Fintech

While German consumers prefer using cash in stores and are accustomed to paying for products after delivery, the global nature of e-commerce is sparking a change in payment habits.

As businesses accept automation, more innovation is flowing into the market, says Billtrust's Flint Lane.

Some say Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are too slow to investigate grievances, prompting more complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But the big three say other forces are at work.

Widespread card acceptance was key to keeping small businesses afloat during the pandemic and will be crucial to helping consumers and businesses get the economy booming again, says the National Taxpayers Union's Thomas Aiello.

The Alviere finance platform has entered a partnership with B2B fintech Currencycloud to offer its clients a multicurrency e-wallet for cross-border business payments.

The Los Angeles bank's service, offered in partnership with the fintech Extend, enables card controls and uses tokenized account numbers to improve security.

Social Finance is edging deeper into cryptocurrencies, allowing its customers to redeem rewards earned through the company’s app for bitcoin or Ethereum.

Shopkeepers and other establishments say banks' costs have fallen substantially in recent years but interchange prices have held steady since the Federal Reserve capped them in 2010.

Shop owners and other establishments say banks' costs have fallen substantially in recent years but interchange prices have held steady since the Federal Reserve capped them in 2010.

Fiserv is joining the increasingly crowded market for earned wage access in partnership with Instant Financial.