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    Swipe fee foes find legislative support in almost a dozen states

    The battle to curb interchange fees has migrated from Illinois across the nation, with bills in 11 states seeing robust lobbying.

    By Justin Bachman • March 28, 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 March 19, 2025
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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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    Checkout.com opens San Francisco office

    The British digital payments company is expanding its U.S. presence after seeing revenue surge last year.

    By March 5, 2025
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    PAR Technology fuels software strategy with acquisitions

    The company has pivoted to a software strategy, by buying up other companies and building on its point-of-sale hardware beginnings.

    By March 4, 2025
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    Toast dips toe into retail payments

    Mainly known as a company catering to restaurants, Toast executives said they plan to partner with more food and beverage retailers this year.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
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    PAR Technology buys Delaget for $132M

    The food service point-of-sale and payments software provider said it bought the data analytics company to better service restaurant operators.

    By Jan. 2, 2025
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    Merchants maneuver as Visa enforces surcharge program

    As the card network giant enforces its surcharge rules, merchants react to different experiences in the market and adjust.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Dec. 17, 2024
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    Shift4 merges with Eigen

    Shift4 quietly updated its website in recent days to say that Eigen Payments is now a part of the payments processing company.

    By Dec. 12, 2024
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    PayPal to boost prices for merchants

    The digital payments pioneer plans to increase fees U.S. merchants pay for some of its services, including buy now, pay later options, starting next month.

    By Dec. 12, 2024
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    Paytronix acquired by Access Group

    The deal will expand the offerings available through Paytronix’s platform and help accelerate its growth, executives said.

    By Jessica Loder • Nov. 4, 2024
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    Amex Q3 restaurant spending growth edges down

    The card issuer has recently focused on courting cardholders hungry for restaurant services, but last week reported spending growth in that category had waned.

    By Oct. 21, 2024
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    Visa taps AI analytics partner to add merchant services

    The card network giant has signed a new multi-year agreement with the marketing research firm Analytic Partners to deliver advertising insights to merchant clients.

    By Oct. 16, 2024
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    Payments investments rise worldwide

    Although venture capital investment in young payments firms grew globally during the third quarter, compared with the same period last year, that wasn’t the case for U.S. firms.

    By Oct. 15, 2024
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    Global Payments embarks on ‘transition’ year

    The payments processor expects to undertake possible divestitures, beginning this year, as part of an effort to jump-start revenue in subsequent years.

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    Hurricane Helene aftermath prompts card, cash troubles

    After the storm ripped through the southeastern U.S., consumers and merchants have been left grappling with card network outages and cash shortages.

    By Oct. 3, 2024
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    Opinion

    Who really pays for your credit card reward points?

    "While rewards may feel like a bonus for those who use credit cards regularly, they ultimately come at a cost," writes one payments executive.

    By Parth Vatsal • Sept. 19, 2024
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    Amazon provides checkout tech at universities, stadiums

    The company said it expects to place its automated checkout technology at more venues in 2024 than in any year previously.

    By Jessica Loder • Sept. 9, 2024
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    Shift4 acquires Canadian gift card company for $148M

    Shift4 keeps buying up payments companies as it seeks to build out a global business servicing many sides of the industry.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    North American Bancard rebrands in bid to improve

    The card payments service provider for merchants said it will now be known as North as part of an effort to evolve and appeal to businesses of all sizes.

    By Aug. 12, 2024
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    Shift4 strives to become ‘SpaceX of payments’

    Recent acquisitions and an expanded roster of clients that includes several sports teams are intended to help Shift4 dominate the payments space, the CEO said.

    By Aug. 9, 2024
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    Toast aims to move beyond restaurants

    The payments service provider is known for working with restaurants, but seeks to make headway with convenience stores, grocery stores and bottle shops.

    By Aug. 7, 2024
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    Supreme Court lets complaint on debit fees proceed

    The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a case challenging a debit card interchange rate set by the Federal Reserve can proceed.

    By July 1, 2024
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    Amex banks on spending at high-end restaurants

    Analysts say American Express wants to cash in on the restaurant industry’s success and give customers admission to hard-to-access premium experiences.

    By June 26, 2024
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    Judge sways away from Visa-Mastercard settlement

    On Tuesday, Judge Margo Brodie denied a preliminary settlement proposal made by the card networks Visa and Mastercard, and merchants who sued them in federal court nearly two decades ago.

    By June 25, 2024