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    Visa, Mastercard, ACI and Wex: 2026 predictions

    Major payments companies see several 2026 trends beyond the much-discussed stablecoin and agentic commerce crazes.

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    Fiserv’s Clover adopts biometrics

    Customers will be able to make payments by scanning their face or palm at merchants that use the subsidiary’s point-of-sale service.

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    Top 5 stories from Payments Dive

    Dominant card networks, legacy payments processors and young fintechs are all jockeying to keep up with industry innovations and increased competition.

    By Payments Dive staff
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    Deep Dive

    How payments will evolve: 6 industry trends to watch in 2026

    Stablecoins and agentic commerce are two trends that will shape payments this year, but there are several others highlighted in this list.

    By , , • Jan. 6, 2026
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    Klarna faces investor lawsuit

    The buy now, pay later company understated the risks of its consumer loans, the legal action alleges.

    By • Jan. 5, 2026
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    Executive shuffle: Fiserv, DailyPay and MoneyGram

    Major payments services providers made new C-suite hires this month as they geared up for 2026.

    By • Dec. 23, 2025
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    Klarna, Shift4 embrace stablecoins

    Both companies announced stablecoin ventures in the past week.

    By • Dec. 23, 2025
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    Fiserv, Visa unite on agentic tools

    The payment processor plans to partner with card networks, also including Mastercard, to cater to merchants navigating agentic commerce.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Fintech Mercury applies for OCC bank charter

    The company also appointed an alum of SoFi, Green Dot and Goldman Sachs to serve as CEO of the proposed bank. 

    By Dan Ennis • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Can transparency curb synthetic fraud?

    Giving consumers a deeper look into their data will reduce payments fraud, the president of checkout software firm Bolt contends.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Zip lands new credit line

    The buy now, pay later provider has received another credit facility from its long-time funder Victory Park Capital to catalyze its growth.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    MoneyGram floats stablecoins

    The cross-border player is targeting Latin American countries to test stablecoins, but consumers won’t necessarily know it's part of the payment.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Cross-border payments goals remain elusive

    G20 nations have inched ahead in making cross-border payments more efficient and affordable, but progress has been uneven, says a new BIS study.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Mobile phone IDs may help fight fraud

    Biometric features in Apple iPhones and Google’s Android-based devices can pair with digital identifications to combat fraud, two U.S. House members said.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    BNPL connected to poor mental health: study

    Johns Hopkins University researchers have spotted a link between people with mental health conditions and those that have used buy now, pay later loans.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    EWS leans into sports

    The fintech has signed Paze agreements with two pro sports teams since September, banking on fans' loyalty to their teams.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Why PNC joined FedNow

    The bank finally joined the Federal Reserve’s instant payments system this year after a significant Treasury Department announcement.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Open banking fees fuel debate

     Bank, fintech and consumer advocacy panelists disagreed this week during a panel discussion about the basis for imposing fees for data use.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Amex CEO slams surcharges

    Steve Squeri said higher surcharges would be a negative experience for the card network’s customers.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    BNPL loan values rise, CFPB says

    The average size of buy now, pay later loans grew and use of the payment method inched up, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study said.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    Sponsored by PayNearMe

    Your ‘optimized’ payments are still breaking the bank: How the support experience impacts your bottom line

    Most companies perfect checkout but overlook support. Every call adds cost and delay. Payment Experience Management unites teams to fix the full payment journey.

    By Anne Hay, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, PayNearMe • Dec. 15, 2025
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    The next worker payment rail won’t be a traditional wire – governments just confirmed it

    Governments are adopting blockchain-based settlement rails for worker pay. CFOs should pay attention.

    By Royi Carmeli • Dec. 15, 2025
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    The 2026 World Cup: A gold medal opportunity for U.S. businesses to engage Asians traveling for sports

    JCB says businesses can attract Asian visitors by understanding their journey beyond the stadium.

    By Mikaho Hara, VP of Marketing, JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd. • Dec. 15, 2025
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    Tyler Technologies aids payments modernization

    The software and payments firm is supporting the federal call to modernize payments as it caters to state and local government clients.

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Opinion

    Stablecoins are inevitable in cross-border payments

    The digital currency is already demonstrating its value across a variety of use cases in multiple markets, a cryptocurrency executive writes.

    By Rocio Rodriguez Saa • Dec. 12, 2025
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    JPMorgan backs B2B firm Mondu

    The largest U.S. bank’s payments arm plans to provide debt financing and collaborate with the Dutch business-to-business services firm.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 12, 2025