Amazon ditches Amex for Mastercard

The retailer is tapping the card network and U.S. Bank for two new credit cards aimed at small business owners.

By Justin Bachman • March 31, 2026

How Amex exploits new AI tools

The bank has identified “hundreds” of use cases for artificial intelligence, its CEO says.

By Justin Bachman • March 30, 2026

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Payments industry seeks to keep pace with fraudsters

As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.

By Payments Dive staff

Citi pursues payments advances

Real-time payments, agentic commerce and stablecoin advances are all topics the bank is discussing with clients, a top executive said.

By Lynne Marek • March 26, 2026

Klarna struggles with loan loss accounting

With an assertive push into banking, the buy now, pay later pioneer has expanded consumer lending – along with growth in its loss provisions.

By Justin Bachman • March 26, 2026

FTC threatens major payments players

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Stripe, saying that denying consumer services for political or religious reasons could prompt enforcement actions.

By Lynne Marek • March 26, 2026

FIS leans into big bank strategy

The bank technology and card processing company has renewed its focus on large bank clients in the battle against rivals like Fiserv.

By Lynne Marek • March 25, 2026

Amex floats first new business card in 7 years

The bank is betting that a card without preset spending caps, plus 2% cash back, will win over businesses.

By Justin Bachman • March 25, 2026

Synchrony, others broaden horizons to tap top talent

Payments companies are often seeking experience outside of financial services, including in tech, in their search for new hires.

By Shefali Kapadia • March 23, 2026

Stablecoin use surges

The total transaction volume for the digital assets more than doubled in the past year, according to the asset management firm Macquarie Group.

By Patrick Cooley • March 20, 2026

Elavon nabs BofA exec for CEO

The payments processor, which is a unit of U.S. Bank, poached Wally Mlynarski from a bank rival to be its CEO, replacing Jamie Walker.

By Lynne Marek • March 19, 2026

State interchange fee laws progress

Legislatures in Colorado and Delaware advanced bills that would curtail interchange fees last week, as a federal appellate court mulls the issue.

By Lynne Marek • March 18, 2026

Mastercard to buy BVNK for $1.8B

“Adding on-chain rails to our network will support speed and programmability for virtually every type of transaction,” a Mastercard executive said.

By Lynne Marek • March 17, 2026

FDIC to make stablecoin move

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to propose that pass-through insurance not be available for stablecoin deposits.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 16, 2026

CFPB again told it must request funds from Fed

In the second court ruling rejecting the bureau’s position on requesting Fed funds, a judge in California called agency Acting Director Russ Vought’s plan a “transparent display of partisanship.”

By Caitlin Mullen • March 16, 2026

Fintechs push 36% state rate caps

While there is a 36% interest rate standard for lending in the U.S., it’s not codified for all consumers. Now, the effort to set one has moved to the states.

By Lynne Marek • March 16, 2026

Payments firms diverge on checks

Payment companies offered different ways to move past paper checks in comments to the Federal Reserve regarding plans to shift to digital alternatives.

By Patrick Cooley • March 16, 2026

Robinhood takes on premium card issuers

The fintech’s new $695 credit card aims to lure young, wealthy people uninterested in hoarding points or using a card for airport lounge access.

By Justin Bachman • March 16, 2026

Instant pay can boost low-income workers’ savings habits: report

Despite consumer advocates’ concerns about earned wage access fees, researchers found modest usage can help with financial planning.

By Danielle McLean • March 12, 2026

Cash-strapped homeowners tap BNPL

Researchers at the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that homeowners are most likely to use buy now, pay later tools when their bank accounts are low or their credit cards are maxed out.

By Patrick Cooley • March 11, 2026

Clarity Act stokes debate on crypto

The bill aims to identify which agencies should regulate digital currencies.

By Patrick Cooley • March 9, 2026

Boston Fed touts FedNow

The Federal Reserve has been updating its instant payments service, FedNow, to attract more banks and ultimately reach more consumers.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 6, 2026

Affirm pursues affluent consumers

Shoppers with more purchasing power spend more, and are more likely to use the company’s products again, an executive said.

By Patrick Cooley • March 6, 2026

Capital One cuts Discover employees

Numbers shared with the state of Illinois indicate 1,075 people will be let go in May, and another 81 on June 1.

By Caitlin Mullen • March 5, 2026

SoFi’s stablecoin joins Mastercard’s network

The card company is fulfilling its ambitions to bring more stablecoins into its payment network.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 5, 2026

CCCA seeks new path to passage

Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall had been angling to attach their credit card interchange fee legislation to a major housing bill before Congress. The Senate passed the housing bill without it.

By Lynne Marek • Updated March 13, 2026