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PayPal pays up for talent
The digital payments pioneer delivered sizable pay packages last year after it hired new executives, including one landing $29.4 million in annual compensation.
By Lynne Marek • April 25, 2025 -
Fiserv to acquire Brazilian fintech Money Money
The processor’s purchase will benefit its Clover unit in its effort to provide financing to small businesses, the company said.
By Patrick Cooley • April 24, 2025 -
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As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.
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Trade group pushes directory for instant payments
The U.S. Faster Payments Council advocated for an open and secure directory service to increase real-time payment adoption, per a report earlier this month.
By Lynne Marek • April 23, 2025 -
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Spire 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 -
Pay-by-bank should offer perks: Deloitte
Banks must persuade merchants and consumers the payment method is an acceptable alternative to credit cards, the consulting firm suggested.
By Patrick Cooley • April 17, 2025 -
FIS, Global Payments agree to Worldpay deal
Fidelity National Information Services and Global Payments unveiled a deal Thursday in which FIS plans to buy the latter’s issuer business and sell its Worldpay stake.
By Lynne Marek • April 17, 2025 -
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 -
Klarna partners with Fiserv’s Clover
A recently signed deal will bring Klarna’s installment loans to Clover checkout at merchants across the U.S.
By Patrick Cooley • April 16, 2025 -
Worldpay delivers payments industry insights in DC
Executives of the merchant services company visited Capitol Hill this month to connect with congressional staffers and share their views on payments.
By Lynne Marek • April 15, 2025 -
Credit card 90-day delinquencies rise to record: report
The percentage of U.S. credit card accounts past due for 90 days was the highest in 12 years during the fourth quarter, a Philadelphia Federal Reserve report said.
By Patrick Cooley • April 15, 2025 -
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How 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 -
PayPal, Block and others face recession risk: analysts
As President Trump’s tariff war raises the specter of a U.S. recession, analysts cited certain payments players as potentially more vulnerable in an economic downturn.
By Lynne Marek • April 10, 2025 -
PayPal’s Xoom, Tencent partner on cross-border payments
The deal provides another avenue for customers seeking to send remittances to Chinese consumers.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 10, 2025 -
Fiserv acquires Australian payment facilitator Pinch
The move comes after the Milwaukee-based payments processor said it would expand its Clover point-of-sale service in Australia.
By Patrick Cooley • April 9, 2025 -
Fiserv says US trade war could harm demand
The company’s point-of-sale devices are manufactured overseas, and therefore subject to across-the-board import taxes.
By Patrick Cooley • April 8, 2025 -
Durbin rounds up CCCA support
The Democrat from Illinois asked retail and restaurant industry representatives this week to help build support for the Credit Card Competition Act, but it has yet to be introduced this year.
By Lynne Marek • April 4, 2025 -
Debit cards top Fed’s fraud troubles list: survey
Card and check fraud continue to plague financial institutions, a new survey from the Federal Reserve Financial Services shows.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 4, 2025 -
Visa, Mastercard have edge over Amex for Apple: analyst
As companies joust to become the tech giant’s card network, some analysts give Visa and Mastercard an advantage over American Express.
By Lynne Marek • April 3, 2025 -
Fiserv promotes Takis Georgakopoulos to COO
Georgakopoulos replaced Guy Chiarello as chief operating officer, with the latter moving to a different role at the payments processor.
By Patrick Cooley • April 2, 2025 -
Discover CEO may reap $2.4M bonus
Michael Shepherd will remain as interim chief executive officer potentially through June, and receive a $2.4 million cash bonus if the sale to Capital One closes by then.
By Lynne Marek • March 31, 2025 -
Affirm COO: Walmart deal was “uneconomic”
Walmart makes up a relatively small portion of Affirm’s business that the buy now, pay later company can make up elsewhere, Chief Operating Officer Michael Linford said.
By Patrick Cooley • March 31, 2025 -
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 -
CFPB nixes filing in case tied to Electronic Funds Transfer Act
The bureau’s brief was withdrawn because it “advances an interpretation of the law that has never been embraced by any federal court prior.”
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 27, 2025 -
Block shrinks workforce 8%
The job cuts appear aimed at making the company more efficient, according to TD Cowen analysts.
By Patrick Cooley • March 27, 2025 -
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Fintechs egg on ‘willingness to challenge norms,’ Bolt president says
Justin Grooms expects fintechs to keep pushing the payments industry forward with more competition for legacy players.
By Lynne Marek • March 25, 2025