Technology: Page 4

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    How Nokia, AT&T fight mobile fraud

    Telecom companies are stepping up their efforts to help financial institutions and payments players reduce phone-related fraud.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Klarna to raise as much as $1.27B

    The buy now, pay later behemoth is ready to proceed with its public stock offering after it first filed for an initial public offering in March.

    By Justin Bachman • Sept. 2, 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
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    Square unveils new product roadmap

    Block’s point-of-sale unit offered a public glimpse of new features from its product schedule last week, with a request for customer feedback.

    By Justin Bachman • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Innovative Systems acquired by investment firm

    The South Dakota billing and payments software company was purchased by the Chicago private equity firm GTCR.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    AGs attack deepfake porn payments

    Apple, Visa and others must be “more aggressive” in banning payment authorization for nonconsensual content, state AGs told the companies.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Worldpay rewires for bot shoppers

    The processor aims to prepare its merchant clients for the opportunities and risks of AI-driven agentic shopping.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Healthcare payments have slowed, CEO says

    Doctors and dentists have been unable to grow their revenue as inflation and interest rates cause patients to reduce their visits, the CEO of Rectangle Health says.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Payments investments, acquisitions slid in H1

    Investments in the payments sphere plummeted for the first half of the year, as did acquisitions in the area, according to a KPMG report.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Stablecoins set to transform cross-border payments

    The search for faster and cheaper global payments is leading many companies to consider the use of stablecoins for remittances.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Will payments be ‘quantum safe’ by 2035?

    The federal government and industry organizations warn that fraudsters could use the advanced technology to hack into payments systems.

    By • Aug. 22, 2025
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    US consumer trust in digital payments lags globally

    Consumers in the U.S. are less trusting than those in other countries when it comes to using digital tools to make payments, according to a fintech study.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 22, 2025
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    CFPB seeks comments for new open banking rule

    The agency wants to learn about costs, fees and consumer data risks associated with open banking as it seeks to revise a 2024 rule.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Fed explores fintech innovation

    The Federal Reserve has begun “technical research” on financial technology, including tokenization and AI in payments, said Christopher Waller, a board member and reportedly a candidate for the chairman role.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 21, 2025
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    CFPB mulls cutting int’l money transfer oversight

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reconsidering the definition of a large international money transfer firm, potentially reducing regulation.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    PayPal, Mesh jump into crypto conversion

    Just as gold and cash coexist, stablecoin will serve payments while volatile cryptocurrencies remain an investment vehicle, the CEO of crypto-transfer firm Mesh says.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 20, 2025
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    EarnIn draws adverse court ruling

    A federal judge ruled against the earned wage access company in a decision earlier this month, saying lending laws apply to its business.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    How AI is supercharging payment platforms for the future

    AI is transforming payments, creating smarter, seamless experiences for merchants and customers.

    Aug. 18, 2025
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    Opinion

    The case for earned wage access

    “This is a tool that workers value and that policymakers should make more accessible, full stop,” one economist writes.

    By Jonathan Davis • Aug. 15, 2025
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    How stablecoins could impact payments: ACI

    With clients wondering how stablecoins will impact payments in the Genius Act era, ACI Worldwide’s chief strategy and growth officer offers insights.

    By • Aug. 15, 2025
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    NMI appoints new CEO

    The embedded payments company plans to install a former top Billtrust executive as its next CEO, after Vijay Sondhi exits next month.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    NY sues Early Warning over Zelle fraud

    The NY attorney general’s state lawsuit comes five months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a federal action over the same matter.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Google makes payments play

    The search giant has locked arms with Wise, Klarna and others to improve and expand its payments services, including in remittances and e-commerce.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Payroc to buy Agilisa Technologies

    The big nonbank payment processor has grown via acquisitions in recent years, and this one extends its reach in Latin America.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Circle courts broader payments community

    The company is seeking partnerships to boost the use of its USDC coin in payments, along with its cryptocurrency tools and services.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Shift4 helps crypto fans blast off

    The payments company has started processing cryptocurrency transactions for the space flight company Blue Origin.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025