Payments

Pay Monthly, which allows consumers up to two years to repay a single purchase, fills the void between short-term BNPL offerings and long-term bank loans — and strengthens the company's super app.

In global news this week, U.K. regulators examine branch closures, Apple complies with Dutch App Store rules, a pan-Nordic payments system prepares for launch, and more.

It's late in the game to get involved in cannabis payments, which is why Golden Ark is looking past physical dispensaries to stake its claim in the virtual world.

Pay Monthly loans will have payment plans of up to 24 months, enabling consumers to make larger purchases and repay over a longer period of time than the standard four months.

A partnership with Marqeta gives the remittance provider the online banking tools necessary to better compete in Europe, where digital money movement is in demand.

Drought, inflation and the lingering effects of the pandemic are making it harder for farms to make ends meet. Many are shifting to a direct-to-consumer model that relies heavily on digital payments and banking.

Fintech partnerships and new legislation could help make marijuana more viable and less risky for banks.

The bank's purchase of Digital Payments Torana has become a key element of a newly combined payments business run by Amit Dhingra, enterprise payments director. The fintech's capabilities allow the bank to better serve government agencies, health care providers and other business categories.

In a twist on its Goldman Sachs-issued credit card, the technology giant will directly underwrite and hold its buy now/pay later loans through its own subsidiary, cutting out intermediaries.

The bank is using its dominant share of the U.S. payment card market to provide granular insights that can improve small business' marketing decisions and business management.