Affirm executive joins crypto firm Gemini as CFO

Dan Chen was formerly the vice president of capital markets and bank partnerships for the buy now, pay later company.

By Grace Noto • March 19, 2025

States may be called on to pick up payments regulatory slack

As the Trump administration dismantles the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, state lawmakers and regulators have more opportunity to shape payments tool oversight, or risk repercussions.

By Lynne Marek • March 18, 2025

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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

Brex strives for predictability after operational overhaul

After the company laid off 20% of its employees last January and changed the way it puts out products, Brex COO Camilla Matias has high hopes for what’s coming.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 18, 2025

Block takes on payday lenders with Cash App

The company says new consumer loans to be made by its Square bank through the digital wallet are a less expensive alternative to predatory short-term financing.

By Patrick Cooley • March 17, 2025

Retail, crypto groups converge to back stablecoin legislation

The Merchants Payments Coalition and the Payment Choice Coalition locked arms to advance stablecoins as the Senate Banking Committee passed a stablecoin bill.

By Lynne Marek • March 14, 2025

Digital payments to exceed $33.5 trillion by 2030: report

Consumers are predicted to rely less on debit and credit cards and turn more to mobile wallets in the coming years, a Worldpay report predicts.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 14, 2025

Gen Zers expect more of B2B payments

“For Gen Z, payments go beyond speed — they reflect values, transparency, and purpose,” writes one accounts receivable software CEO.

By Sunil Rajasekar • March 14, 2025

Discover Financial alum takes Wells Fargo IT role

A former executive for the card company, Heather Blair, joined the bank’s IT team Monday. She’ll take the CIO post for its branch and ATM division.

By Matt Ashare • March 14, 2025

Payments firm ‘for sale’ signs pop up as buying interest swells

Payments players, including Green Dot and Flywire, have potentially put their businesses up for sale and larger companies have shown their appetite for acquisitions as an uncertain economy increases financial pressures.

By Lynne Marek • March 13, 2025

Stablecoin company Mesh raises $82M

Some of the funding was settled using PayPal’s stablecoin and will be used to build a global platform to transfer stablecoins, the company said.

By Patrick Cooley • March 13, 2025

How PayPal is bolstering its branded business

The payments pioneer is counting on merchant tech upgrades, its buy now, pay later offering and Venmo to re-energize its flagship business, a top executive said this week.

By Lynne Marek • March 12, 2025

Intuit rolls out phone tap, recurring payments

The financial software company says it’s focused on devising new methods for small business owners to be paid faster.

By Justin Bachman • March 11, 2025

Amex to buy expense manager Center to bolster offerings

The deal will allow the banking and card network behemoth to expand its expense management and accounting functions for business travel.

By Justin Bachman • March 10, 2025

Digital asset use could buttress financial inclusion

While digital ledger technology could be used to reach unbanked or underbanked consumers, widespread adoption faces obstacles, a new report suggests.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 10, 2025

Senate votes to overturn CFPB big tech rule

The Senate backed a resolution to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that gave the agency oversight of big tech companies offering payment tools.

By Lynne Marek • March 6, 2025

Trump names coins in strategic crypto reserve

Differing from prior calls for a national bitcoin stockpile, the strategic reserve will have bitcoin, ether, Ripple’s XRP, Solana’s SOL and Cardano’s ADA, according to the president’s Truth Social post.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 4, 2025

PAR Technology fuels software strategy with acquisitions

The company has pivoted to a software strategy, by buying up other companies and building on its point-of-sale hardware beginnings.

By Lynne Marek • March 4, 2025

Zip targets BNPL services at everyday purchases

New partnerships focused on common consumer transactions recently allowed the Australian buy now, pay later company to boost revenue in the U.S. market.

By Patrick Cooley • March 4, 2025

Fiserv exec talks real-time payments and challenges

Matt Wilcox, president of digital payments solutions for Fiserv, discussed the company’s plans for making real-time payments ubiquitous, and the hurdles to reaching that goal.

By Patrick Cooley • March 3, 2025

Beyond BNPL: How Sezzle’s growth signals an evolution of digital payments

BNPL is evolving, and Sezzle is leading the way. Fueled by a strong Q4, Sezzle expands digital payments to meet consumers where they are—flexibly and responsibly.

By Erin Foran • March 3, 2025

Flywire cuts 10% of workforce, undertakes strategic review

The payments software company is paring its workforce after a drop in demand in its education vertical. It's also undertaking a comprehensive review of operations.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 28, 2025

NCR Voyix links with Worldpay, reports revenue drop

The e-commerce payments company narrowed its losses last year, even as revenue declined. Now, it’s wooing restaurants and retailers through the new tie.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 28, 2025

Democrats needle McKernan at nomination hearing

Given recent turmoil at the CFPB, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Jonathan McKernan – nominated to lead the agency – seems “lined up to be the No. 1 horse at the glue factory.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Feb. 27, 2025

FedNow boosts send option to $1M

Starting this summer, the Federal Reserve’s real-time payments system will let banks send payments up to $1 million, twice the amount of the existing limit.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 27, 2025

Gen Z uses BNPL more than credit cards, survey shows

A J.D. Power survey of about 4,300 U.S. consumers found that more of them used buy now, pay later products than credit cards during the holiday shopping season last year.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 27, 2025