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The reduction in debt during the first quarter was the second largest on record, according to a new report by the New York Fed. Government stimulus payments and continuing limitations on travel and entertainment spending are key factors.

Digital payments can cut costs, errors and other tasks that would be prohibitive on their own, says Kofax's Lindsay Pinkos.

The Denver company, which has branches in El Paso, will gain more locations in cities such as Dallas and Austin with the pending purchase.

A Federal Reserve proposal that would require banks to give merchants more choices in routing certain debit transactions could be a prelude to a more consequential change: a lower cap on interchange fees for banks with more than $10 billion of assets.

Michael Moeser, senior analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Simon Powley, head of advisory services at Diebold Nixdorf, about the importance of cash as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.

Both credit unions are based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

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

Despite strong payment volume and revenue, Affirm's earnings suffered due to stock compensation and an adjustment on its purchase of PayBright in January.

On Dec. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

The country’s largest banks are pulling out all the stops to lure customers to take on new credit cards again, after retreating from such deals during the COVID-19 pandemic.