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    Affirm gains, Klarna slips in Q3

    As buy now-pay later providers vie for holiday shoppers, Affirm's third-quarter market share increase showed it's gaining as Klarna's growth stalled.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 14, 2022
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    Stripe CEO praises European regulation over US

    Patrick Collison, who founded the company with his brother, gave an edge to the European Union in creating a regulatory regime where fintechs are thriving.

    By • Oct. 13, 2022
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    Stablecoins enter the payments universe

    Stablecoins are gaining ground thanks to passage of the Genius Act, forcing companies to consider competitive strategies in the digital realm.

    By Payments Dive staff
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    Tips from Mastercard-backed fintech founders

    As the startup environment shifts, founders of fintechs that have received support from Mastercard shared their thoughts on culture, evolving technology and embracing the unknown.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 13, 2022
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    Opinion

    Reduce cyber risk as digital bill payment options expand

    “Not all payment platform companies are managing operational and security as judiciously as they could, and that will eventually result in costly payment failures, customer friction, or potentially a breach,” writes PayNearMe Vice President Tim Murphy.

    By Tim Murphy • Oct. 13, 2022
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    4 takeaways from Michael Barr’s DC Fintech Week speech

    The Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision stressed caution for banks’ ties to crypto and spotlighted how stablecoins differ from other digital assets.

    By Dan Ennis • Oct. 13, 2022
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    Will Toast achieve profits next year?

    Restaurant payments company Toast may be on a path to profitability by the third quarter of next year, Mizuho Americas analysts predicted this week.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 12, 2022
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    Hollister app lets teens shop, parents pay

    The Abercrombie & Fitch Co. brand released the Share2Pay function based on company data about customer pain points.

    By Dani James • Oct. 11, 2022
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    Another crypto CFO exits

    Brian Roberts is the latest in a series of finance executives stepping down from the chief financial officer seat at cryptocurrency companies.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Oct. 11, 2022
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    Cross-border payment plays rev up

    The Clearing House, Swift and rivals are jostling to speed up cross-border payments, with collaboration and competition likely to emerge at an international conference this week.

    By • Oct. 10, 2022
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    Uber adds debit card, instant deposit for drivers

    Uber’s new debit card will provide drivers up to 10% cashback on gas, 12% on EV charging and instant pay after completion of a ride or delivery. 

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Oct. 7, 2022
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    Standard AI’s taps cameras with checkout-free tech

    The checkout-free company is looking to help its convenience store customers make more informed decisions on how to run their operations, CEO Jordan Fisher said.

    By Brett Dworski • Oct. 7, 2022
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    Big-name BNPL providers remain scarce in stores: report

    As spending shifts back to stores, retailers are side-stepping big-name buy now-pay later providers, such as Affirm and Afterpay, in favor of offering their own in-store options, a recent survey revealed.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 7, 2022
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    Opinion

    Future of B2B payments lies in embedded finance

    “Unfortunately, the business-to-business market lags behind its B2C counterpart and is only just beginning to embrace embedded finance,” writes Melio COO Tomer Barel.

    By Tomer Barel • Oct. 7, 2022
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    Checkout-free technology spreads at airports

    New frictionless convenience stores are coming to airports in Los Angeles and Dallas, continuing a trend that has gained steam since last summer.

    By Brett Dworski • Oct. 6, 2022
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    PayPal acting CFO’s pay package hints at staying power

    The $2.5 million in equity grants PayPal is handing its interim chief financial officer are part of the kind of package typically given to long-term CFOs, executive search experts said. 

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 5, 2022
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    Afterpay adds monthly BNPL option

    The Block-owned buy now-pay later provider is growing beyond its “pay in 4” plans by adding a financing option for pricier purchases.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 5, 2022
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    FTC issues warning on BNPL claims

    As buy now-pay later popularity has mushroomed, the companies offering the financing have attracted the attention of another regulator.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 5, 2022
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    Warren report slams Zelle reimbursements

    The senator pushed to bolster a key CFPB rule after releasing a report tallying claims of fraud and scams on the P2P platform submitted by Truist, PNC, U.S. Bank and Bank of America.

    By Dan Ennis • Oct. 4, 2022
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    Fiserv adds data service for large merchants

    The payments processor’s new Carat point-of-sale offering aims to help big businesses optimize transaction data.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 4, 2022
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    Fintechs gain ground in merchant acquiring

    New businesses are far more likely to opt for integrated software vendors over legacy providers, McKinsey discovered.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 3, 2022
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    Affirm targets offline growth

    The buy now-pay later provider’s chief financial officer said this week its Debit+ card is a key part of Affirm’s strategy to push further into brick-and-mortar sales.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 30, 2022
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    Convenience store turns to Just Walk Out tech

    Grab & Fly is the latest airport convenience store to use Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, following a Hudson Nonstop store at Chicago Midway International Airport that debuted last summer.

    By Brett Dworski • Sept. 30, 2022
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    CEOs Sound Off: Forecasting holiday payment trends

    CEOs of payments-related companies shared their thoughts on what consumers and merchants want when it comes to checkout and payments this holiday season.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 29, 2022
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    Consumers tap BNPL for larger purchases

    Marqeta's report, which showed U.S. buy now-pay later use has climbed since last year, also points to consumers acquiring more credit cards.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 29, 2022
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    PayPal alum latest to take CFO seat for Zepz

    PayPal alum Robert Mitchell will take the remittance platform’s financial helm as it looks to foster further growth after reaching profitability during the first half of 2022.

    By Grace Noto • Sept. 29, 2022