Browsing: PaymentsSource

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…

Key insight: American Express’ earnings beat Wall Street analyst estimateWhat’s at stake: The company is refreshing its high-end cards, saying the reboot has gotten off to…

Payment card networks Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover have collectively agreed to settlements totaling $231.7 million to resolve a long-running antitrust class action lawsuit brought…

American Banker’s 2025 On-Chain Finance Report As banks and credit unions continue to wade deeper into the cryptocurrency and digital asset markets, leaders are questioning the…

Key insights: Synchrony Financial beat Wall Street’s estimates on earnings and revenue for the third quarter as delinquencies and net charge-offs declined. What’s at stake: The payments…

Key insight: Fintechs are threatening bank share of B2B commercial cards. What’s at stake: A market that totals more than $4 trillion. Forward look: Travel and fleet cards…

Key insight: Stax has expanded to full-fledged payment processing. What’s at stake: The company is competing with large payment processors and tech firms like Stripe, PayPal and…

Key insights: Canadian banks, fintechs and commerce companies have come together to develop a Canadian-dollar-backed stablecoin. What’s at stake: The move comes as U.S.-based banks continue…