What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 22, 2024
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Reuters
PayPal fixes outage that affected thousands worldwide
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Punchbowl News
Elizabeth Warren backs 10% cap on credit cards
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PCMag
Meta Shuts Down 2 Million Accounts Tied to ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams
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Bloomberg
Stripe to Buy Shares in Tender Offer at $70 Billion Valuation
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TechCrunch
Fintech giant Finastra confirms it’s investigating a data breach
Nov 21, 2024
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Finextra
Barclays Bank in talks over giving away 80% stake in merchant acquiring business
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Electronic Payments International
Stripe becomes Nacha’s preferred partner
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Digital Transactions
Xoom Users Can Settle Transfers in the PYUSD Stablecoin, PayPal Says
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Investor’s Business Daily
Affirm Stock: CEO Touts ‘Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ Leader’s Big Expansion Plan
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Bloomberg
Yellow Card Is the Crypto Startup Behind Africa’s Stablecoin Boom
Nov 20, 2024
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Wall Street Journal
Americans Can’t Quit Paper Checks. It’s Costing Banks Millions in Fraud.
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Punchbowl News
Judiciary plunges into credit cards
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The Washington Post
Record bitcoin prices after Donald Trump’s win draw in new investors
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American Banker
Visa partners with Affirm to expand BNPL, flexible credentials
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Axios
Rise books $6.3M to be stablecoin-based ADP
Nov 19, 2024
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Wall Street Journal
Things Are Quiet in Consumer Credit. Too Quiet.
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The Washington Post
Credit card debt hit a record $1.17 trillion. It’s a red flag for budgets.
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American Banker
Klarna’s IPO tests the strength of BNPL
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Bloomberg
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Moves Into Tokenizing Stocks and Bonds
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ThePaypers
UK Government unveils National Payments Vision
Nov 18, 2024
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The Hill
SEC faces lawsuit from 18 states over crypto industry enforcement
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American Banker
Mastercard adopts new gen AI tech to onboard customers
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Fortune
Employers are cracking down on company credit cards by blocking late-night spending and banning expensive lunch spots
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ABC News
Why credit card rates remain high, even after interest rate cuts
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Bloomberg
Australia to Safeguard Cash Payments as Digital Shift Grows
Nov 15, 2024
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Reuters
Visa says EU regulator probing fees charged to retailers
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Bloomberg Law
Prison Cash Transfer Firm Illegally Blocked Accounts, CFPB Says
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WNYT.com NewsChannel 13
Stewart’s stops tap-to-pay option because of scammers
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American Banker
What payment companies want from real-time payments
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BNN Bloomberg
Norway Can Wait With Digital Central Bank Money, Committee Says
Nov 14, 2024
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The New York Times
Why the Dollar Keeps Getting Stronger
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CNBC
28% of credit card users are still paying off last year’s holiday bill
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Reuters
Global crypto market tops $3 trillion on hopes of Trump-fuelled boom
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Chicago Booth Review
Capitalisn’t: Visa’s Hidden Tax on Americans
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PYMNTS.com
Citi and Bank of Shanghai Team on International Travel Payments