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    Payments players tap M&A to build tech stacks

    The Fed’s recent interest rate cut could spur even more deal-making in the remaining months of the year and into 2025. Mastercard, Global Payments and Payoneer are among the companies that have bought businesses this year.

    By Shefali Kapadia • 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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    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
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    More authentication leads to fewer approvals

    Research from payments software firm Stripe shows credit and debit card transactions using an advanced security tool are less likely to be approved.

    By Oct. 15, 2024
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    Barclays replaces Goldman Sachs as GM card issuer

    The London-based consumer bank will issue two GM credit cards in the U.S., beginning next summer.

    By Oct. 14, 2024
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    Worldpay taps Aeropay for gaming payments assist

    The two payments companies have teamed up to provide account-to-account payments for gaming merchants and their customers.

    By Oct. 14, 2024
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    Stripe partners with Nvidia, Pepsi and Rivian

    The payments software provider announced a slew of new partnerships on Wednesday, also with Amazon and AMC Networks.

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    Automated-checkout company Grabango shuts down

    The tech company was unable to secure the funding needed to continue operating, a spokesperson said.

    By Brett Dworski , Jeff Wells • Oct. 11, 2024
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    New York Governor signs gun code law

    Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law Wednesday requiring merchants to use a gun code, saying it could help prevent mass shootings.

    By Oct. 10, 2024
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    Toast increases processing fees, adds surcharge feature

    The digital restaurant payments provider raised processing fees for some restaurant clients. Separately, it’s aiding clients in adding surcharges on their customers’ orders.

    By Oct. 9, 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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    MoneyGram attack exposed sensitive customer data

    The attack led to a days-long outage in September. The money transfer firm hasn’t described the nature of the incident or said how many people have been impacted.

    By Matt Kapko • Oct. 9, 2024
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    Durbin jumps into Illinois interchange law fray

    Sen. Dick Durbin threw his weight behind an Illinois law that would nix interchange fees on taxes and tips, supporting the edict in a court document filed Friday.

    By Oct. 8, 2024
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    Real-time payments to make uneven progress, report predicts

    The number of banks receiving real-time payments will outpace the number of those sending payments through at least 2028, according to a new survey by the U.S. Faster Payments Council.

    By Oct. 7, 2024
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    How Hugo Boss, Prada provide bespoke service with payments

    These retailers have focused on innovative ways to create tailored services that align with their overall luxury shopping experience.

    Oct. 7, 2024
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    OCC seeks to halt Illinois card interchange fee law

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency blasted an Illinois law that prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees on tips and excise taxes.

    By Oct. 3, 2024
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    Visa expected to temper competitive moves after DOJ action

    The card network may bend to emboldened fintech rivals and more assertive merchants following the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit.

    By Oct. 3, 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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    Visa boosts litigation funding ahead of US antitrust fight

    The company added $1.5 billion to a litigation escrow account as it battles a Justice Department lawsuit and ongoing legal case with merchants.

    By Justin Bachman • Oct. 1, 2024
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    Payments conferences to keep on your radar for 2025

    Artificial intelligence, FedNow and the ISO 20022 standards are expected to be hot topics at this year’s payments conferences.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Updated Jan. 31, 2025
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    Affirm may offer discounts after Fed interest rate cut

    The Federal Reserve’s interest rate reduction may give the company leeway to offer more consumers 0% interest or a lower APR, Affirm CFO Michael Linford said this week.

    By Oct. 1, 2024
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    Trump interest rate cap draws criticism

    Fewer people would be approved for credit cards, and credit card issuers would offer fewer perks, opponents of the longshot proposal say.

    By Sept. 30, 2024
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    Fed dissects consumer use of digital payments

    While most U.S. households have a bank account, just under half use a nonbank payment service, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank research says.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 30, 2024
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    FDX seeks to become open banking standard-setter

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will decide whether an organization’s practices are transparent and balanced enough to set standards for open banking.

    By Sept. 26, 2024
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    Moneygram faces backlog after outage

    The international wire transfer company has restarted some services after a cyberattack, but is battling to fulfill transactions after taking its systems offline for much of the week.

    By Sept. 26, 2024
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    How Visa stymied big tech rivals

    The U.S. lawsuit paints a picture of the dominant card network using lures and threats to stifle competition from competitors Apple, PayPal and others.

    By Sept. 25, 2024