Daniel Wolfe is director of data services at Arizent, which publishes American Banker. Previously he headed American Banker's payments and credit union coverage, and before that was editor-in-chief of PaymentsSource, a sister publication that combined with American Banker in 2021. Prior to that, Daniel held roles at American Banker including tech and risk management editor; technology, cards and payments editor; and technology reporter. He has a master's degree in print journalism from Boston University's College of Communication and a bachelor's degree in English from SUNY Binghamton.
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At first blush, Netflix may seem to have a fairly simple payment process: Collect a card number once, and keep charging it every month until the customer cancels. But even this process can be demanding.
May 23 -
The Apple Card takes a more aggressively digital approach to credit card relationships than most other products on the market — but the technology behind it isn’t exclusive to Apple.
May 22 -
The fintech M&A wave is sweeping over the dining and fast-food industries, with major companies like Amazon, Walmart and American Express spending on smaller firms that focus on digital food delivery and payments.
May 17 -
Apple's App Store was a game changer for mobile payments. But Apple's ecosystem was also very much a digital Wild West, with app developers and Apple itself sometimes running afoul of regulators and legal authorities.
May 13 -
Amazon is undeniably a juggernaut in the realm of e-commerce and digital payments — but its journey was filled with missteps and failed experiments.
May 10 -
Venmo has more than 40 million active users, PayPal has revealed for the first time. This finally gives the market a sense of how popular Venmo is, and sheds a little light on how it compares to the bank-run Zelle service.
April 24 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple plans card with Goldman Sachs; Russia pushes alternative payment network; Shopify dumps Mailchimp; Walmart plans gaming system; Banks miss a PSD2 deadline.
March 25 -
The market for P2P payments is finally taking off after years of false starts, but there are still many unanswered questions. The biggest one: How do banks get value out of offering this service free of charge?
March 22 -
The market for P2P payments is finally taking off after years of false starts, but there are still many unanswered questions. The biggest one: How do banks get value out of offering this service free of charge?
March 22 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Apple acquisition; Facebook security woes; Square courts crypto; and more.
March 22
