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After rising between 2016 and 2018, the card issuer's charge-off rates are now steady. The trend reflects both the impact of tighter underwriting standards and the continued resilience of U.S. consumers.

It’s higher stakes than usual for some of Amazon’s biggest rivals—including Walmart—as the e-commerce giant’s 48-hour Amazon Prime Day event nears.

Large U.S. banks and merchants are finally working together to support contactless payments. But two of retail's biggest chains, Walmart and Kroger, aren't on board, and for good reason.

Amazon’s move pressures other merchants to add speed to e-commerce delivery while adding a few more steps to vet payments, writes Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO of Chargebacks911 and CIO of its parent company Global Risk Technologies

The fintech M&A wave is sweeping over the dining and fast-food industries, with major companies like Amazon, Walmart and American Express spending on smaller firms that focus on digital food delivery and payments.

The Silicon Valley-based fintech, which recently announced a new partnership with Walmart, plans to add hundreds of new workers this year.

Walmart customers will soon be able to shop for groceries online using Google hardware, giving the retailer an established market for voice ordering — that is still a distant second to Amazon's Alexa user base.

Walmart has a good grasp of where it sits among global retail giants, but its position among the financial services industry is still evolving under the guidance of Karla Allen, its senior director of payments innovation.

The deal marks the first time that the retail giant will enable its customers to use fixed-rate loans, rather than credit cards, for big-ticket purchases in its stores and online.

Walmart India will partner with the PhonePe network to offer a mobile payment option at Walmart's B2B cash-and-carry stores.