Payments

John and Patrick Collison became two of the world's richest millennials over the past decade as Stripe's valuation surged more than 5,000% — an ascent emblematic of the easy-money era. It hasn't been so easy of late.

Amid the fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown, some argue that reduced processing time could mitigate systemic disruptions.

The service offered by the Federal Reserve — after years of delays — is expected to expand access to fast payments clearing to a broader selection of banks and financial institutions.

NatWest joins U.K. banks in limiting crypto, Mastercard teams with fintech in the UAE, and more.

FutureCard, which originally resisted offering a physical card, is adding a recycled-plastic version to reach a wider audience.

Micro-merchants that sell on Etsy and Shopify were briefly unable to accept payments — an issue that could have been catastrophic had it lasted longer.

Signature Bank's payments network — used by cryptocurrency firms looking to exchange fiat currency in real time — is still online even after the lender was put into receivership.

When Circle USDC broke its peg to the dollar days after SVB's crisis, it revealed new uncertainties for cryptocurrency that's designed to resist volatility.

This week in banking news: Discover EVP Diane Offereins is retiring, Worldline enters the metaverse, SNAP pilots mobile payments and more.

Founders are starting to worry about whether startups will be able to keep paying employees following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.