4 Things Consumers Expect from a Payments System
Consumers are empowered to do almost everything themselves online or via mobile—from comparing prices to checking in at the airport....
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Buy-now-pay-later firms switch from Gen Z shoppers to businesses
Fresh from their shake-up of Gen Z’s shopping habits, buy-now-pay-later firms are now targeting business payments as the next sector...
US Bank launches real-time payments for dealers
U.S. Bank is expanding real-time payments (RTPs) to auto dealers, accelerating funding time and allowing dealers to access loan funds...
Astra partners with Visa for real-time transfers
Payment platform Astra announced today that it will partner with Visa to enable faster funding to new accounts and allow...
Warren to target bank crypto offerings in US regulator query
Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren is circulating a letter among her Senate colleagues that would ask a key US bank regulator...
PayPal, SoFi increase tech spend YoY in Q2
PayPal Holdings increased its technology and development spend while focusing on talent acquisitions in the second quarter. The payments company’s...
AmEx launches cross-border B2B payments
American Express today launched American Express Global Pay, enabling its U.S. small business clients to securely send business-to-business (B2B) payments...
Robinhood crypto unit fined $30M by New York regulator
Robinhood Markets Inc.’s cryptocurrency arm was fined $30 million by New York’s financial regulator after the brokerage was accused of...
3 considerations fintechs are exploring for payment cards
The recent explosion of fintechs entering the market is evidence of a rapidly changing financial sector, offering new solutions to...
Visa, Mastercard swipe fees targeted in planned Senate bill
Two US senators plan to introduce legislation as early as this week that would give merchants the ability to route...
