Payments Dive

In #payments news so far this week...Fiserv's new CEO is ready to step up...PayPal focuses on three tasks to bolster its branded business...and Intuit adopts tap-to-pay: https://lnkd.in/gK62FUsC https://lnkd.in/g7Wtk_d2 https://lnkd.in/giACxzjs

In our #payments world today...United States Senate takes swipe at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule for oversight of big tech payments...Fiserv's new CEO will arrive with high expectations...#banks battle federal ruling on wire transfer reinterpretation: https://lnkd.in/gBdyVaJH https://lnkd.in/gj57bRWF https://lnkd.in/g3WbddME

Big #payments news today (if not unexpected): Trump's newly constructed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped a lawsuit against Early Warning? and several major bank owners, via Justin Bachman: https://lnkd.in/ge6AEdJa

In our #payments world...Zip Co takes on #BNPL rivals in the U.S. by focusing on everyday transactions...PAR Technology plunges into software...and Fiserv scouts for real-time payments plays: https://lnkd.in/gNgRRh8Y https://lnkd.in/g8eZbPbq https://lnkd.in/gmf5g7VC

Delivering lots of #payments news this week...Flywire cuts employees and makes $330M hospitality acquisition amid student visa pressure...Gen Z picked #BNPL over cards during holidays...NCR Voyix links with Worldpay: https://lnkd.in/g8ErW5ki https://lnkd.in/gGZRggkb https://lnkd.in/gD3JcnGt

Lots of #payments news over the past 24 hours...Marqeta CEO Simon Khalaf exits and is replaced by Visa alum...Stripe goes thru with its employee stock tender...Mastercard hires a former ambassador to India: https://lnkd.in/ghqz_ZgS https://lnkd.in/gyVHNkSQ https://lnkd.in/geDdACuD

In #payments news already this week...Sen. Dick Durbin plans to reintroduce the Credit Card Competition Act proposal...American Express locks arms with Alipay to increase business in China...and Raise lures $63M in capital: https://lnkd.in/gC8q-PUe https://lnkd.in/gZivZuBg https://lnkd.in/gKeE3juS

In #payments news today...analysts mull the possibility of Global Payments Inc. selling, or spinning off, its issuer business, which caters to financial institutions. Some believe the unit would be worth more to the company if it was not a part of the business: https://lnkd.in/gvZKbbCy

In #payments news this week...Block started adding Afterpay #BNPL to Cash App debit cards...Toast moved into the retail lane...and worldwide card use is expected to jump 43% in five years, but not so much in the U.S.: https://lnkd.in/g-RVsF2K https://lnkd.in/gry7WDxv https://lnkd.in/ggyVTimQ

Push-payment scams have become a national crisis, contributing to billions of dollars in fraud losses and forcing banks, #fintechs, card companies and processors to race for new defenses. At our 'Fighting Payments Fraud in 2025' virual event last week, we got super smart insights on the issue from nine influential executives in the #payments ecosystem, including Gregory Hodges, Kathy Stokes, J. Christopher Ward, Carla Leticia Sanchez-Adams, Noam Livnat and Devon Marsh. We've published three pieces this week that pull together some of the most important takeaways from those discussions: https://lnkd.in/gF3RnPzE https://lnkd.in/eZztTnjH https://lnkd.in/gZWfZU7k