February 06, 2025
Thredd’s McCarthy: ‘Seismic Shift’ Will Define FinTech Future
The last half-decade of the 2020s looms, and for FinTechs and financial services in general, the dust has just started to be kicked up on Capitol Hill and in the...
February 05, 2025
New York Expands Program to Support Access to Financial Services
The New York towns of Neversink and Denning have been approved as a Banking Development District (BDD), a designation that is meant to support access to affordable financial services. Get the...
January 30, 2025
Wise Launches In Mexico to Tap $28 Billion Remittance Market
Cross-border payments provider Wise is continuing its Latin American expansion by launching in Mexico. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
January 27, 2025
How Wallets Are Changing Cross-Border Payments
Digital wallets have altered money movement, especially cross-border payments, TerraPay Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer Ani Sane writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset: How to Achieve It...
January 23, 2025
GenAI Is Cleared for Takeoff in Travel Payments
The future of payments isn’t just about what’s possible — it’s about how effectively those possibilities are realized. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
December 19, 2024
Capital One: Delaware’s Approval Moves Discover Acquisition Closer to Completion
Capital One said Thursday (Dec. 19) that its previously announced acquisition of Discover Financial Services has moved another step toward completion by receiving approval from the Office of the Delaware...
December 16, 2024
ABA Urges Fed to Withdraw Proposed Debit Interchange Fee Cap
The American Bankers Association (ABA) said the proposed amendments to Regulation II that would cap debit card interchange fees are “fundamentally flawed and should not be finalized.” Get the Full...
December 16, 2024
Card Networks Challenge FinTechs for Account-to-Account Payments Share
Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence found that more than half of consumers were not aware of pay-by-bank options, or were hesitant to use them. Get the Full Story Complete the...
December 11, 2024
Why Payment Choice Can Make or Break Retail’s Holiday Season
There are more than a few factors tied to success during the holiday season. To put it mildly, the season is as much about stress as it is about giving....
Individuals with mobile phones outnumber those with bank accounts in the most underbanked regions of the world, offering the telecom industry a prime opportunity to fulfill a vital role. In this month’s “Telecommunications Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with i2c, four telecom providers tell PYMNTS how the industry is ideally positioned to provide financial access to unbanked households.