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The Swedish institution is adding savings accounts to its signature buy now/pay later service as it plots an IPO. Analysts say it will be a struggle to go against U.S. institutions.

NCR Atleos and Diebold Nixdorf are leveraging the rise of branchless financial institutions and putting pressure on traditional banks to maintain access to paper.

The card brand adds to partnerships that enable data sharing and cross-selling; the U.K. bank is lowering fees based on clients meeting metrics for sustainability; and more.

International health care is a fast-growing multibillion-dollar industry combining two of the most complex transactions to process: travel and medicine. The card network says its technology builds a foundation to tackle the problem.

Visa, which leans on sports festivals to showcase emerging shopping and checkout features, says contactless transactions from travelers have jumped during the games.

The Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements have built a gauge to measure stablecoin reserves, and U.K. challenger bank Monzo is offering a bonus interest rate.

The bank technology company has a payments unit but reports most of its revenue comes from sources other than transaction processing.

Monday's market decline has sparked concerns of an economic downturn, calling attention to installment lenders that market to distressed consumers.

Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar will lead a centralized sales structure, part of a larger organizational change as the firm battles firms like PayPal and Stripe to reach merchants.

The London challenger bank has added deposits in an effort to keep customers from using banks and other fintechs; the Australian bank Westpac is offering cards to kids as young as 8; and more in our global payments and fintech roundup.

CEO Michael Miebach told analysts that a court's dismissal of an earlier agreement on interchange charges is disappointing, and he hopes to avoid a trial.

CEO Alex Chriss contends the payments company can get a boost from greater access to mobile payment technology while competing against the technology giant on other fronts.

New funding would increase valuations for both firms, reversing a slump that has impacted the entire industry for the past two years.

As a senator, the likely Democratic nominee for President championed an agency that did early work on payment technology, setting the stage for a central bank digital currency.

The payments company is pulling Cash out of the U.K. as it tries to expand the peer-to-peer app in the U.S.; firms in Hong Kong and Australia try to make stablecoin transactions global; and more.

A federal judge recently rejected an agreement on transaction fees, ensuring that a multi-year battle between the credit card companies and merchants will continue. Ryan McInerney vented during Tuesday's earnings call.

The financial institution has focused on boosting revenue from a segment that has struggled due to the impacts of the pandemic and high inflation.

The bank plans to turn away transactions for apps like Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna and others. Its move comes as these third parties face increasing scrutiny from regulators and industrywide concerns over risk.

The Chinese technology giant is partnering with BNP Paribas to reach more merchants; Sequoia makes an investment offer that could boost confidence in Stripe; and more.

The government-backed instant processing network has been live only since the summer of 2023, but it's already indirectly boosting usage at an unrelated bank-led rail from The Clearing House.