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Q&ASpire pushes pay-by-bank model
Direct bank payments at the point of sale will become more attractive to merchants through a Discover Financial tie, the CEO says.
By Justin Bachman • April 17, 2025 -
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Shazam sheds merchant services to focus on debit
The network company divested its merchant services portfolio this month to concentrate on its core business.
By Lynne Marek • April 16, 2025 -
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TrendlinePayments players eye digital B2B opportunity
Companies offering digital payments services envision billions of dollars in U.S. business payments flow ripe for transitioning to the electronic realm.
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For medical debt, ‘care now, pay later’ models abound
As healthcare expenses grow, fintech startups look to boost the affordability — and profitability — of medical payments.
By Justin Bachman • April 16, 2025 -
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Q&AHow one startup coordinates your payments
Payments orchestration is an increasingly critical task as merchants seek cost efficiencies and the ability to add new payment alternatives and technologies.
By Justin Bachman • April 11, 2025 -
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US businesses cling to paper checks
Large and small businesses alike are still using the 20th-century form of payment extensively, even as the federal government presses ahead with digital alternatives.
By Lynne Marek • April 7, 2025 -
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Q&ABrex sees procurement push onto its card
Corporate buyers are exploring ways to move more of their spending onto cards for better tracking and insight, a Brex EVP says.
By Justin Bachman • April 3, 2025 -
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Mastercard, PayPal mull stablecoins for B2B payments
Mastercard and PayPal are among the companies viewing the digital assets as potentially useful for business-to-business transactions.
By Lynne Marek • April 2, 2025 -
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Payments players landed less capital in 2024: S&P report
Venture capitalists invested 47% fewer dollars, compared to 2023, despite most of the startups posting increased revenue last year.
By Justin Bachman • March 20, 2025 -
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Fiserv, PayPal and FIS change up board members
Payments companies are adding board members, and bidding farewell to others, as the industry sees increased merger and acquisition activity.
By Lynne Marek • March 19, 2025 -
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OpinionGen Zers expect more of B2B payments
“For Gen Z, payments go beyond speed — they reflect values, transparency, and purpose,” writes one accounts receivable software CEO.
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Payments firm ‘for sale’ signs pop up as buying interest swells
Payments players, including Green Dot and Flywire, have potentially put their businesses up for sale and larger companies have shown their appetite for acquisitions as an uncertain economy increases financial pressures.
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How PayPal is bolstering its branded business
The payments pioneer is counting on merchant tech upgrades, its buy now, pay later offering and Venmo to re-energize its flagship business, a top executive said this week.
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Fiserv CEO transition took only 10 days, CFO says
CEO Frank Bisignano quickly deemed his successor, Mike Lyons, ready to lead the payment processor, but don’t expect any strategy shifts, Fiserv’s CFO said.
By Justin Bachman • March 11, 2025 -
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Amex to buy expense manager Center to bolster offerings
The deal will allow the banking and card network behemoth to expand its expense management and accounting functions for business travel.
By Justin Bachman • March 10, 2025 -
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Papaya Global adds Citi as partner
The payroll and payments services provider that has been working with JPMorgan Chase now calls Citibank a sponsor as well.
By Lynne Marek • March 10, 2025 -
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Dwolla taps Walmart alum for CFO
Daniel Quezada is the payments player’s second chief financial officer in less than two years.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 3, 2025 -
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Flywire cuts 10% of workforce, undertakes strategic review
The payments software company is paring its workforce after a drop in demand in its education vertical. It’s also undertaking a comprehensive review of operations.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 28, 2025 -
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Marqeta replaces CEO, makes acquisition
The embedded payments and digital card company agreed to buy European electronic payments provider TransactPay for about $47 million and swapped out its CEO for a Visa alum.
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Stripe employee share sale may mean delayed IPO
An internal sale of stock to workers may mean the company won’t pursue a public offering anytime soon, consultants and analysts said.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 25, 2025 -
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Will Global Payments sell its issuer business?
Some analysts are pressing the processor to consider divesting the segment that caters to financial institutions, even as its merchant segment grapples with competition.
By Lynne Marek • Feb. 24, 2025 -
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Klarna, JPMorgan to offer BNPL to business clients
The collaboration will let the bank’s payments division offer the buy now, pay later company’s financing options to business customers.
By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 11, 2025 -
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Flutterwave CFO keeps eye on ‘sustainable’ profitability
It’s important to prioritize enabling stable revenue and solid profitability given the macroeconomic volatility in the African markets where Flutterwave operates, CFO Mitesh Popat said.
By Grace Noto • Feb. 3, 2025 -
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TransferMate joins Amazon’s payments pack
As part of the e-commerce giant’s ecosystem, the Irish business-to-business payments provider can advance its bid to expand internationally.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 30, 2025 -
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Highnote raises $90M for expansion
The embedded payments company led by former Braintree executives will use the capital to extend its business into providing acquiring services.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 27, 2025 -
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Q&AHow ACI Worldwide is deploying AI
The payments software company has artificial intelligence delivering efficiencies in several areas of its business, CEO Tom Warsop said recently.
By Lynne Marek • Jan. 8, 2025
