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    Ramp takes on AI expense

    The expense-management company has expanded into the nascent field of artificial intelligence routing as companies seek to keep tabs on their AI costs.

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    Fiserv explores divestitures

    The payments processor, under pressure amid management upheaval and client attrition, told analysts it’s still considering the sale of a debit network.

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    Stripe taps new stablecoin executive

    The financial tech giant hired a crypto pro to help push payment cards backed by stablecoins.

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    TabaPay eyes bank charter

    The money movement platform received a $155 million investment to buy Transact Bank so it can offer payments clients banking services.

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    Stablecoins lose ground

    While the digital currencies have gained some acceptance, there is a growing interest by financial institutions in tokenized deposits as an alternative.

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    ACI buys UK payments tech firm

    The deal for Cranium Ventures and its cloud-based card-payments technology aims to help ACI expand in card infrastructure.

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    Banks undertake stablecoin effort

    Goldman Sachs, PNC and Capital One are also among 21 financial institutions partnering on an asset expected to go to market early next year.

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    PayPal makes job cuts

    The digital payments pioneer turned to cutting back its workforce this week following a May plan, after reportedly bypassing a possible sale.

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    How Affirm leverages 0% interest

    Inflation is part of what’s prompting consumers to turn to Affirm’s zero-interest buy now, pay later loans, the company’s latest financial results suggest.

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    Visa delivers 6M documents to DOJ

    The government and the card network will need to complete their pre-trial evidence work by the end of January, a magistrate ruled Friday.

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    EWA grows despite legal limbo

    Instant Financial and Clair are among the earned wage access companies expanding even as state and federal oversight evolves.

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    Illinois seeks to support cash use

    A new state law will require retailers to accept cash for most transactions below $500, and fine repeat violators up to $5,000.

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    Modernizing payments is a must

    “Payments modernization is no longer a future aspiration,” writes one bank tech executive. “It has become an operational and strategic imperative.”

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    Card fees have staying power

    Merchants keep attacking the fees, but the charges keep coming because consumers love swiping their cards.

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    Is the nickel nearing a revamp?

    It costs 13 cents to produce the five-cent coin. Congress wants the U.S. to explore more cost-effective methods.

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    RTP gears up for int’l reach

    The Bank of New York and other financial institutions are preparing for a pilot next year that will stretch the real-time payments network across borders.

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    Priority Tech buys IntelliPay for up to $15M

    The payments company is gaining a new government payments business with its deal for Utah-based IntelliPay.

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    Amex’s low fraud rate turns on its closed system

    More access to cardholder and merchant data also gives the card network an edge in fraud detection over its rivals.

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    Building Block’s Square base

    The fintech is expanding its efforts to market local restaurants using its point-of-sale system across Cash App’s user base.

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    Walmart adds digital wallet options

    The mega-retailer said it will now accept Apple Pay and Google Pay payments, using tap-to-pay with smartwatches, contactless cards and phones.

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    Stripe tips toward staying private

    The payments giant’s founders told investors that the company’s private structure will help it to be more nimble amid AI shifts.

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    PayPal, Venmo connect to colleges

    The peer-to-peer player and its PayPal parent have forged new ties to higher education institutions, allowing students to make payments with the P2P tool.

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    Regulators pursue stablecoin rules

    Separate proposals advanced by the SEC and the FASB last week could provide the cryptocurrency sector with regulatory relief as legislation founders.

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    Considering card network options

    "The real challenge for merchants is not which rail a payment uses but a lack of visibility, control, and intelligence to optimize payment flows," a fintech marketing executive writes.

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    Visa, DOJ lawyers clash ahead of trial

    The government and card network are trading accusations of overly broad discovery requests and ‘gamesmanship’ in the DOJ’s debit card lawsuit.