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    Remittance tax draws fintech pushback

    The budget bill proposal moving through Congress would levy a tax on cross-border money transfers. That has prompted “strong concern” from one fintech organization.

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    PayPal’s venture arm taps new leader

    The digital payments company has promoted Ian Cox Moya, who rejoined the company in 2022, to head the unit that invests in startups.

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    Global Payments to sell payroll unit for $1.1B

    The payments processor agreed to sell the division to software company Acrisure as it focuses on selling merchant services.

  • Fintech groups oppose state BNPL rules

    Lobbying organizations argue that New York's rules treat buy now, pay later purchases too much like credit card transactions.

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    Credit card cap amendment stokes opposition

    Industry trade groups for financial institutions have united to rail against legislation that could cap credit card interest rates.

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    CFPB to yank ‘unlawful’ open banking rule

    That move bends to bank groups that filed a lawsuit last year to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule aimed at making it easier for consumers to move their financial accounts.

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    Fiserv reaffirms Clover revenue goal

    The company’s chief financial officer contended the point-of-sale unit will still deliver $3.5 billion in revenue this year despite a recent volume growth slowdown.  

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    Executive Shuffle: Fiserv, Temenos, Medius

    Recent executive appointments demonstrate the importance software and financial services firms are placing on product strategy.

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    Clair, Alternative Payments raise capital

    The two B2B payments industry startups each raised just over $20 million in the past month despite a “challenging” economic climate.

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    Durbin, Marshall push credit card amendment

    Sens. Roger Marshall and Dick Durbin aim to add their Credit Card Competition Act legislation to the GENIUS stablecoin bill advancing in Congress.

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    Cash use declines as cards rise: Atlanta Fed

    Consumers keep using cash, but credit cards are king, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta documented in its annual payment method survey. 

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    Circle K launches fleet payment mobile app

    The program, developed alongside Car IQ, is designed to help drivers avoid credit card skimmers at the pump.

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    FIS quizzed on profit margins

    The company’s chief financial officer was in the hot seat last week, explaining at an investor conference how he’ll bolster the bottom line.

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    Klarna touts merchant growth

    The buy now, pay later provider surpassed 100 million users globally this year, but also reported widening consumer credit losses for the first quarter.

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    Visa, Mastercard $5.5B settlement advances

    Plaintiffs in the card network litigation say problematic third-party communications regarding claims has declined since a February filing deadline.

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    Amex offers virtual card to small businesses

    The company has long provided the service to corporate clients, but this month started letting small business owners pay suppliers who accept Amex without a physical card.

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    Q&A

    Paymentus keeps the lights on

    Utilities and auto loans may not be exciting, but nondiscretionary payments is a profitable business largely unaffected by downturns, CEO Dushyant Sharma says.

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    Why Mastercard invested in Corpay

    The $300 million infusion in a cross-border partner creates a complementary tie, the network’s CFO said. It also comes as headwinds rise on that front.

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    Capital One closes Discover deal

    Completion of the combination results in the richest banking deal of the past six years and creates the nation’s largest credit card issuer.

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    Hack could cost Coinbase up to $400M

    The crypto exchange is offering a $20 million reward for information leading to the hackers’ arrest. Coinbase terminated customer support agents who leaked customer data.

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    CFPB slashes Wise penalty

    The U.S. unit of fintech Wise must pay the bureau $45,000 and roughly $450,000 in redress to affected customers – a far cry from the $2.5 million penalty issued in January.

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    FTA to defend open banking in court

    The Financial Technology Association will seek to protect a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau open banking rule after receiving a federal judge’s permission to intervene.

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    Toast targets entertainment venues

    The digital processor signed a Dallas-based chain of driving ranges as a customer in the first quarter, and has made a push to add movie theaters, bowling alleys and arcades.

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    Let’s scrap paper checks

    If the federal government can ditch paper checks, so can the private sector, one industry CEO contends.

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    Banks struggle to talk about fraud

    Financial institutions battling an increase in fraud, particularly push-payment scams, have been stymied in sharing information that might help them better protect customers.