Payments

The payments division of the country's largest bank posted $4.9 billion in revenue in the third quarter as transaction volumes in merchant services outpaced volume in 2024.

SEO Steve Squeri told analysts its platinum card upgrade has gotten off to a strong start, and added he's not noticing signs of consumer weakness due to recent political battles.

Merchants alleged the major card networks illegally conspired to shift fraud liability onto them with the adoption of EMV chip technology.

The BNPL lender is launching a three-day shopping event that pushes 0% financing offers to draw more consumers into the app and increase sales volumes for merchants ahead of the holiday season.

The bank technology company has released Smart Basket, which uses emerging artificial intelligence to improve transaction routing, a strategy that's quickly becoming table stakes for fintechs and financial institutions that offer payments.

New research from American Banker finds that financial institutions are asking about ROI, infrastructure costs and compliance burdens.

Mastercard has added an "agentic cloud" to speed deployment, while Visa has issued a protocol to help AI agents communicate. That and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.

"We actually see a little bit more strength in the nonprime [consumer]," CFO Brian Wenzel told American Banker.

New research from American Banker finds that most are still hashing out plans for crypto and stablecoins, but a handful have already launched projects.

Credit cards that pay rewards in cryptocurrencies are nothing new, but the GENIUS Act has opened the door for new incentive programs.

Firms like Brex and Ramp are adding new tech faster than legacy banks, according to payment experts.

Habner, Head of U.S. Branded Cards and Lending at Citi, sits down with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger to discuss the credit card market.

Barker sits down with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger to talk about her business.

The company is becoming a full-fledged processor and accelerating its artificial intelligence plays, moves CEO Paulette Rowe said provide more control over agentic commerce, which payment experts say is threatening traditional payment facilitators.

Canadian banks, financial institutions, fintechs and commerce companies have come together to develop a Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin that is slated to go live in early 2026. The move comes as U.S.-based banks continue to evaluate their own participation in the post-GENIUS Act world.

Fintechs and banks are rapidly placing checkout inside apps, e-commerce sites and travel services, standing on the shoulders of a new generation of artificial intelligence and data science to revolutionize customer experience. Some of the bank executives leading the charge spoke with American Banker about the innovation's potential.

The "Roughrider" coin, which is scheduled to launch in early 2026, will be the first state stablecoin to launch on Fiserv's digital asset platform.

The retail giant is betting on the mainstream appeal of digital assets, while Lloyds' cash-preservation strategy gains steam. That and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.

The Fairmont, West Virginia, bank is taking a $7.6 million hit to rid itself of $73 million in long-duration, low-yielding securities, though the sale of its payments subsidiary the week before cushions the blow.