Payments

"Right now, we are seeing nothing but stability," Visa CEO Al Kelly said. But the card network is hedging its bets against a broad downturn by diversifying its opportunities and accelerating new use cases and markets for direct debit payments.

Visa and its rivals have seen spending increases cool with inflation soaring to once-in-a-generation levels.

Buoyed by robust lending through the third quarter, Discover Financial Services has tightened lending criteria slightly but expects charge-offs to remain low. However, inflation meant this growth has come at a higher cost in recent quarters.

A year after launching Africa's first digital currency, Nigeria's central bank is turning to the nation's three-wheeler taxi operators to speed the adoption of the eNaira, as regulators across the world scrutinize its every move.

Apple updated its App Store guidelines Monday with new and clearer language explaining its policy toward cryptocurrency trading and nonfungible tokens.

Amazon.com is allowing certain customers to use their Venmo wallets when checking out as the retailing giant tweaks its payment options for customers ahead of the holiday shopping season.

The digital card-issuing company Marqeta will offer bank-as-a-service options to nonbanks; Cross River Bank teams with American Express for card issuing on behalf of fintechs; and a Discover Global Network study reveals 78% of fintechs are interested in partnering with payment networks.

A New Hampshire bank recently rolled out the nation's first biodegradable debit cards, Bank of America next year will begin making all credit and debit cards more environmentally friendly and one of the biggest global card manufacturers vows to eliminate all traditional plastic cards by 2030.

The bank is enabling early access to direct deposits, an alternative to earned wage access products that are becoming more popular with economic stress on the rise.

Amex affirmed its full-year guidance, though it is also monitoring for changes in consumer behavior.