The Chinese technology giant is partnering with BNP Paribas to reach more merchants; Sequoia makes an investment offer that could boost confidence in Stripe; and more.

Early Warning Services CEO Cameron Fowler will join bank executives at an upcoming hearing in the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to discuss fraud on the Zelle payments network.

The tech giant is enabling users to pay by holding smartphones together, potentially cutting into the market for Zelle, PayPal and Venmo.

The government-backed instant processing network has been live only since the summer of 2023, but it's already indirectly boosting usage at an unrelated bank-led rail from The Clearing House.

Fizz offers a card that enables undergrads to slowly build a debt record based on healthy spending habits, providing an alternative as regulators pressure how financial services are marketed to that demographic.

The American tech giant's agreement to open up to other firms may give other tech firms the chance they need to offer an updated mobile wallet.

The card networks extended an agreement to keep interchange the same for cards issued outside of the European Union; meanwhile Ant Group's Alipay adds a number of AI-powered assistants.

Washington policymakers are not adopting policies necessary to keep the U.S. on the cutting edge in payments. Fortunately, the dual banking system offers an alternative path forward.

Circle, Stripe and Coindesk all make moves to add scale for digital asset transactions.

Digital assets have never caught on for mainstream payments, but the card network isn't giving up hope. Its latest effort aims to reduce complexity by learning from the successes of digital wallets.