Browsing: PaymentsSource

Key insight: Zelle, with Bank of America, has added charitable disbursements as a new use case for its seldom-mentioned disbursement business. What’s at stake: The bank-owned instant…

Key insights: Mastercard has expanded its use of agentic commerce and has recruited cryptocurrency firms for an advisory council. What’s at stake: Payment firms and banks are…

Key insights: Founded by Eugene Ludwig, Cari is building a bank network for tokenized deposits. What’s at stake: Banks are looking for an alternative to stablecoins, which…

Key insights: Revolut is aggressively expanding in the U.S., with plans to invest $500 million in the U.S. over the next few years. Last week, the…

Key insights: Fintechs and card networks are pursuing B2B payment, creating more options beyond banks.  What’s at stake: Up to $13 trillion in transaction value could move…

Key insights: Stripe has expanded its Shared Payment Token, a foundational security tool for agentic commerce, to work with Visa and Mastercard’s tokens. It also added…

Key insights: The war in Iran is threatening oil shipping, which could boost inflation and impact the banking industry. What’s at stake: Higher prices could impact consumer…

Processing ContentKey insight: Stablecoin’s history hints at its future to power market-related innovation.Forward look: Dollar-backed stablecoins offer a decentralized window into digital finance for those outside…

Brink’s has entered into a definitive agreement to buy NCR Atleos for $6.6 billion in a cash and stock transaction. The deal is expected to close…

Key insights: Fifty years of sanctions has forced Iran to develop its own isolated financial system. But money has still found a way to move in…