Payments Dive

APRIL 12, 2024

Gen Zers will abandon a transaction in one out of two cases if their preferred payment method isn’t available, says an EY payments specialist, citing the firm’s survey results.

Tools 434

Tools Payments Survey 434

Payments Dive

MARCH 18, 2024

The Block-owned buy now, pay later provider said its expansion is a response to younger consumers looking for new tools to manage inflation.

Tools 195

Tools Management 195

Payments Dive

MARCH 18, 2024

The company, which provides point-of-sale payments and other technology services to merchants, isn’t interested in handling acquiring, said President Chris Kronenthal.

Technology 221

Technology Payments Company 221

Payments Dive

MARCH 18, 2024

The card-issuing fintech has seen adoption of its debit card-linked EWA product increase as hourly workers at Walmart and Uber have been added, CFO Mike Milotich said.

Cards 195

Cards Fintech 195

Payments Dive

MARCH 18, 2024

The Canadian payments company confirmed it’s in talks about a potential transaction with a third party, noting the committee will explore possibilities.

Payments 221

Payments Company 221

Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The bureau has informed the digital payment company it’s weighing legal action related to a Cash App probe.

Payments 457

Payments Company 457

Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Consumers facing financial hardships turned to buy now, pay later services more last year than stable consumers, according to survey results from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank.

Survey 170

Survey Philadelphia 170

Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Cosmin Pitigoi’s appointment comes six months after Flywire announced its long-time finance chief would be exiting.

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243

Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

“To simplify the app experience, the U.S. version of the standalone Google Pay app will no longer be available,” the tech giant said in a Thursday blog post.

Google 307

Google US 307

Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The fee would apply if Discover chooses another buyer or if either board has a change of heart, but not if regulators block the deal.

Capital 259

Capital Regulation 259

Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The buy now, pay later company’s forecast for the rest of the fiscal year was conservative, analysts said, even though revenue and merchandise volume jumped over the prior year during the holiday season.

Company 243

Company 243

Payments Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

“This wasn’t a scaled business for Ally, but on our side, this is absolutely a scaled business,” Synchrony CEO Brian Doubles said Tuesday. “This is exactly the type of acquisition that we look for.

Lending 221

Lending 221

Payments Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

Greg Adelson, the company’s current president and chief operating officer, will take the reins from outgoing CEO David Foss in July.

Operations 243

Operations Company 243

Payments Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

Many venture-dependent startups that put off fundraising will be forced to do so this year or find an exit plan.

Payments 243

Payments 243

Payments Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

The card issuer is selling the business, which offers online fraud monitoring services to merchants, to the joint venture investment firm Accel-KKR.

Fraud 259

Fraud Cards Online 259

Payments Dive

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House want the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take a tougher stance on screen scraping, and allow banks to charge fees to cover the cost of enabling data sharing.

Groups 195

Groups Policies Data 195

Payments Dive

JANUARY 5, 2024

Lawmakers in the state are considering legislation that would require merchants to accept cash payments.

Florida 468

Florida Payments 468

Payments Dive

JANUARY 5, 2024

The earned wage access company said the Connecticut Department of Banking determined it doesn’t need a state lending license.

Connecticut 221

Connecticut Lending Company 221

Payments Dive

JANUARY 4, 2024

The federal agency plans to weigh in on EWA services, it said in commenting on a California proposal to register and oversee the providers of such services.

California 221

California 221

Payments Dive

JANUARY 4, 2024

Fintech trade groups asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to extend the comment period on a proposal formalizing its oversight of big tech companies’ digital wallets.

Groups 394

Groups Fintech Company 394

Payments Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In denying a petition submitted by Coinbase, the agency has concluded rulemaking isn’t needed for issuers and intermediaries to know which – and how – crypto assets fit within securities law.

Regulation 195

Regulation Security 195

Payments Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The activist investor has cut its ownership by about two-thirds, a sign that it might be satisfied with the payment company’s progress, Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. analyst Gus Galá says.

Payments 221

Payments Company 221

Payments Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Since his arrival in February, The Clearing House CEO David Watson has been remaking the company’s executive suite, with another appointment this week.

Leadership 418

Leadership Company 418

Payments Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Manual travel reimbursements cost companies time and money yet remain common in corporate policies.

Policies 195

Policies Company 195

Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The card issuer said Wednesday it’s seeking to offload its $10.4 billion student loan portfolio.

Cards 221

Cards 221

Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

South Dakota and Kansas are the first states to grant X money transmitter licenses since September, inching the social media platform closer to adding a payments feature.

South Dakota 259

South Dakota Kansas social media Payments 259

Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The cross-border payments company aims to undercut U.S. banks with lower fees and faster transfers.

US 243

US Payments Company 243

Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The AI-powered biometric identification technology, already used as a payment tool at some merchants, intends to improve the accuracy and ease of use of physical and digital access controls, Amazon Web Services said.

Tools 195

Tools Technology Payments 195

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As more merchants accept digital payments for in-store purchases, consumers are moving away from using multiple, single-use payment apps, McKinsey Senior Partner Marie-Claude Nadeau said.

Report 434

Report Payments 434

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The buy now, pay later company expects to begin being supervised by the federal watchdog in the “immediate future.

Company 259

Company 259

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The payments acceptance company is racking up partnerships to expand services under Worldline ownership.

Payments 221

Payments Company 221

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The digital payments pioneer is shedding the returns software business under a new CEO just two years after acquiring it.

Software 243

Software Payments 243

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The purchase continues a spate of payments industry acquisitions this month, and will let the fleet management services company cross-sell more software.

Software 448

Software Industry Management Payments 448

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As C-suite responsibilities change, the gap between roles such as the CFO and chief operating officer is narrowing.

Operations 221

Operations 221

Payments Dive

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Smart retailers are focusing on their existing customer base and improving the shopping experience to boost their end-of-year sales.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Retail 195

Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Small business owners envision a cashless future, according to card giant Visa, even as some legislators move to protect unbanked and underbanked consumers.

Payments 488

Payments Cards 488

Payments Dive

AUGUST 8, 2023

Card network giant Visa and digital payments company Block are among those tapping artificial intelligence to save money and serve customers in new ways.

Company 370

Company Payments Cards 370