Payments

Personal spending on travel and entertainment has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels and corporate travel is slowly recovering. Younger consumers are also providing a boost.

The financial technology startup Zepz has named Bill.com Chief Operating Officer Mark Lenhard as its next chief executive, people familiar with the matter said.

While skeptics still outnumber true believers, recent speeches and reports from policymakers show a greater willingness to entertain the idea of a central bank digital currency.

The card network's shares fell 10% on Thursday from news that it's conducting an independent investigation of its student loan operation, signaling potentially costly regulatory actions ahead.

The recent drop in stock prices and valuations is prompting fintechs to focus more on their core competencies. This doesn't mean an end to innovation, but companies will be more selective about how they allocate resources.

The senators called for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to consider more instant transactions to be categorized as “errors” or “unauthorized,” making them the responsibility of institutions rather than customers. 

American Express, Capital One and JPMorgan Chase hope to entice affluent travelers by enhancing access to airport lounges, many of which have reached capacity after travel rebounded.

The payments giant Visa is in talks to join an extension of the fintech startup Airwallex’s latest funding round, according to people familiar with the matter.

This week in global news, Coinbase gets licensed in Italy, but Binance and Starling Bank face setbacks elsewhere in Europe.

A partnership with the business payment technology firm Melio supports card payments even when one party is stuck in the world of paper checks and cash.