Payments

The question isn't whether things will magically return to the 2019 status quo, but where is there still pent-up demand among consumers and merchants?

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. signed a deal to take over General Motors' credit card portfolio.

Fresh market interest and government action have created a chance for payment technology providers like Circle to promote blockchain-powered transactions.

While fintech's advancement creates a pathway for innovation, it also expands exposure to unintended risk, says Flywire's Mike Massaro.

Smaller financial institutions and fintechs need to work together to continue closing the unbanked gap through expanded digital banking capabilities.

Most consumers expect to be offered a variety of digital payment options in stores in a post-COVID-19 world, and small and midsize business believe that change will be permanent, a Visa study finds.

What started as Mezu and went through 18 difficult months competing as a payments offering has now rebranded as Alviere, with a broader range of digital banking services.

The online lender founded by Renaud Laplanche is now a full-fledged challenger bank that can offer generous checking terms because, it says, it can count on its loans for profits.

Self-service payments require investment by the biller, but the payoffs can be huge, says PayNearMe's John Minor.

With data collection and analysis becoming a vital aspect of digital payment methods, Worldline is launching its first data-as-a-service dashboard as Ingenico Insight.