Closing its Brex acquisition adds a corporate-focused fintech and new agentic commerce tools to an already considerable consumer payments division.
Research from American Banker finds that executives are under pressure from nonbank firms and are concerned about identity theft in 2026.
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The one-click checkout fintech, which launched its own "super app" last year, reduced its current workforce by about 30% last week.
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The Cincinnati bank's Newline business is now its fastest growing commercial payments segment.
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Australia's national Payments Systems Board has decided to remove surcharges on prepaid, debit and credit cards for electronic funds transfers, while lowering the cap on interchange fees. Also, Wells Fargo is seeking banks for its international payment network, and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.
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Recurring payments for stuff like streaming content can get lost in the shuffle, creating an opportunity for the big card brands.
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Will Artingstall, global head of banking as a service within Citi's Services business, sat down with American Banker to discuss the firm's BaaS business and how it fits into its larger corporate payments strategy.
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The real value of stablecoins lies in their ability to provide instant and secure transfers of value. But, in a world where every company has a bespoke stablecoin, that promise begins to break down quickly.
The risk facing U.S. banks is not that stablecoins will suddenly siphon deposits through yield alone. It is that deposits will gradually follow utility as financial experiences improve elsewhere.
Emerging forms of artificial intelligence are moving so fast, traditional IT training isn't an easy fit. New research from American Banker shows how banks are handling training.
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Using watches, wristbands and other accessories at the point of sale is set for a boom, pressuring financial institutions to develop a strategy for the banking tech.
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When a card gets canceled or expires, Visa, Mastercard and other networks send replacement information to merchants. This can be a problem for consumers.
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While often used to describe a digital asset that hedges against cryptocurrency's volatility, the reality of stablecoins is much more complex.
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Tech giants such as Google and OpenAI are pushing to bring commerce and checkout into their platforms. But for many merchants, solving the question of how payments fit in is less of a priority.
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JPMorganChase, Citi, Vantage Bank and Custodia Bank have all chosen ethereum as the underpinning for blockchain projects such as tokenized deposits. The chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance explains the OG blockchain.
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