Visa stands by crypto

At the card giant’s annual meeting Tuesday, CEO Al Kelly showed no signs of backing off crypto. He also suggested Visa’s management team may change after he exits as CEO.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 26, 2023

Retailer targets Mexican Americans for digital wallet

The largest department store in Mexico is carving out a niche in offering digital and physical debit cards, as well as remittance services, to people sending payments over the border.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 25, 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.

By Payments Dive staff

Why the Arizona AG opinion on EWA matters

“The Arizona decision is in line with decades of decisions across the country that have found that non-recourse products are not loans,” the Payactiv authors write in this opinion piece.

By Aaron Marienthal and Molly Jones • Jan. 24, 2023

Bluefin, Visa pursue network tokenization

Bluefin is entering a partnership with card network giant Visa as worldwide payment fraud is predicted to rise in the coming years.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 24, 2023

Stripe, Amazon ‘deepening’ their tie

Stripe has become “a strategic payments partner” in the U.S., Europe, and Canada for mega retailer Amazon under a renewed agreement.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 24, 2023

Gemini cut another 10% of staff: report

The crypto exchange has been affected by Genesis' bankruptcy and the FTX contagion.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 24, 2023

Big banks to launch digital wallet operated by Zelle parent: report

The wallet, which is expected to launch in the second half of the year, aims to compete with PayPal and Apple, sources told The Wall Street Journal. But serious competition may take a while, an analyst said.

By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 24, 2023

Paymentus to accept payments via Green Dot Network

Paymentus is tapping Green Dot’s network to extend the number of locations where it accepts cash bill payments from consumers.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 23, 2023

International coalition pursues cross-border payments improvements

In a new report, a group of international organizations give a broad overview of routes for improving international payments systems.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 23, 2023

Earnings preview: Payments companies face up to 4Q

How economic stress challenged payments companies in the final months of 2022 will be closely watched in upcoming earnings reports.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 23, 2023

PayPal confirms data breach

Impacted customers were notified of the incident nearly a month after it was discovered. It’s unclear where or how customer account credentials were obtained.

By Matt Kapko • Jan. 20, 2023

Billtrust plots growth in B2B

Although many companies are pulling back spending amid the darker economic climate, new CEO Sunil Rajasekar said the B2B payments firm is not. 

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 19, 2023

Flexible rent payment options gain ground

A growing number of companies are bringing buy now, pay later to the rental market as inflation drives up housing costs and renters struggle to pay on time.

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Jan. 18, 2023

What payments can expect from Washington this year

From buy now, pay later to peer-to-peer payment fraud, there’s no shortage of payments targets for lawmakers and regulators.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 18, 2023

US payments startup funding cut in half last year

Venture funding for payments companies dropped 50% globally last year too, but they attracted more than other fintechs in the fourth quarter.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 18, 2023

Wakefern unveils frictionless checkout pilot

The supermarket operator teamed with tech firm Trigo to open an autonomous convenience store at its New Jersey corporate campus.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 18, 2023

How Parkland USA is bringing self checkout to its stores

The fuel and convenience store company is considering expanding payment offerings through the self-checkout kiosks, including mobile and ACH options.

By Jessica Loder • Jan. 17, 2023

Oracle jumps into payments for retailers

The tech titan will now process payments for retailers, as opposed to sending that part of a transaction to third parties.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 13, 2023

PayPal, Visa team on faster cross-border payments

PayPal’s Xoom service has linked with Visa Direct to offer real-time debit card deposits in 25 countries where U.S. residents can send money.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 13, 2023

These payments companies could be acquisition targets

With industry acquisitions ramping up this year, payments analysts have pinpointed a pack of potential payments company targets.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 12, 2023

Amex acquires B2B automation company Nipendo

The acquisition is the latest B2B move for the card company, which expects Nipendo’s capabilities to strengthen its position in that market. 

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 12, 2023

Paya purchase bolsters Nuvei for economic downturn

With its expansion in the U.S. and markets less susceptible to a decline in consumer demand, Nuvei is adding protection against a downturn.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 11, 2023

Fintech funding tumbled in 2022

U.S. fintech funding for the fourth quarter of 2022 was down nearly 80% compared to the same quarter in 2021, CB Insights said Wednesday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 11, 2023

Amazon expands ‘Buy with Prime’ to all US merchants

With help from Saas platform BigCommerce, the e-commerce giant is even looping sellers outside its own marketplace into its ecosystem.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 11, 2023

PayPal loses another finance executive

The digital payments giant disclosed late Monday that its chief accounting officer has resigned to take a job with another company.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 10, 2023