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Despite recent contention over interest rates and transaction fees, credit cards remain firmly entrenched in the U.S. payments landscape. To capitalize on this ubiquity, Bank of

TikTok Shop has been at the forefront of the social commerce surge, where influencers’ live streams and product videos link directly to checkout. As a result, social platforms have become one of the fast-growing segments in e-commerce.
A key driver of this growth i

Late payments are more than just a headache for businesses—they contribute to thousands of closures each year.
Data from UK fintech Funding Circle estimates that roughly 14,000 businesses in the UK fail annually due to the knock-on effects of delayed payments—the e

The G20 aims to enhance cross-border payments, but challenges persist due to outdated systems and the correspondent banking model. Swift's new rules improve efficiency, targeting consumer and small business needs, with hopes to meet G20 efficiency goals by 2027.

PhonePE and Google Pay hold dominant shares of India’s digital wallet market, where most transactions run on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) real-time payments rail. While Apple Pay would enter an already crowded ecosystem, early signals suggest the tech

Capital One is beginning to integrate its credit card offerings onto the Discover network, issuing cards like Savor and Quicksilver to new customers. Existing cardholders will transition when their current cards expire. The integration is cautious, with premium cards still on Visa and cobranded partnerships remaining unchanged. Full consolidation is expected to take five years.

The essay discusses the first fully agentic payment made by an AI in Spain through Banco Santander, highlighting its significance in regulated banking. It details Mastercard's expansion of its Agent Pay platform, ongoing pilot tests, and emphasizes the need for strong controls to mitigate risks as AI agents take on greater roles in commerce.

Fintechs didn’t just build better products over the past decade, they built better ways for developers to access them. Developer portals became a key growth lever, helping fintechs scale faster and attract top talent. Today, as banks modernize legacy systems and

Three Irish banks are launching a new peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service Zippay, which is going live this week. The platform is designed to compete with Revolut, which already has around 3 million P2P users in Ireland.
Zippay will initially be available to more

Real-time payments have yet to become a true retail mainstay in the U.S., but trillions of dollars moved across the FedNow and RTP networks last year. Both networks recently increased their transaction limits to $10 million, dramatically expanding enterprise use

Just a few years ago, more than one hundred countries were exploring central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects. Many of those initiatives were later shelved as privately issued stablecoins rose to prominence.
However, there are signs that CBDCs are gaining

The original Bilt card, sponsored by Wells Fargo, was a good effort, but the revenue dynamics didn’t work. It is not the first failed co-brand to step outside the realm

Credit unions have distinct hallmarks: they are not-for-profit and member-owned. Yet amid the flood of financial services companies in today’s digital landscape, these differentiators can be difficult to convey. While many younger consumers are actively seeking the

In a long-awaited announcement, the Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a largely hands-off approach to regulating cryptocurrency. In coordination with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the SEC declared that most digital assets will not

The latest extension of the longstanding partnership between Visa and Fiserv has the potential to be a game-changer in Europe, where merchants have long faced the challenges of operating across multiple markets with fragmented payment processes.
The Visa

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has grown into the dominant force in global instant payments, accounting for more than four out of every five real-time transactions worldwide. The system’s rapid rise has been fueled by strong government support,

Third-party fintech companies have transformed financial services and accelerated the rise of open banking, but their access to sensitive customer data continues to introduce significant risks.
While the U.S. has largely allowed industry participants to address the

Consumers expect to pay seamlessly across any experience—from social media platforms to small business e-commerce checkouts. They also want choices, including buy now, pay later services, real-time payments, and digital assets.
Supporting these options requires pay