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Fiserv Moves to Full Ownership of AIB Merchant Services in European Expansion Bid

Fiserv Moves to Full Ownership of AIB Merchant Services in European Expansion Bid
Fiserv Moves to Full Ownership of AIB Merchant Services in European Expansion Bid
June 06, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Fiserv has agreed to acquire the remaining 49.9% stake in AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS) from AIB Group, aiming to strengthen its merchant services footprint across...

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Generation Mobile: Even Boomers Are Shifting Away From Plastic Cards
Generation Mobile: Even Boomers Are Shifting Away From Plastic Cards
June 06, 2025  |  Mobile Wallets

Forget your plastic cards for a moment. A quiet revolution is happening in how we pay for everything from dinner to electronics, and it’s being...

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FinTech IPO Index Starts June Up 0.8% as Robinhood Surges on UK Expansion
FinTech IPO Index Starts June Up 0.8% as Robinhood Surges on UK Expansion
June 06, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

The first few trading days of the last month of the quarter marked a muted but positive start for the FinTech IPO Index, which tacked...

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Walmart and Amazon Chase Agentic AI, Robotic Warehouses and Customer Loyalty
Walmart and Amazon Chase Agentic AI, Robotic Warehouses and Customer Loyalty
June 06, 2025  |  Retail

Retailers like Amazon and Walmart don’t just battle for consumer spend in brick-and-mortar or online. They battle everywhere, all the time. Get the Full Story...

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Why 99% of Cross-Border Consumers Insist on Local Payment Methods
Why 99% of Cross-Border Consumers Insist on Local Payment Methods
June 06, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Despite the widespread adoption of digital technologies, merchants are finding that cross-border payment complexities continue to pose hurdles to capturing international sales opportunities. Get the...

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Perplexity Reports Queries Growing 20% Month Over Month
Perplexity Reports Queries Growing 20% Month Over Month
June 05, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Perplexity expects to keep growing at its current pace, with gains driven by its upcoming browser and consumers’ weariness with “legacy browsers” like Google’s Chrome,...

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Uber Considers Using Stablecoins for Cross-Border Money Transfers
Uber Considers Using Stablecoins for Cross-Border Money Transfers
June 05, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Uber Technologies is reportedly considering using stablecoins to transfer money among different countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Businesses Limit Pass-Through of Tariff Costs Due to ‘Price-Sensitive’ Customers
Businesses Limit Pass-Through of Tariff Costs Due to ‘Price-Sensitive’ Customers
June 05, 2025  |  Business

Business executives don’t feel they can pass the full cost of tariffs along to customers, as they did in 2018, according to researchers at the...

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Google Releases Upgraded Gemini 2.5 Pro in Preview
Google Releases Upgraded Gemini 2.5 Pro in Preview
June 05, 2025  |  Google

Google said Thursday (June 5) that it has released a preview of an upgraded Gemini 2.5 Pro, calling the model its “most intelligent” yet. Get...

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