Affirm, Sezzle buy now-pay later options arrive at Target

As the holiday season nears, the big retailer has tapped BNPL providers Sezzle and Affirm to give consumers more payment choices. The BNPL players are building their US profiles by gathering in more partners.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 8, 2021

Payment tech lifts construction venture funding

New venture funding for Built Technologies, which provides finance and payment tech for the construction industry, contributed to contech firms attracting $2.1 billion this year, a Construction Dive analysis has found.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 8, 2021

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Embedded payment tools make inroads

Business customers demanding integrated tools is likely to keep driving a trend toward more embedded payments tools.

By Payments Dive staff

Green Dot sued after ditching $165M deal

The prepaid card company was sued by Republic Bank, which alleges Green Dot breached a contract to buy its tax refund processing unit.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 7, 2021

Rich payment startups target B2B market

Veem and Melio are among the fintechs bulging with new capital and taking aim at the small and mid-sized end of the trillion-dollar business-to-business payments market.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 4, 2021

How digital payments will help us build the new normal

To pave the way for the future of commerce, businesses need to accommodate a wider range of payment choices than ever before.

By David Josephs, President & Chief Operating Officer at Onbe • Oct. 4, 2021

Card critics call for credit routing scrutiny

One merchant group has opened up a new front in the battle against Visa and Mastercard, calling for more federal antitrust scrutiny of credit card routing.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 1, 2021

Square, TikTok tie-up will deliver fans to sellers

As part of the new partnership, TikTok users will be able to link to Square sellers' sites by clicking on videos and ads.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 30, 2021

PayPal's Happy Returns partners with Staples

With the latest agreement in a series of retailer ties, 75% of Americans will reside within 10 miles of a Happy Returns location.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 29, 2021

Mastercard to launch new BNPL service

Mastercard is teaming with some of the biggest companies in payments, including FIS, Synchrony, Barclays and Marqeta, to launch a new buy now-pay later service next year.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 28, 2021

Don't hold your breath for a US CBDC

Given the vast spectrum of American payment choices and slower U.S. digital advances, any central bank digital currency may be a long time coming. 

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 27, 2021

Square, PayPal mobile wallets attract funds

The payment companies have seen significant increases in the total amount of money stored on their mobile wallets, but individual accounts still hold relatively small sums.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 24, 2021

Fed won't go it alone on CBDC

At a press conference Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized the need for the Fed to work with Congress and the Biden Administration in moving ahead on any cental bank digital currency.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 23, 2021

Toast raises $870M in IPO

Toast expects restaurants to increase technology spending to $55 billion by 2024, more than doubling the $25 billion spent in 2019.

By Julie Littman • Sept. 23, 2021

Mastercard Executive Chairman to exit

Mastercard's long-time leader Ajay Banga will retire at the end of the year, leaving the card company in the hands of new CEO Michael Miebach.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 22, 2021

Treasury sanctions crypto exchange Suex to thwart ransomware

While more legal measures await international cybercrime, the U.S. government is sending interim messages to ransomware gangs.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 22, 2021

Airwallex raises $200M, targets US expansion

The Australian company's latest fundraising round was led by a U.S.-based venture firm, and it's setting its sights on U.S. expansion too.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 21, 2021

Visa taps Shipt for delivery offer

Target-owned Shipt is one of three new partners that card behemoth Visa lined up in a bid to offer new customer benefits.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 21, 2021

Payment industry racks up two more deals

The two latest deals continue to move the payments industry toward what is likely to be a record-breaking year in acquisitions.

By Lynne Marek • Updated Sept. 20, 2021

U.S. cash payment kiosks rise despite digital age

Cities and utilities are making more use of the kiosks provided by vendors like CityBase to give consumers additional no-fee options for paying bills in cash.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 17, 2021

Capital One beta-tests BNPL option, marking turnabout

Previously, the bank had barred customers last December from using its credit cards to clear buy-now-pay-later debt.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 14, 2021

Global Payments kicks off $28B growth agenda

The Atlanta payments processor aims to drive $28 billion into acquisitions and other investments that will scale its business over the next four years.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 9, 2021

Mastercard to buy CipherTrace crypto security company

Mastercard is buying the six-year-old company to better serve its customers' needs in understanding digital asset risks, thwarting fraud and complying with regulations.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 9, 2021

PayPal agrees to buy Paidy for $2.7B

The digital payments titan said it's buying the Japanese company to expand its "capabilities, distribution and relevance" in the third-largest e-commerce market in the world.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 8, 2021

NovoPayment sets sights on US market

NovoPayment expects to land its first venture investment soon, just as it's extending its Latin American-focused financial services software business into the U.S.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 8, 2021

JPMorgan to buy majority stake in Volkswagen's payments business

"One of the fastest-growing platforms is the connected car marketplace, whereby the car acts like a wallet for purchasing goods, services or subscriptions," a JPMorgan executive said.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 8, 2021