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The Swedish institution is best known in the U.S. for its buy/now pay later lending. Its New York listing will be a bellwether for the payments technology industry, which is recovering from a post-pandemic slump

While often used to describe a digital asset that hedges against cryptocurrency's volatility, the reality of stablecoins is much more complex.

The country's central bank cited geopolitical uncertainty and the increased reliance on digital payments as a reason to focus on offline payments as a backup. Also, a look at U.K. bank outages and other news in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.

The Financial Conduct Authority is summoning industry professionals to weigh in on potential regulatory updates to make British institutions more competitive with the U.S.

Firms such as Circle, Binance and Coinbase say new bipartisan legislation will attract banks to the market, providing a boost for mainstream payments.

Experts at American Banker's Payments Forum said health care, fintech and even gaming are emerging as popular uses for checkout and other financial services that integrate directly into digital commerce platforms.

Visa and Mastercard have long been in legal battles over payment fees, with out-of-court agreements proving elusive.

The card-issuing company has appointed CFO Mike Milotich as interim CEO as Simon Khalaf steps down. The firm also agreed to buy European payment provider TransactPay.

As the company asserts profitability and focuses on AI-powered checkout, its $95 billion high-water mark from the pandemic-era 2021 bubble is in sight, providing clues about broader investor demand.

The company's cards will combine with the Alipay digital wallet, enabling foreign travelers to use local currency while reducing fees and processing steps. That and more in the American Banker global payments roundup.

The collaboration will enable the payment company's Fastlane system to reach merchants in the U.K. and Europe, addressing a need to scale the product quickly.

By enabling consumers to link multiple payment options together, the card network can counter similar moves by rival Visa and fintechs such as Curve.

Regulators are investigating the technology giants over concerns their financial apps are violating competition rules. That and expanding tech in emerging markets highlight this week's American Banker global payments roundup.

The industry's top leaders, including The Most Influential Women in Payments, will be on hand to discuss innovation, compliance, risk, crypto and more.

The company sells capital markets technology to small banks that have growing international processing needs, betting the lack of client overlap prevents a big bank/small bank competition.

CEO Cameron Bready told analysts that the company's changes in management structure, product reorganization and strategic retrenchments will show up in earnings later in 2025.

The money-transfer company's move came after the U.S. State Department last week renewed sanctions against the island nation. That, plus Klarna and Standard Chartered get bullish on crypto; Trump's not the first politician to rail at pennies; and other international payments and fintech news.

As it closes in on a New York listing, the Swedish fintech partners with the largest merchant acquirer in the U.S. by payment volume.

It was the largest U.S. transaction ever to instantly settle, following The Clearing House's new transaction ceiling that went into effect Sunday.

President Donald Trump has recruited Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano and PayPal co-founder Elon Musk to streamline parts of the government. Their styles and experience could not be more different.