Splitit enables in-store BNPL payments with Apple Pay, Google Pay

The Australian company is adding the new in-store digital wallet payment options as it looks to compete in the increasingly crowded U.S. market.

By Vaidik Trivedi • July 7, 2021

Payments industry trade group taps new chair

The American Transaction Processors Coalition picked a new board leader as it maps out new initiatives, including expanding its activities at the state level.

By Lynne Marek • July 7, 2021

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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

Fintech Karat Financial raises $26M to expand services

The company plans to move beyond credit cards and offer a suite of tools, including bank accounts and tax preparation services, for the creator economy.

By Anna Hrushka • July 6, 2021

3 reasons to move to real-time payments

For businesses on the fence about using real-time payments, making a move to use them will provide a competitive edge and increase customer satisfaction, Dwolla CEO Brady Harris argues.

By Brady Harris • July 6, 2021

Paysafe builds up online betting, gaming payments systems

Paysafe is pushing aggressively into the online sports betting and video gaming industries with its payments technology as those industries grow in the U.S.

By Vaidik Trivedi • July 2, 2021

Rapyd buys Valitor in $100M deal

Rapyd tapped its venture capital hoard for the acquisition of Volitar, an Icelandic company that will become its European hub.

By Lynne Marek • July 2, 2021

PayPal's Zettle arrives in US, leverages QR code-based payments

The new Zettle offering in the U.S. will provide QR code-based payment options for in-store purchases.

By Vaidik Trivedi • July 1, 2021

Nearly half of diners join at least one restaurant loyalty program

The share of consumers using restaurant rewards increased 5 percentage points earlier this year, an industry report said, reflecting restaurant efforts to spur return visits, increase spending and win market share.

By Alicia Kelso • July 1, 2021

Automating invoices becomes a hot payments play

When the COVID-19 pandemic shifted work to employees' homes, businesses realized they needed a different solution for their check-cutting operations.

By Lynne Marek • July 1, 2021

Fintechs' letter, panel hearing put CFPB's lending, credit stances in spotlight

Lawmakers are debating putting CFPB in charge of credit reporting as fintechs like Varo and Square seek clarity from the agency on its disparate impact.

By Dan Ennis • June 30, 2021

Mastercard CEO, FDIC Chair call on fintech industry to press financial inclusion

In a post-pandemic world, financial institutions and companies are putting more effort into leveraging technological advances to bring more people into the financial system, while innovating to remove digital barriers.

By Lynne Marek , Vaidik Trivedi • June 30, 2021

U.S. digital currency could "pose considerable risks," Fed official says

Federal Reserve Board Governor Randal Quarles also said the benefits of developing a central bank digital currency are "unclear," given the "very good" U.S. payment system.

By Dan Ennis • June 29, 2021

Merchants adapt check-out process to thwart cart abandonment

Merchants are giving online customers a broader menu of payment options in the hopes of keeping customers through to completion of a purchase.

By Vaidik Trivedi • June 28, 2021

On-demand pay catches on, but scrutiny persists

Employers are gravitating to new ways to pay workers more quickly, thanks to fintechs providing payroll innovations, but state lawmakers are scrutinizing the new approaches too.

By Lynne Marek • June 28, 2021

New consumer tech gadgets modernize payments

As technology evolves, so do modes of payment; consumers are migrating to more advanced tech payment tools like wearable devices, connected cars and in-home systems, a new study finds.

By Vaidik Trivedi • June 27, 2021

Big tech buys into booming payments sector

Google, Apple and other tech companies are swooping in to provide digital financial services to customers to increase engagement rates, and incumbent financial institutions face the risk of fewer direct interactions with their customers 

By Vaidik Trivedi • June 24, 2021

Growing divide on crypto in international banking report

Central banks strike a second blow against digital assets and stablecoins. The dissonance between market and government may come down to timing, or an age-old pattern concerning risk.

By Dan Ennis • June 24, 2021

Fiserv partners with NYDIG to offer bitcoin services

The duo is betting banks can use the new offering to attract consumers who own bitcoin or who want to buy the digital asset.

By Vaidik Trivedi • June 23, 2021

Payments industry deal-making mushrooms

The payments industry has accounted for the bulk of big fintech deals since the start of last year, charting eight combinations worth $23 billion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, which predicts the trend will march on.  

By Lynne Marek • June 22, 2021

Fiserv, Deutsche Bank team up in German market

Fiserv and Deutsche Bank are locking arms to allow the German bank's business customers to accept payments through Clover, Fiserv's point of sale (POS) system.

By Lynne Marek • June 22, 2021

PayPal to increase merchant fees in August

The company said it's planning to raise some U.S. transaction fees despite a crowd of competitors angling to lure merchants and consumers to alternative payment services. At the same time, it said it would cut a handful of other fees.

By Lynne Marek • June 20, 2021

Discover makes a crypto move with new hire

With the hiring of a new manager for blockchain and digital currency, Discover Financial is planting a flag in the card company race to grab a share of money increasingly flowing through cryptocurrencies. 

By Lynne Marek • June 18, 2021

Global Payments, CDK team to court car dealers

Companies are racing to sell a new generation of payment technology systems to auto dealerships.  

By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2021

Visa pilots US merchant phone-tap system

The new payment option allows merchants to convert their android smartphones into POS systems to accept tap payments.

By Vaidik Trivedi • June 16, 2021

How payments became a magnet for money

The industry was beginning to attract record amounts of venture capital in recent years, but the pandemic's impact super-charged the trend. 

By Lynne Marek • June 15, 2021