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Processors lean on AI to fight fraud
Payments players are urging Washington policymakers to leave artificial intelligence less regulated so they can use it to fight fraud.
By Lynne Marek • July 2, 2025 -
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Early Warning pitches Zelle to Treasury
The company that owns the peer-to-peer service Zelle suggested the U.S. Treasury Department use that tool to replace checks with digital payments.
By Patrick Cooley • July 1, 2025 -
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TrendlinePayments industry seeks to keep pace with fraudsters
As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.
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Affirm delves into in-game payments
The buy now, pay later player is for the first time partnering with a company that provides in-game payment services to video game developers.
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Visa, FIS boost value-added card services
The companies say they aim to strengthen tech tools available for smaller financial institutions in issuing cards.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 30, 2025 -
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Q&ATreviPay CEO fears fraud ‘AI arms race’
The payments and invoicing firm’s chief, Brandon Spear, sees artificial intelligence as “transformational” in its capacity to scale business scams.
By Justin Bachman • June 27, 2025 -
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Stablecoins may act as finance bridge
Stablecoins are like “another payment rail,” said Vince Tejada, who heads treasury and strategic finance at stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion.
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Stablecoins may push aside payments
Digital assets have the power to “disintermediate” the financial system by bypassing traditional payment rails, according to a Deloitte report.
By Patrick Cooley • June 25, 2025 -
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Amex, Fiserv cite inflation benefit
“Modest” price increases benefit card and payment companies as long as the economy doesn’t trip into a recession, executives say.
By Patrick Cooley • June 17, 2025 -
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Federal Reserve targets fraud
Federal agencies took aim at payments fraud Monday, proposing more collaboration, including with states, to combat the rising problem, especially with respect to paper checks.
By Lynne Marek • June 17, 2025 -
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CFPB, consumer groups clash over BNPL
The battle over buy now, pay later — whether it’s helpful or hurtful to users — persists even after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month withdrew its rule regulating such services.
By Patrick Cooley • June 16, 2025 -
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Senators push payments fraud task force
A proposed bipartisan bill would bring together regulators and law enforcement to formulate measures aimed at reducing payment scams.
By Justin Bachman • June 12, 2025 -
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Visa, Mastercard race to agentic AI commerce
The two top U.S. card networks are speeding to develop payments services that will enable bot-based buying, with digital rival PayPal also making a play.
By Lynne Marek • June 11, 2025 -
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OpinionGENIUS Act is just the beginning
“The bill tackles the fundamental question that has paralyzed our industry: what exactly is a stablecoin, and who gets to regulate it?” writes one Tulane University professor.
By Ryan Peters • June 10, 2025 -
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Deep DiveCheckout-free payments may yet rise
Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence could let cashierless payment companies succeed where Grabango failed, industry insiders and observers say.
By Patrick Cooley • June 9, 2025 -
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Wex eyes HSA benefit from budget amid pressure
The payments software company may get a boost if the U.S. budget allows for more consumer health savings accounts. It could use a lift, given recent shareholder dismay.
By Lynne Marek • June 9, 2025 -
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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.
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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 Patrick Cooley • June 5, 2025 -
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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 Patrick Cooley • 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 Lynne Marek • June 2, 2025 -
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Q&APushpay 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 Patrick Cooley • 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.
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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 Lynne Marek • May 29, 2025
