Payment processing

The e-commerce giant, which is in the midst of a corporate downsizing, is discontinuing its Go and Fresh stores and One palm checkout while it repurposes the underlying technology.

The payment company is betting on agentic commerce to get its checkout tech in front of more merchants and consumers.

The payments firm is hoping that planting a flag in merchant stablecoin payments now will be accretive as stablecoins gain greater adoption.

The $24.3 billion acquisition and $13.5 billion divestiture deal enables Global Payments to focus more on its core payments technology.

The U.K. payments processor announced its acquisition of an alternative merchant acquirer license from the state of Georgia as part of its U.S. expansion.

Analysts say credit card companies could face a major hit to earnings, while banks would also be under pressure.

The American Bankers Association and other groups contend the president's plan to cap credit card interest rates at 10% would drive consumers toward less regulated, more costly alternatives.

The migration to the standard and its more robust data is underway, but experts say the desired reduction in payment errors will come slowly.

Following a judge's rejection of a 2024 settlement with merchants, the card networks are offering a slightly higher interchange reduction and easing card acceptance rules. It's the latest attempt to end a legal fight that's two decades old.

Eric Girard, who became the bank's head of embedded banking and co-head of commercial product in October, is aiming to make the technology more accessible.

The buy now/pay later firm, which reports earnings Thursday, has inked deals with Worldpay to expand potential borrowers and with New York Life to obtain more capital for future lending.

The bank technology company, which faces market pressure from fintechs, cut its outlook by about 20% and restructured its leadership following the departure of former CEO Frank Bisignano to the Trump administration.

Five years after the government struggled to disburse pandemic relief checks, the Fed is using improved processing for emergency funds as a reason for banks to get onboard with FedNow.

The company is becoming a full-fledged processor and accelerating its artificial intelligence plays, moves CEO Paulette Rowe said provide more control over agentic commerce, which payment experts say is threatening traditional payment facilitators.

The London-based firm is seeking a license that would provide a direct connection between merchants and card networks, reducing reliance on third parties and brandishing the London company's image as a player in America.

The company is selling its Genius platform to large restaurant and entertainment companies in an attempt to counter the wave of improvements from its rivals.

Early Warning Service's peer-to-peer payments network saw payment volume growth accelerate in the first six months of 2025, buoyed once again by small-business payments.

The government-powered network is allowing larger payments to settle instantly, a move The Clearing House has also made for its RTP network. Payment experts say more than higher limits are needed to make speedy processing ubiquitous.

From FedNow to Venmo, banks are tapping QR codes for speed and security. Scammers are also exploiting the blind trust they elicit.