Kate Fitzgerald

Citi Retail Services has renewed its longtime card-issuing relationship with Tennessee-based Tractor Supply Co., which saw record sales during the pandemic as consumers expanded their backyard menageries.

Synchrony has committed to place $15 million in venture capital funds led by women, minorities and other underrepresented groups, as part of Synchrony Ventures’ broader initiative to drive diversity through investment.

Japan is one of the most cash-centric of all developed nations, with about 80% of consumer transactions conducted with paper or coins, but the pandemic triggered some shifts that Adyen wants to capitalize upon.

HSBC has extended its instant cross-border payments network to small and midsize businesses through a digital wallet built for storing and spending foreign currency.

American Express has created a path for PayPal to immediately accept digital versions of consumer credit cards as soon as the cards are approved.

The Central Bank of Bahrain is collaborating with JPMorgan and Bahrain-based Bank ABC to test using digital currency to speed up cross-border payments.

The bank tech firm needs licenses and partners in multiple nations — a monumental task that promises to take years.

The company, which operates private-label and cobranded credit card and loyalty programs, plans to spin off its loyalty operations this year to improve ADS' financial performance.

Google is enabling cross-border payments within the Google Pay app through integrations with Western Union and U.K.-based remittance firm Wise.

It's "powerful … to be able to use the word ‘bank’ in our marketing because we are a legitimate financial institution," CEO Dan Henry said Wednesday. Its rival Chime recently agreed to stop referring to itself as a bank in a settlement with California regulators.

It's "powerful … to be able to use the word ‘bank’ in our marketing because we are a legitimate financial institution," CEO Dan Henry said Wednesday. Its rival Chime recently agreed to stop referring to itself as a bank in a settlement with California regulators.

This year's honorees are women under 40 who have demonstrated a strong talent for leadership and an expertise in their respective fields. They also took on crucial responsibilities to help their organizations navigate the complexities of the pandemic, and set their companies on a path for continued growth.

Railsbank and Plaid have formed a strategic partnership enabling any company in the U.K. to directly embed open banking-style payments into digital flows.

The pandemic spurred millions of merchants to add contactless payments within a year, pushing the number of global stores accepting contactless to 90%, according to new data from Mastercard.

Kate Fitzgerald, senior editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Kurt Kumar, vice president of marketing and business development at RocketFuel, about the growing use of crypto in payments exhibited by Visa, PayPal and others.

European regulators say App Store fees distort competition, a claim similar to Epic Games' contention in legal action in the U.S. over gaming download charges and transaction routing.

Citizens Bank and Barclays US are among the lenders expanding in this market — with or without fintechs on board.

Citizens Bank and Barclays US are among the lenders expanding in this market — with or without fintechs on board.

Barclays US, which offers a range of cobranded credit cards targeting middle-income consumers, is adding a buy now/pay later option for its merchant partners.

Kate Fitzgerald, senior editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Eric Schuppenhauer, Head of Consumer Lending and National Banking at Citizens Bank, about lending at the point of sale.