First Internet Bank to expand into payments with $80M First Century purchase

First Internet CEO David Becker said First Century’s payments business will be a key source of revenue going forward.

By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 3, 2021

Regulators eye bank-like oversight for stablecoin issuers

Stablecoins can support beneficial payments options, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, "but the absence of appropriate oversight presents risks to users and the broader system."

By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 3, 2021

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Cross-border payments targeted for upgrades

When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.

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Payments tech to draw $40B next year: Forrester

The research firm's 2022 outlook also anticipates IPOs for major payments players as well as increased use of digital wallets and QR codes.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 3, 2021

Moneygram versus Western Union competition rises at Walmart

Moneygram executives blamed competition with Western Union for a drop in revenue from its walk-in money transfer business at Walmart stores.

By Lynne Marek • Updated Nov. 4, 2021

Amex rolls out first-ever debit card

The card company is making the debit card available to small- and mid-sized businesses in connection with a new checking account offering.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 29, 2021

Valley Bank unveils payments app for cannabis businesses

Valley Bank is partnering with a large processor to offer the service, which is similar to using a reloadable Starbucks wallet gift card, Chief Digital Product Officer Stuart Cook said. A "large processor" that's involved wants to remain anonymous.

By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 27, 2021

Elavon eyes BNPL arena

Payments processor Elavon will do what it takes to get into the buy now-pay later market--whether that means buying, building or partnering, said CEO Jamie Walker.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 26, 2021

Stripe and Klarna hook up

Two of the biggest fintech companies in the payments sphere said they are locking arms to share their services and customers.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 26, 2021

PayPal douses reports of a Pinterest purchase

With one sentence, PayPal dismissed a bevy of reports last week that it's pursuing a purchase of the social media site Pinterest.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 25, 2021

ACH payments rise to new record

ACH Network electronic payments volume climbed 7.7% during the third quarter to a new quarterly record, though the rate of increase slowed as stimulus payments ebbed.

By Ted Jackson • Oct. 25, 2021

Vast Bank's new offering lures "crypto curious"

"Banks for centuries have been safe keepers and custodians of what people value," said CEO Brad Scrivner. "In today's world, that's now digital assets."

By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 22, 2021

Klarna delivers BNPL to WIX sellers

The Swedish buy now-pay later company adds the new Wix collaboration to a busy year of raising funds and buying startups.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 22, 2021

Goldman Sachs, AmEx debut corporate payments service

The investment bank partnership with the largest issuer of business cards aims to make payments easier and more efficient for institutional clients.

By Robin Bradley • Oct. 20, 2021

Stripe agrees to buy Recko

The payments fintech giant is buying Bangalore-based Recko to add more accounting capabilities to its quiver of financial tools for businesses. 

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 20, 2021

Ransomware activity soars, Treasury finds

The number of "suspicious activity reports" filed this year has already jumped 30% over the 2020 total, and the agency has tracked billions of dollars in bitcoin payments potentially linked to ransomware.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 19, 2021

Celsius, Tether and the 'known known'

Lender Celsius' admission that Tether accepts crypto tokens in exchange for stablecoins should be a bombshell. Rather, it confirms a suspicion regulators held so strongly that they've already penalized Tether for it. Twice.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 19, 2021

Coinbase sees single regulator, new framework for crypto supervision

The approach would keep companies from having to comply with several agencies, which are adapting old laws to new tech, and help maintain the U.S.'s status as a "shaper" of oversight, Coinbase said.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 18, 2021

Andreessen Horowitz poaches Facebook digital wallet execs

Two executives who had been working on the Novi wallet project backed by Facebook will pivot to crypto investing for Andreessen Horowitz.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 13, 2021

Half of CFOs plan to assess digital currencies for business: Gartner

“Sentiment towards digital currencies appears to be improving among finance leaders,” a Gartner researcher said.

By Jim Tyson • Oct. 13, 2021

Cross-border payments competition heats up

Three bank-backed payments companies are attempting to increase the speed of cross-border payments, jumping into an arena teeming with fintech rivals. 

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 12, 2021

Paytech firms outside US gain ground

Payment technology companies based outside the U.S. were big venture capital winners during the third quarter as funding soared to a new record, according to a report from research firm CB Insights. 

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 11, 2021

Payment tech lifts construction venture funding

New venture funding for Built Technologies, which provides finance and payment tech for the construction industry, contributed to contech firms attracting $2.1 billion this year, a Construction Dive analysis has found.

By Sebastian Obando • Oct. 8, 2021

Green Dot sued after ditching $165M deal

The prepaid card company was sued by Republic Bank, which alleges Green Dot breached a contract to buy its tax refund processing unit.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 7, 2021

Spat erupts over postal banking pilot

Bank and trade groups derided the US Postal Service's new limited pilot program for financial services, but advocates say it could provide needed services for unbanked consumers and buttress USPS's operations.

By Anna Hrushka , Robin Bradley • Oct. 6, 2021

Rich payment startups target B2B market

Veem and Melio are among the fintechs bulging with new capital and taking aim at the small and mid-sized end of the trillion-dollar business-to-business payments market.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 4, 2021