winner”

Providers of payments services generated about a third of the $378 billion in global fintech revenue last year, according to a new report. The sector is poised for more growth with AI innovation.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 6, 2025

MoneyGram CEO targets digital remake

Anthony Soohoo is tackling a digital transformation of the legacy cross-border payments company, leaning on experience at Walmart and Apple.

By Lynne Marek • June 4, 2025

Why BNPL appeals to salons

The buy now, pay later option attracts more customers and leads to bigger spending, asserts a payments software executive.

By Patrick Cooley • June 4, 2025

CFPB seeks to end open banking case

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its former court foes are now in agreement: an open banking rule shouldn't be considered lawful.

By Lynne Marek • June 2, 2025

Conduit, Palla raise cross-border capital

The startups, which both offer cross-border payments, each closed on major capital-raising efforts this week.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris and Lynne Marek • May 30, 2025

Pushpay targets church payment niche

The company caters to churches and other nonprofits, smoothing the channels to take in donations in various forms, including cryptocurrencies.

By Patrick Cooley • May 30, 2025

Maryland passes EWA law

The state’s governor allowed an earned wage access bill to become law, over the objections of some consumer groups, including AARP.

By Lynne Marek • May 29, 2025

PayPal’s venture arm taps new leader

The digital payments company has promoted Ian Cox Moya, who rejoined the company in 2022, to head the unit that invests in startups.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 29, 2025

Fintech groups oppose state BNPL rules

Lobbying organizations argue that New York's rules treat buy now, pay later purchases too much like credit card transactions.

By Patrick Cooley • May 28, 2025

Global Payments to sell payroll unit for $1.1B

The payments processor agreed to sell the division to software company Acrisure as it focuses on selling merchant services.

By Lynne Marek • May 28, 2025

Credit card cap amendment stokes opposition

Industry trade groups for financial institutions have united to rail against legislation that could cap credit card interest rates.

By Lynne Marek • May 28, 2025