What We're Reading: Page 12
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Feb 09, 2026
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Financial Times
European alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chief
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Bloomberg
H&F Said In Talks for Buyout of Payments Firm Bill Holdings
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Pymnts
BNPL Moves to Groceries, Utilities and Travel as Millennials Lead
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Bloomberg Law
CFPB Makes Industry-Friendly Changes to Complaint Database
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Digital Transactions
Lightspeed Looks to New Products As Its Loss Widens
Feb 06, 2026
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American Banker
Affirm details new AI tool for merchants
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Reuters
Bitcoin slump shakes companies that jumped on crypto-hoarding bandwagon
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CNN Business
Bitcoin price under $70,000: Seriously, what’s going on?
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Bloomberg
Crypto Floats New Compromises in Bid to Save Contentious Bill
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PYMNTS
Paysafe CEO: Pandemic Accelerated Payments Shift by 5 Years
Feb 05, 2026
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TechCrunch
Stripe alumni raise €30M Series A for Duna, backed by Stripe and Adyen execs
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AP News
Fees for ‘rent now, pay later’ services raise concerns
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American Banker
Google’s AI protocol grows; Payoneer gets a bigger footprint
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Bloomberg
Crypto Rout Led by Bitcoin (BTC) Erases Almost Half a Trillion Dollars in a Week
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Reuters
India monitoring evolving crypto trading to ensure tax compliance, top tax official says
Feb 04, 2026
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The Information
Stripe’s Stablecoin Startup Tangles With Sanctions and Scammers
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American Banker
Affirm signs exclusive deals with Intuit, Expedia
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Bloomberg
Michael Burry Warns of Cascading Effects From Bitcoin Plunge
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CNBC
Bitcoin briefly breaks below $73,000 to lowest since November 2024 as heavy selling resumes
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Pymnts
Visa Acceptance Platform Adds Tap to Pay on iPhone Capability
Feb 03, 2026
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Bloomberg Law
CFPB to Slash Examinations, Switch to All-Virtual Reviews
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Reuters
Exclusive: India in talks about allowing Alipay+ link to its instant payment systems, sources say
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TechCrunch
Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
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Fox News
Sen Sanders agrees with President Trump call to cap credit card interest rates
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Wall Street Journal
How Crypto Startup Kontigo Helped Venezuelans Avoid Sanctions
Feb 02, 2026
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Reuters
Bank of England to consult on alternatives to debit and credit cards
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American Banker
Amex’s CEO: 10% rate cap would create ‘downward spiral’
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PYMNTS
Mobile Wallet Use Soars as Apple Pay Leaves Spend on the Table
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The Guardian
Private school parents targeted by fraudsters stealing fee payments
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Forbes
Why Google Is A Bigger Fintech Success Than Meta
Jan 30, 2026
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Wall Street Journal
Mastercard to Cut 4% of Full-Time Employees After Business Review
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Bloomberg Tax
Fiserv Subsidiary Avoids Washington Taxes on Interchange Fees
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American Banker
Stablecoins could boost the utility of customer loyalty programs
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The Street
Visa’s new Trump cash-back move shakes up credit-card rewards
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Black Enterprise
PayPal Returns to Nigeria Two Decades After Leaving