Browsing: PaymentsSource

Custodia Bank, a Wyoming special purpose depository institution providing digital asset custody and other crypto services, has just suffered another setback in its long-running legal battle…

Key insights: Earned wage access provider EarnIn is expanding into B2B payroll but will still offer direct-to-consumer EWA. What’s at stake: The expansion comes as consumer advocate…

Key insights: Visa had a “better than expected” fiscal fourth quarter and said it expected that momentum to carry through the holidays. What’s at stake: Despite some…

Key insight: Visa and Mastercard are partnering to scale agentic AI-powered payments. What’s at stake: Powering shopping and checkout for hundreds of millions of consumers and…

Key insights: Zelle has plans to incorporate stablecoins as it expands to international payments. What’s at stake: Banks are still trying to find their place in the…

Bread Financial added two new home goods retailers to its credit card portfolio in the third quarter as the issuer tries to diversify its portfolio amid…

Key insight: FedNow is adding disaster government-powered recovery payments to its real-time rail. What’s at stake: Disaster recovery is key for payment financial services firms.Supporting data: FedNow,…

Key insight: Paxos and Aleo have launched a stablecoin that includes “privacy” for payroll. What’s at stake: Other fintechs are also targeting stablecoins for payroll, creating competition.  Forward…

Key insights: The number of states with earned wage access legislation doubled in 2025 with six states passing new laws, with particularly tough laws in Connecticut. What’s…

Key insights: JPMorgan Payments logged record revenues of $4.9 billion in the third quarter, a 14% year-over-year increase. Excluding the impact of equity investments, payments revenue…