payments

Payments, B2B, Digital, ACH, Bank Transactions, and In-App purchases.

Overlooked Industries May Hold the Future for Payments Innovation
Overlooked Industries May Hold the Future for Payments Innovation
April 15, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

In the fast-evolving world of FinTech, where innovation can often race ahead of regulation, emerging markets present both an opportunity and a challenge for business-to-consumer...

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3 Ways Retailers are Leaning More on Acquirers for Data and Strategy
3 Ways Retailers are Leaning More on Acquirers for Data and Strategy
April 07, 2025  |  Retail

For retailers and merchants, payments are no longer just a “check the box” exercise. As the world evolves and shopper expectations continue to mature, businesses...

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Fraud Uncertainty Climbs to 28%, Disrupting Operations for Mid-Market Firms
Fraud Uncertainty Climbs to 28%, Disrupting Operations for Mid-Market Firms
March 28, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

There is a growing concern for middle-market firms in the United States, and it surrounds fraud and risk management. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Fraud Risk...

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CellPoint and Southwest Expand Payment Orchestration Partnership
CellPoint and Southwest Expand Payment Orchestration Partnership
March 18, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Travel-focused payment orchestration provider CellPoint Digital is expanding its partnership with Southwest Airlines. The new collaboration will see Southwest use CellPoint’s new cloud-native orchestration platform to provide a...

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How a ‘Partner-First’ Mindset Forges Bank and FinTech Bonds
How a ‘Partner-First’ Mindset Forges Bank and FinTech Bonds
March 06, 2025  |  Partnerships

The payments ecosystem thrives on collaboration. After all, in a world where consumers expect seamless, one-click experiences, no single player can do it all. Partnerships...

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Stripe Says AI Boom Drove 38% Increase in Payment Volume
Stripe Says AI Boom Drove 38% Increase in Payment Volume
February 27, 2025  |  Business

Stripe’s investments in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) contributed to the financial infrastructure platform’s rapid growth in 2024, co-founders Patrick Collison and John...

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Why Modernizing Payments Doesn’t Always Have to Be About the Cloud
Why Modernizing Payments Doesn’t Always Have to Be About the Cloud
February 27, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Payments modernization and cloud migration are two phrases that often get mentioned in the same sentence. However, that might be a limited view. Payments modernization...

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Mastercard Promotes Administrative Chief Tim Murphy to Vice Chair
Mastercard Promotes Administrative Chief Tim Murphy to Vice Chair
February 26, 2025  |  Personnel

Longtime Mastercard executive Tim Murphy has been appointed as the company’s vice chair. In his new role, Murphy — Mastercard’s chief administrative officer since 2021...

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Legend, Legacy and the Future: Reflecting on 75 Years of Credit Cards and 20 Years of ‘Paying With Plastic’
Legend, Legacy and the Future: Reflecting on 75 Years of Credit Cards and 20 Years...
February 08, 2025  |  Credit Cards

By now, the story of the birth of the credit card has taken on the stuff of legend. The current state of that legend dates...

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