Trump administration looks to tear up paper checks
Paper checks could be headed for the trash as the Trump administration moves at lightning speed to clamp down on...
Payments
Inside ACI Worldwide’s 2025 growth strategy
ACI Worldwide is eyeing international opportunities coupled with increasing adoption of real-time and commercial payments to grow operations in 2025....
Inside look: Amex’s payments strategy for SMBs
American Express is developing payments solutions for small to medium-sized businesses through collaboration. (Courtesy/Bloomberg) By working with fintechs, the payments...
Discover, Spire cut merchant processing fees by up to 90%
Payments solutions provider Spire has launched a pay-by-bank solution designed to cut transaction fees and boost consumer rewards. The Pay...
Transactions: Extend, Visa expand partnership
Spend management service provider Extend has expanded its relationship with payments giant Visa to grow its consumer base. (Courtesy/Bank Automation...
FIs hold back on cross-border stablecoin payments
Amid a push toward the use of cross-border payments, the financial services industry is holding back on stablecoin payments as...
Podcast: Citizens moves from scraping to APIs for payments
Citizens Bank is advancing its digital payments strategy in 2025, with a focus on embedded finance and omnichannel capabilities. (Courtesy/Canva)...
JPMorgan, Affirm to offer merchants buy-now, pay-later products
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is broadening its relationships with buy-now, pay-later providers, announcing an agreement with Affirm Holdings Inc. to...
Fifth Third: FIs should treat BaaS, embedded finance as ‘long-term assets’
The rising demand for banking as a service and embedded finance presents significant opportunities for financial institutions. From left: Gary...
Klarna becomes exclusive Walmart BNPL provider
Swedish fintech Klarna is becoming the buy now, pay later partner for Walmart, further evidence that the IPO Klarna filed...
