What We're Reading: Page 21
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 11, 2025
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American Banker
Tariffs boost stablecoins, but payments may suffer
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Bloomberg
More Americans Are Making Only Minimum Payments on Credit Cards
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Fast Company
Venmo’s dubious defaults look like a permanent privacy foul
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TechCrunch
Stripe CEO says he ensures his top leaders interview a customer twice a month
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Reuters
EU markets watchdog warns of crypto-related financial stability risks
 
Apr 10, 2025
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Financial Times
Revolut fined €3.5mn over money laundering control failures
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TechCrunch
Solid, which claimed to be the ‘AWS of fintech,’ files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $81M in funding
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Forbes
What Companies Can Learn From Fintech Innovation
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Axios
Tether might build a U.S. payment network for stablecoins
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Pymnts
Gen Z Shoppers Turn to Credit Card Installments for Impulse Buys
 
Apr 09, 2025
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TechCrunch
No, Stripe is not becoming a bank
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Wall Street Journal
Justice Department Scales Back Crypto Enforcement
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Pymnts
Will Fiserv and Stripe Pave Path for More Special Bank Charters?
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CoinDesk
Kraken Teams Up With Mastercard to Launch Crypto Debit Cards
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American Banker
Senate eyes May for CFPB nomination vote, Scott says
 
Apr 08, 2025
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Reuters
Fintech companies caught up in tariff turmoil
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USA Today
From DoorDash to Wegovy, shoppers can buy now, pay later
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Bloomberg
Amex-Backed Blackbird Wants Restaurants to Cut Payments Middlemen
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American Banker
Trump’s tariffs may hurt small-business payments
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PYMNTS
Healthcare Payments Need Modernization to Drive Financial Health
 
Apr 07, 2025
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The Information
Trump’s Stablecoin Push Set to Collide With Banks
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The Block
Reintroduced anti-CBDC bill passes US House Financial Services Committee
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Business Insider
Tips and Tricks for Paying Taxes With a Credit Card in 2025
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Reuters
Fed’s Waller says stablecoins bring benefits to US payments system
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Pymnts
Pay-by-Bank Interest Jumps 72% With Incentives
 
Apr 04, 2025
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Wall Street Journal
Exclusive: Klarna Pauses Planned IPO in Wake of Trump Tariff Announcement
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CNBC
Affirm, PayPal, fintechs plunge on concerns Trump tariffs hit consumer
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American Banker
Fiserv Clover expands to Australia
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Bloomberg
QED Leads $75 Million Round for Remittance Startup Felix
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Reuters
Brazil central bank to launch Pix installment feature in September
 
Apr 03, 2025
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Bloomberg
Billionaire Jared Isaacman to Go Before Senate for NASA Hearing
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Fox Business
How buy now, payer later apps could be crushing your credit
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CNBC
Most credit card users carry debt, pay over 20% interest: Fed report
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Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Visa Offers Apple Roughly $100 Million to Take Over Credit Card From Mastercard
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TechCrunch
Fintech Plaid raises $575M at a $6.1B valuation, says it will not go public in 2025