Browsing: PaymentsSource

Key insights: FIS has completed its purchase of Global Payments’ card-issuing tech unit, while selling its merchant tech division to Global Payments. What’s at stake: FIS is…

Key insights: Buy now/pay later lender Affirm submitted applications to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Nevada Financial Institutions Division to create Affirm Bank. What’s at…

American Banker’s 2026 Predictions Report Mergers and acquisitions, nonbank competition and digital assets are all factors shaping how banks will perform in the coming months. American…

As artificial intelligence agents play an increasingly large role in enterprise finance, traditional credit card rails will be incapable of handling the speed and volume of…

Key insights: Ingenico is turning on stablecoin payments on its Android payment terminals at the point of sale. What’s at stake: Where stablecoins will widely be adopted…

Key insight: Merchant groups have praised Trump’s support for the Credit Card Competition Act. What’s at stake: Card issuers face pressure to lower rates and fees. Forward look:…

Key insight: Bilt and Affirm are developing products as political pressure mounts on bank-issued credit cards.What’s at stake: Consumers who get shut out of credit cards…

Key insights: Klarna has added peer-to-peer transfers. What’s at stake: Best known in the U.S. as a buy now/pay later lender, Klarna is diversifying its product mix…

Key insight: Checkout.com’s Georgia MALPB charter enables direct U.S. merchant-acquiring operations.Expert quote: Klaros Group’s Michele Alt says that state alternative charters help solve the fintech–bank charter…

Key insights: Trump has proposed a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. What’s at stake: The move follows other attempts to regulate credit card fees. Forward look:…