payments processors

Thredd Enters US Card Issuing Market With B4B Partnership
Thredd Enters US Card Issuing Market With B4B Partnership
March 19, 2024  |  Partnerships

Payments processor Thredd has entered the U.S. debit and prepaid card issuing market. The company announced this milestone Tuesday (March 19), saying it was happening...

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Report: Shift4 CEO Says Bids From Buyers Fall Short
Report: Shift4 CEO Says Bids From Buyers Fall Short
March 17, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Shift4 Payments’ CEO is reportedly unhappy with the offers from potential buyers for his firm. Chief Executive Jared Isaacman said those bids failed to “sufficiently value”...

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Adyen Revenue Climbs 23% After Rocky First Half
Adyen Revenue Climbs 23% After Rocky First Half
February 08, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Adyen says the second half of 2022 was much stronger than the first. The Dutch payments firm on Thursday (Feb. 8) released half-year financial results...

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Octane Teams With Stripe to Support ‘Consumption-Based’ Billing Platform
Octane Teams With Stripe to Support ‘Consumption-Based’ Billing Platform
January 14, 2024  |  Partnerships

Billing platform Octane says it has joined the payments processor Stripe. “We started Octane to democratize consumption-based pricing by building the billing infrastructure needed to support it,”...

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72% of Main Street SMBs Prioritize Ease of Use When Selecting Payment Processor
72% of Main Street SMBs Prioritize Ease of Use When Selecting Payment Processor
January 05, 2024  |  SMBs

Whether it’s a quaint local shop, a cozy diner, or a busy salon, payment processors form the backbone of financial operations for small- t0 medium-sized...

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Adyen’s Revenue Cut By Hiring Spree and US Competition; Stock Plumments 40%
Adyen’s Revenue Cut By Hiring Spree and US Competition; Stock Plumments 40%
August 17, 2023  |  Earnings

Adyen’s decision to boost its staff continues to cut into the Dutch payment company’s revenues. In its half-year earnings report issued Thursday (Aug. 17), the...

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UK Tribunal Halts Proposed Class-Action Lawsuits Against Mastercard and Visa
UK Tribunal Halts Proposed Class-Action Lawsuits Against Mastercard and Visa
June 08, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Proposed lawsuits against Mastercard and Visa in the United Kingdom have been halted. The country’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Thursday (June 8) that the four lawsuits proposed by...

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How AI Helps Visa ‘Step In’ (Smartly) When Issuers Go Offline
How AI Helps Visa ‘Step In’ (Smartly) When Issuers Go Offline
August 26, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Getting transactions done — particularly card transactions — requires a seamless flow of card-level data between cardholders, card networks, acquirers and issuers. When part of that...

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Feds Eye Payments Processors, Phony Websites Over Fraud
Feds Eye Payments Processors, Phony Websites Over Fraud
July 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are cracking down on scams known as credit card laundering or transaction laundering,...

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