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By adding Affirm, major now/pay later partner, to its Flexible Credential, the payment network is deepening its embrace of a popular product that's not going away.

The Financial Conduct Authority plans to regulate specific technology products that banks use to process payments and require testing. That and more in our global payments roundup.

CEO Ryan McInerney said the case showed a "clear lack of understanding of the payments ecosystem" after the payment card processor posted better-than-expected earnings.

Card networks, fintechs and Walmart have started major account-to-account payment initiatives in the past few weeks.

Interchange reductions for small Canadian businesses join global efforts to curb swipe fees, prompting Visa and Mastercard to diversify

The Swedish buy now/pay later lender has partnered with Adyen and Apple as it builds a merchant network ahead of its U.S. IPO.

The Visa Tokenized Asset Platform will allow banks to "mint, burn and transfer" tokens as more financial institutions and businesses express interest in how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology can improve their operations.

If the government forces the card giant to reduce control over security gateways, firms that sell debit processing and adjacent payment tools to banks such as FIS and Fiserv could cash in.

Interchange fees and financial incentives for merchants, banks and mobile wallets could come under pressure if the government forces the card brand to alter its policies.

Antitrust enforcers are preparing to accuse the payments giant of taking steps to keep rivals from challenging its dominance in the debit card market, according to people familiar with the matter.