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The payment company's CEO views Afterpay, a buy now/pay later lender it bought two years ago, as a way to drive usage of Cash App and broaden consumer experiences.

This week in global news: Ripple is working with the Pacific island nation of Palau on a stablecoin test, Klarna is dropping the Kosma brand from its open banking service, and more.

Flywire, Visa and Mastercard all entered partnerships that anticipate a post-pandemic recovery. But politics are still keeping them from getting deeper into the market.

Payment companies hope the government-backed rail could spur both domestic and international growth for instant settlement.

Michael Miebach, the card network's chief executive, discussed his plan for competing against the Federal Reserve's new real-time settlement system.

Travelers in China can now add Visa and Mastercard to WeChat Pay and Alipay, providing a boost for the country's tourism industry as it tries to recover from the pandemic. Additionally, British regulators may delay plans to tighten the rules for by now/pay later lenders, partly based on concerns that some of the largest lenders may depart the market.

A rising payments star — and photographer — is helping the card network reach content creators and new entrepreneurs.

American Banker is proud to recognize, in its third annual Most Influential Women in Payments, Next, the women under 40 who have demonstrated expertise, leadership skills and an ability to adapt in an ever-changing payments industry.

As banks and merchants gear up for instant settlement, the merchant acquirer is using artificial intelligence to sharpen the accuracy of its fraud detection.

The company says young consumers, steady credit quality and a robust travel recovery will offset a weaker economy for small businesses.

The launch of FedNow, the Federal Reserve's instant-settlement system, raises many questions for banks, card networks and fintechs regarding costs, routing and other concerns.

After the Tennessee bank's canceled sale to TD Bank, it launched a marketing campaign that attracted tens of thousands of new customers. The next step is expanding these relationships, executives said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.

The Financial Conduct Authority is developing new rules that tighten how financial firms can use social media, Swift and a group of banks have successfully piloted instant payments between different countries and currencies, and more.

The claims against the card networks' fee structures may be intended as much for lawmakers as they are for a courtroom judge.

Data-sharing runs through dozens of projects designed to generate revenue beyond the point of sale.

The private-equity firm plans to focus on innovation and acquisitions when it takes a controlling stake of the payments processor.

Venture capitalists are increasingly keen on firms that can guide merchants through a maze of emerging processing options.

This week in global news, Lisbon takes contactless payments to the subway; U.K. politicians say AML actions rules are politically motivated; and more.

Guy Harris and Eric Hoffman joined the company's leadership team to help it manage an industrywide spike in suspect payments.

The bank is offering earned wage access, a product that can reduce overdrafts and employee retention, but which may someday run afoul of regulators.