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    Apple faces new payments lawsuit

    A basketball training company is suing the tech titan, which it claims unfairly collected money from potentially more than 100,000 app developers.

    By Justin Bachman • May 7, 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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    Cross-border payments targeted for upgrades

    When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.

    By Payments Dive staff
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    Visa pursues stablecoins for cross-border payments

    The biggest U.S. card network is setting up partnerships and innovating behind the scenes to develop stablecoins for cross-border uses.

    By May 6, 2025
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    Zelle service glitch tied to Fiserv resolved

    The P2P payments experienced technical troubles Friday as Fiserv cited an "internal issue" that disrupted its service.

    By Justin Bachman • Updated May 5, 2025
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    Apple violated app payments injunction, judge rules

    The tech giant schemed to limit competition and protect its payment revenues from app developers despite the court’s 2021 order, a federal judge said.

    By Justin Bachman • May 2, 2025
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    Green Dot, Crypto.com partner for banking services

    Crypto.com has collaborated with other mainstream financial firms like Visa and FIS to offer its digital currency customers more services. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 2, 2025
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    Visa sees economic uncertainty starting to curb travel spending

    As consumers brace for the potential impacts of Trump’s tariffs, they’re cutting back on hotel stays and airline travel, Visa executives said.

    By Justin Bachman • May 1, 2025
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    Walmart drives toward instant payments

    The mega retailer is eager to use more real-time payments as it speeds up digital services for cost-conscious customers.

    By May 1, 2025
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    Mastercard invests $300M in Corpay unit

    The card network invested in the cross-border business of its corporate payments partner as the companies agreed to expand their partnership.

    By April 30, 2025
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    Executive Shuffle: JPMorgan, Mastercard and PayZen

    Payments and fintech companies are targeting growth, often by harnessing technology, with their recent executive appointments.

    By April 30, 2025
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    PayPal targets European branded service growth

    The payments pioneer plans to expand its omnichannel payments strategy in Germany and the U.K., its biggest European markets.

    By Justin Bachman • Updated May 1, 2025
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    Paze aims to pump up the volume with Fiserv

    The digital wallet owned by seven banks has loaded 150 million customer cards onto the system. Now, it’s working with its processor ally to add more banks.

    By April 29, 2025
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    Toast, Clover fight for restaurant customers

    The fledgling fintechs have gobbled up a significant share of the U.S. restaurant point-of-sale market, but they’ll increasingly be battling industry heavyweights.

    By April 29, 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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    Fiserv ventures into high-end restaurants

    The payment processing giant’s point-of-sale platform Clover will begin catering to upscale dining establishments next month.

    By April 28, 2025
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    Uber expands test with an exotic payment – cash

    The company is testing more cities in which drivers will take cash, aiming to attract riders who don’t have credit or debit cards.

    By Justin Bachman • April 28, 2025
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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 April 25, 2025
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    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 April 24, 2025
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    Apple, Google lag fintechs’ wallets for fraud monitoring: report

    Digital wallets are broadly comparable, although they differ on data, fraud monitoring and liability issues, Consumer Reports found in an evaluation.

    By Justin Bachman • April 24, 2025
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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 April 23, 2025
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    Adyen hit with cyberattack in Europe

    Services were disrupted for about eight hours over two days by a distributed denial of service attack, the Dutch company said on its website.

    By April 23, 2025
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    Card holders rail about Uber in FTC lawsuit

    Uber user complaints about recurring monthly charges, unclear enrollment and a frustrating cancellation process spur a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit.

    By Justin Bachman • April 22, 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
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    Write off paper checks, ACI Worldwide CEO advises

    Tom Warsop praised the Trump administration’s move to eliminate paper checks and suggested businesses should do the same.

    By April 22, 2025
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    Fiserv, Kansas to open fintech hub

    The hub will open later this year in Overland Park, Kansas, and help Fiserv better serve Midwestern customers, the company said in a news release Monday.

    By April 21, 2025