John Adams

During the payment company's earnings call, CEO Alex Chriss said "we can be a place to come in times of need."

Supply-chain woes, inflation and skittish travelers are just a few of the tariff-driven factors pressuring PayPal, Visa and Mastercard during upcoming earnings calls.

As the president's policy changes on a dime, machine learning can quickly alter strategies for compliance, payments and supply-chain management.

The USDC issuer is trying to connect financial institutions across borders for instant settlement, an industry goal that has proven elusive.

A federal judge in California blocked rules requiring disclosures for payments near the Mexico border; Stripe has added more products as it bolsters investments in Asia; and more in the weekly global roundup.

Global Payments' agreement to divest its issuer unit is the latest in a series of changes in a complex ownership strategy.

CEO Stephen Squeri said current strategy will continue, adding it would look to adjust expenses in areas such as marketing if there's an economic downturn.

The Sweden-based payment firm, which recently delayed its IPO due to the trade war, will use Fiserv's Clover point of sale system as it looks to build a market in the U.S. Plus: Payoneer makes a deal in China and other news in this week's global payments roundup.

Experts say transaction growth is OK now, but the next year will be fraught with risk.

At the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, technology developers hope to forge transaction habits that can be replicated elsewhere.