Thirty-day delinquency rates, a harbinger of future write-offs, also increased at all seven of the largest U.S. card issuers in the first quarter.

Barclays has been highly active and aggressive in payments innovation on its home turf, giving it insight into which of its projects could find footing as it expands in the U.S.

The company's credit card business has been outpacing industrywide loan growth. In the first quarter, results were also aided by higher loan yields.

The strong growth in commercial lending made up for more modest gains in credit card and auto lending, its two largest business lines.

Visa’s not worried about the massive consolidation that’s sweeping the payments industry, seeing it as a force to extend payments innovation globally.

Credit union share of the credit card market is at a record high but there are concerns that this debt could begin to sour if the economy turns.

Mastercard is expanding its Girls4Tech education outreach program with new partnerships, and tightening the focus on subjects broadly in demand in the payments industry.

Change in strategy to lure new customers; new FHFA director wants to make Fannie, Freddie “stronger, healthier."

JCPenney ended support for Apple Pay in its stores and also removed the mobile payment option from its app, a surprising reversal for a brand that offered Apple Pay in 2015, within a year of its rollout. There are multiple factors in play here.

Banks say easing rules on people with some criminal records will diversify the applicant pool; deal with Synchrony may be near.