John Adams

A member of the European Central Bank's board said private sector digital coins like PayPal's could harm competitive balance, Santander makes candy harts with romance scam slogans, and more.

Central bank digital currencies may be years away in larger countries, but payment companies are building international networks now. Here's why.

By partnering with processors Worldpay and Nuvei to use Circle's USDC for B2B transactions, the card network can demonstrate the utility of digital assets on a broad scale.

Dama Financial's new CEO Pat O'Boyle is trying to make his firm the "weed department" for reluctant financial institutions. He has heavy competition — and a reluctant target market.

In a tough time for buy now/pay later lending, the fintech hopes to pivot its strategy while removing the pressures that come from public shareholders.

Rent gateway Piñata and marketing app Shopmium are trying to lure consumers with incentives that don't accumulate balances as consumer debt increases.

The card network is working with the Bank of Montreal and the fintech Extend to enable businesses to approve and track in-store payments via employees' own digital wallets.

Ireland's central bank holds loan data for too long, Bank of America enables two-way corporate disbursements in Canada, and more.

The bank's retail clients can enable iPhones to accept payments without extra hardware, raising the stakes for any company that competes with the bank for merchant clients.

Investment in machine learning is outpacing consumer interest on the ground. Here's what companies like FIS and Marqeta are doing while waiting for demand to catch up.