Payments

The Financial Conduct Authority issued 146 alerts on crypto asset marketing, multiple payment companies in Canada are trying to spur adoption of open banking, and more.

The fintech Brex is among a growing market of companies using generative artificial intelligence to simplify how employee trips are managed.

PYUSD has been slow out of the gate, but crypto firm BitPay and gaming company Xsolla are providing an early look at how the asset can be used.

The promises made by supporters of the Credit Card Competition Act don't account for all of the ways in which it could actually increase the cost of doing business.

The addition of branded debit cards is bringing BNPL fintechs' products closer to traditional credit cards, both in terms of consumer perception and the fees the cards generate.

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said during a payments conference at the Brookings Institution Friday that the FedNow payments system has already enlisted "well over 100" depository institutions for the service and expects that number to grow.

Speaking at the Brookings Institution Friday morning, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Rohit Chopra warned that, absent intervention, the U.S. payments system could evolve to resemble that of China, where commerce and payments are deeply intertwined.

The market for EV charging is fragmented and complex. EMVCo, the consortium behind the EMV chip-card protocols, has a plan to standardize this rapidly growing market.

Singapore's regulators grant payment licenses to Ripple and Coinbase, Stripe expands pay-by-bank in Africa, U.K. regulators pressure Revolut and more.

The fintech, a partner of OpenAI, is also a provider to several developers of emerging artificial intelligence.

The payments company launched a $100 million fund for generative AI, creating a potential group of partners that can build on the card network's global scale.

FedNow and RTP are only going to get better and more efficient as they become interoperable and develop new use cases. It's time to get on board.

The financial institution released details of an FDIC consent order, weeks after the unexpected departure of longtime CEO Roger Hochschild. The bank must submit several action plans to address consumer protections within three months.

With worries about inflation and the economy, fintechs and banks sense an opportunity for new technology that speeds transactions and slices overhead.

Less than a month after Ripple said it had agreed to acquire custodian Fortress Trust, the crypto company is backing out of the deal.

The card network has teamed with Rochester Institute of Technology's Dubai satellite to foster local AI talent, and has several other AI efforts underway.

Through its commitment of up to $4 billion in Anthropic, the e-commerce giant can bring advanced analysis, shopping and checkout tech closer to the point of sale — and farther away from traditional transaction processors.

Cash remains king, but some credit card customers prefer giving their rewards to nonprofits, so the Minneapolis banking giant has made it a year-round option where it's matching donations dollar for dollar.

Citi's hiring a global instant payments exec, Australian regulator hits National Australia Bank over fees and more.