Payments

Ahead of a holiday shopping season that should focus heavily on e-commerce, Amazon is updating its rewards program to keep delivery drivers interested in handling its packages.

The everyday occurrence of patients leaving medical appointments or hospital stays with no idea what their insurance will cover, what they owe or what payment options exist would change dramatically if health care facilities turn to technology that delivers accurate billing at checkout.

While we can’t know what the post COVID-19 landscape will look like, we do know that business expenses will ramp back up, and with them, higher expectations for digital payments from both suppliers and vendors, says Wex's Jay Dearborn.

My Digital is working with Modulr to deliver automated payroll services for U.K. contract workers.

Crypto played a key role in Square's 140% year-over-year growth in revenue for the third quarter — and 212% growth in gross profit for the Cash App alone.

The U.S. Justice Department sued to block Visa’s $5.3 billion deal for the data aggregator over concerns that it would harm competition in the global payments market.

The agency said customers of SMART Payment Plan LLC could receive up to $7.5 million for statements that created a false impression about the service used for auto loans, but in a twist the bureau said it may pay most of the restitution.

As the presidential voting count waged deep into the night on Tuesday, the fate of fintech, financial services and payments regulation hung in the balance.

It is a frustrating reality during a time of national crisis that emergency payment options for vulnerable populations remain such a complex and inefficient landscape, says Flourish Ventures' Sarah Morgenstern.

States have led the way on fintech rules, but a Democratic-led government would take a stronger role, says DailyPay's Matthew Kopko.