What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Feb 23, 2026
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Financial Times
How the UK accidentally shackled itself to Mastercard
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American Banker
Banks appeal ruling that upheld Illinois swipe fee ban
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Forbes
PayPal Data Breach Confirmed—Money Was Stolen, Passwords Now Reset
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TechCrunch
FBI says ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks are on the rise, and netting hackers millions in stolen cash
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PYMNTS
Paysafe Calls Digital Wallets the Hub for Payments, Commerce
Feb 20, 2026
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CNBC
Sen. Warren tells Fed and Treasury: No bailout for crypto billionaires
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TechCrunch
Airbnb expands its ‘Reserve Now, Pay Later’ globally
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Bloomberg
United Airlines Overhauls MileagePlus Benefits for Credit Card Holders
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American Banker
Investors receptive to Global Payments Q4 earnings
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How the UK accidentally shackled itself to Mastercard
Feb 19, 2026
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American Banker
‘Skinny’ master account likely to spur litigation
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Fortune
Exclusive: Badge raises $17 million to chase the next era of digital wallets
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CX Dive
Bank of America rolls out tiered, no-fee rewards program
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CNBC
United Airlines is paring back rewards for travelers who don’t have its credit card in MileagePlus overhaul
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MarketWatch
Tempted to use buy-now-pay-later to split your rent payments? Watch out for these fees.
Feb 18, 2026
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Retail Dive
Wayfair, Affirm expand partnership to UK and Canada
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Bloomberg
Russian Expats in Phuket Want to Pay With Stablecoins
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POLITICO
Crypto super PAC wades into Illinois House primaries
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Reuters
Biggest African economies lead stablecoin demand growth, study shows
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Axios
Federal ruling fuels Iowa push to curb credit card “swipe fees”
Feb 17, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Activist Jana Builds Stake in Payments Business Fiserv
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The Guardian
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
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American Banker
ACH volume is soaring. Here’s how that threatens banks.
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Reuters
Crypto company Nexo returns to US three years after clash with regulators
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Time
What Klarna Learned from its Ambitious AI Rollout
Feb 13, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
Americans With Higher Incomes Are Starting to Fall Behind on Payments
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FinTech Weekly
How Neobanks Are Changing the Way We Use Credit and Debit Cards
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ESPN
FanDuel to eliminate credit card deposits starting March 2
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Digital Transactions
Sabre Teams With PayPal And Mindtrip on an Agentic Commerce Travel Booking Platform
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Pymnts
Fiserv Launches Cash-Settlement Platform for Digital Asset Firms
Feb 12, 2026
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Bloomberg
Cruz, Britt Seek to Raise Debit Card Fee Cap for Smaller Banks
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CNBC
New York Fed: Credit card debt tops $1.28 trillion
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Fortune
Levl raises $7 million to provide stablecoin infrastructure for fintechs
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Digital Transactions
A Banner 2025 for Zelle With 20% Year-over-year Growth
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Reuters
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial to launch forex remittance platform
