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    Amex leans into B2B payments

    The card company aims to spur more business spending by corporate clients to buttress volume in the face of a possible recession.

    By June 6, 2025
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    Shift4 appoints new CEO

    The digital processor named Taylor Lauber to the post and appointed founder Jared Isaacman as executive chairman, a Thursday regulatory filing said.

    By June 5, 2025
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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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    Visa picks value-added services head

    The global card network is shuffling its executive leadership as it bolsters efforts to sell ancillary software and advisory services.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 5, 2025
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    Airlines decry proposed card amendment

    Airline and aviation industry stakeholders argue the Marshall-Durbin amendment to the GENIUS Act bill would harm consumers and workers by undercutting credit card revenue.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 3, 2025
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    Shift4 CEO likely to keep post

    Jared Isaacman was dropped by the Trump administration as a nominee to head NASA, and analysts expect he will remain at the payments processor.

    By June 3, 2025
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    Illinois delays interchange law

    Over the weekend, the state’s legislature voted to delay implementation of a law that would ban card interchange fees on tips and taxes.

    By June 2, 2025
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    Pushpay targets church payment niche

    The company caters to churches and other nonprofits, smoothing the channels to take in donations in various forms, including cryptocurrencies.

    By May 30, 2025
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    Maryland passes EWA law

    The state’s governor allowed an earned wage access bill to become law, over the objections of some consumer groups, including AARP.

    By Lynne Marek • May 29, 2025
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    PayPal’s venture arm taps new leader

    The digital payments company has promoted Ian Cox Moya, who rejoined the company in 2022, to head the unit that invests in startups.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 29, 2025
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    Remittance tax draws fintech pushback

    The budget bill proposal moving through Congress would levy a tax on cross-border money transfers. That has prompted “strong concern” from one fintech organization.

    By May 29, 2025
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    Lobbying organizations argue that New York's rules treat buy now, pay later purchases too much like credit card transactions.

    By May 28, 2025
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    Hack could cost Coinbase up to $400M

    The crypto exchange is offering a $20 million reward for information leading to the hackers’ arrest. Coinbase terminated customer support agents who leaked customer data.

    By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 19, 2025
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    Banks struggle to talk about fraud

    Financial institutions battling an increase in fraud, particularly push-payment scams, have been stymied in sharing information that might help them better protect customers.

    By May 15, 2025
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    Businesses grapple with payments fraud

    Companies are struggling to keep up with fraudsters’ growing technological prowess, particularly in business email compromises.

    By David McCann • May 14, 2025
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    BNPL users struggle with payments

    Nearly half of U.S. adults who have used buy now, pay later services experienced financial difficulties, such as overspending or missing a bill payment, according to a recent survey.

    By May 13, 2025
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    CFPB rescinds 67 pieces of guidance

    The rescissions are not final and will allow the bureau to evaluate whether each of the items was statutorily prescribed, CFPB Acting Director Russ Vought said.

    By Gabrielle Saulsbery • May 13, 2025
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    Stablecoin bill falters in Senate

    Democrats demanded fixes to the GENIUS Act – designed to create a framework for bringing stablecoins into the U.S. financial system – and raised concerns about Trump’s ties with crypto ventures.

    By Rajashree Chakravarty • May 12, 2025
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    Cash App profits disappoint

    Block reported just 10% growth in first-quarter gross profit for Cash App, even after it added Afterpay to Cash App debit cards.

    By May 12, 2025
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    Indiana passes EWA law

    The state follows others, including Nevada and Wisconsin, in instituting licensing requirements for earned wage access providers.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 7, 2025
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    CFPB spurns BNPL rule

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t prioritize enforcement actions related to buy now, pay later payments, the agency said in a notice.

    By , May 7, 2025
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    Warren, Waters urge Fed to reconsider Capital One-Discover

    The Democratic lawmakers blasted the central bank’s “analysis, or lack thereof,” arguing the Fed “parroted assertions made by Capital One.”

    By Dan Ennis • May 6, 2025
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    Senate to vote on Fiserv CEO for SSA post

    The Senate Finance Committee chair urged colleagues to support Frank Bisignano to become head of the Social Security Administration when they vote on his nomination this week.

    By May 5, 2025
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    Shift4 turns to restaurants for future growth

    The payment processor has signed thousands of restaurants in Europe and expects to delve deeper into that business.

    By May 5, 2025
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    ATM provider Hyosung Americas issues security alert

    The cash machine maker called for a software update, with locations in the Northeast and on the West Coast particularly at risk.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 28, 2025
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    Instant payments could improve video games: KC Fed

    Moving away from in-game currencies may make the gaming experience simpler for players and reduce costs for video game companies, Kansas City Fed specialists argue.

    By April 22, 2025