Payments

JPMorgan Chase is building out teams that handle card transactions and other payments for businesses by recruiting staff across key Asian markets amid the boom in digital commerce.

Sen. Warren on Wednesday sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, calling for expanded regulations after she collected private data on rising fraud rates on Zelle from some of the country's largest banks.

In global news this week, India fines Google over its payment policy; U.K. regulators crack down on "greenwashing," and JCB tests a digital currency.

"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.