What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 09, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
The Credit-Card Bill That Banks Fear Most Has Gained Trump as an Ally
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Forbes
Why Visa And Mastercard Backed A Stablecoin That Could Cut Into Their Own Business
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USAToday
Cash App settlement payments from 2021 breach to go out soon
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Gizmodo
Meta Wants to Write the Industry Standards for Safe Agentic Commerce, Report Says
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The Paypers
Visa, Mastercard face UK class action over EEA card fees
Oct 08, 2026
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The New York Times
Amex Supersizes Newark Airport Centurion Lounge Before It Even Opens
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Banking Dive
Rain, Modern Treasury seek OCC trust charters
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CoinDesk
Samsung taps Solana and Sui to launch zero-fee USDC global remittances on 82 million phones
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Retail Dive
TikTok to add AI-powered discovery and one-click checkout
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Bloomberg
Stripe Expands Hiring in Dublin Helping Offset AI Job Losses
Oct 07, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
Fintech Plaid Bets on Credit Scores to Fuel Next Phase of Growth
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Retail Dive
Walmart defends pricing practices, again
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Axios
Noah raises $16M seed extension for stablecoin payments
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Pymnts
Anchorage Buys Routable to Link Stablecoin and Fiat Infrastructure
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CoinDesk
U.S. scraps proposed $10,000 reporting rule for crypto sent to private wallets
Oct 06, 2026
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CoinDesk
Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to 100 countries as Privy’s Henri Stern takes charge of crypto
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American Banker
Western Union Intermex deal hits yet another roadblock
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Reuters
McDonald’s hit with class action alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing
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Digital Transactions
A Checkout for Stablecoins Emerges, As Does Bitcoin on the Installment Plan
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Pymnts
Plaid Launches Credit, Fraud Models Fueled by Cash Flow Data
Oct 05, 2026
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Bloomberg Law
California Sets Rounding Rules for Retailers Post-Penny Phaseout
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Digital Transactions
Surcharging Rules are Multiplying, and ISVs Are in the Middle
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American Banker
The Clearing House plots next gen on-chain settlement
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CoinDesk
Illinois agrees to six-month delay of crypto tax as industry continues court battle
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The Paypers
American Express, Perplexity add AI Skills
Oct 02, 2026
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Bloomberg
CFPB Cuts Raised Data Security Risks for Millions, Watchdog Report Finds
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CoinDesk
New stablecoin Open USD goes live as Coinbase, Mastercard, Stripe and Visa commit $1 billion to liquidity
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The Information
Why Shopping Agents Are a Security and Payments Headache
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Slate
Ramp’s “Bill Pay the Musical” brought corporate cringe to Broadway
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Reuters
UK watchdog flags competition concerns over Brink’s $6.6 billion NCR Atleos deal
Oct 01, 2026
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Bloomberg
Visa, Stripe Consortium Issues OUSD Stablecoin for Mainstream Payments
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Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Activist Jana pushes Fiserv to accelerate cost cuts and tap Palantir
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PCMag
Gemini Can Now Connect to Google Wallet to Offer Spending Insights, Budgeting Tips
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Illinois agrees to six-month delay of crypto tax as industry continues court battle
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TechCrunch
Apple Pay finally launches in India after years on the sidelines
