Affirm to emphasize no-interest loans

The company said that offering more interest-free financing options would drive profits by bringing in more customers.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 10, 2025

Treasury responds to concerns about Musk ‘meddling’

A Treasury Department official sought to allay a senator’s concerns about DOGE staffers gaining access to the U.S. payments system, but sidestepped questions Tuesday. The issue escalated at a Wednesday hearing.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 6, 2025

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E-commerce drives digital payment advances

As e-commerce activity continues to climb, providers of digital payment tools are likely to keep evolving their online offerings.

By Payments Dive staff

Fiserv doubles down on embedded finance

Company executives touted a recent partnership with DoorDash and said the company has more embedded finance deals in the pipeline.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 6, 2025

NCR Voyix shifts chairman to CEO post

The C-suite change this week follows the Atlanta-based digital commerce software company’s decision to sell off parts of its business.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 6, 2025

Sanders, Hawley introduce credit card interest rate cap bill

In an unlikely union, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders have locked arms to introduce legislation that would cap credit card interest rates at 10% over five years.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 5, 2025

Cash App, Venmo app downloads decline

Consumer downloads of apps like Cash App and Venmo dropped in the fourth quarter compared to the year-ago period, data from Wolfe Research shows.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 5, 2025

Democrats decry Trump payments policy upheaval

Congressional Democrats criticized Trump administration moves at the Treasury Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that suggest changes to federal government payments and policies.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 4, 2025

Gamers support CFPB video game payments rule

Video game players and their parents submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saying they overspent, or lost their accounts to hackers.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 4, 2025

Visa leans into A2A payments

The network titan is pursuing account-to-account payment services as a way to expand beyond its card-based dominance in the market.

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 3, 2025

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

Mastercard places ad with Lady Gaga

In a tie-up with the musical artist for her eighth studio album, the card network rolled out a new ad during the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

By Peter Adams • Feb. 3, 2025

Chopra finally exits CFPB as Bessent steps in

The agency’s deputy director, Zixta Martinez, was initially named acting director, but a terse press release Monday designated U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to that role.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 3, 2025

Third of U.S. small businesses add credit card surcharges

The findings of a J.D. Power survey indicate that merchants are passing the cost of swipe fees onto customers, even though they’re lowering consumer satisfaction with the transaction.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 3, 2025

PayPal, Amex and Wells Fargo shake up leadership

PayPal and American Express both said executives are leaving the company and Wells Fargo said a long-time payments executive is being replaced.

By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 31, 2025

What’s coming for the payments industry in 2025

Regulatory change and artificial intelligence are widely expected to drive challenges and opportunities across the landscape this year.

By Payments Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2025

Worldpay tackles fraud-fighting in new ways

The payments processor is aligning with merchants, card issuers and networks to share transaction data and use AI to fight fraud.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 30, 2025

Visa’s ex-CFO joins crypto company advisory board

The appointment adds a former top executive of a major card network to Fireblocks’ board as cryptocurrency firms seek more credibility.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 30, 2025

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

HSBC sunsets year-old app Zing

The bank launched the money transfer app last year in a bid to compete with cross-border payments companies like Wise and Remitly, but is shuttering the operation now.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Jan. 29, 2025

Amex GBT rolls out emissions-based carbon pricing tool

American Express Global Business Travel said its new tool will help business travelers calculate their carbon footprint and direct investments toward sustainability initiatives.

By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 29, 2025

Fintechs may gain at banks’ expense in Trump era

The Trump administration may usher in policies that buttress the aspirations of new entrant payments players and increase competition for banks.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 28, 2025

X teams with Visa on new digital payments tool

Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site has forged an alliance with the card network giant to launch a new digital payments tool later this year.

By Lynne Marek • Jan. 28, 2025

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

Amex posts 2024 records for payments volume, fees

The credit card company’s revenue and net income surged last year as spending by cardholders and card customer additions reached new highs.

By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 24, 2025

Discover Q4 payments volume drops

The card company still reported a rise in revenue and a surge in net income, driven partially by an increase in interchange and other fees paid by merchants.

By Patrick Cooley • Jan. 24, 2025