Cash news and trends

Marqeta and Green Dot Partner to Facilitate Cash Deposits
Partnerships // February 28, 2025

Marqeta customers and their users can now make cash deposits at Green Dot’s network of more than 95,000 locations across the U.S. This capability comes from a new partnership between Marqeta, whose platform enables businesses to embed financial services into their branded experience, and Green...

Killing Tip Taxes May Give Momentum to Instant Digital Payouts
Disbursements // November 11, 2024

Headed into last week’s presidential election, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris endorsed eliminating taxes on tips. Coming into office in January 2025, Trump, now president-elect, has said that exempting those taxes would be a priority, telling workers in Nevada during the campaign the move...

FinMont to Integrate The Payments Group’s Cash and eVoucher Solutions
Partnerships // October 24, 2024

FinMont partnered with The Payments Group (TPG) to provide more flexibility and improved payment capabilities for FinMont’s global network of travel industry merchants. With this collaboration, FinMont’s global payment orchestration platform will integrate TPG’s cash and eVoucher payment solutions, the companies said in a Thursday...

The Payments Group Launches, Offers ‘360-Degree Payment Service’
Payments Innovation // October 23, 2024

A group of four FinTech and PayTech brands called The Payments Group (TPG) launched Monday (Oct. 21), saying it offers a “360-degree payment service.” TPG’s brands — Funanga, Calida Financial, TWBS and Surfer Rosa — joined with a company formerly named SGT German Private Equity...

Interviews & Exclusives
Cross-Border Digital Wallets as the Antidote to Cash?

September 20, 2024
Taking a payment mechanism that’s been around for centuries and bringing it fully into the digital age requires work. But as Ralph Koker, global head of product at TerraPay, told PYMNTS for the “What’s Next in Payments: How Do You Do Digital?” series, the movement to displace cash has momentum, even if there are still […]

How the World Does Digital: Italy Posts Solid Scores In Online Shopping

July 12, 2024
While the Colosseum evokes gladiatorial battles, and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes hold timeless beauty, modern Italy is embracing the digital age. Today’s Italians are increasingly turning to mobile wallets and...

Supreme Court Decision Puts Spotlight on ATM Usage

April 15, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court made a significant decision in a complicated case regarding ATM fees Monday (April 15), putting the spotlight on the use of cash and access to it....

Old School Fraud: Counterfeit Cash Makes Global Comeback

March 15, 2024
While we were all watching online fraud, social engineering and ransomware, an old school financial crime tactic is rearing its ugly head. Counterfeit banknotes are making a comeback back all...

Quick Reads
Cashless Countries Rethink Switch Amid New Cyberthreats

March 16, 2025
Two of the planet’s most cashless societies are now reexamining their move from paper money. As The Guardian reported Sunday (March 16), Sweden and Norway have the lowest amount of cash in circulation — in terms of percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) — out of any country in the world.  For example, just 10% […]

Marqeta and Green Dot Partner to Facilitate Cash Deposits

February 28, 2025
Marqeta customers and their users can now make cash deposits at Green Dot’s network of more than 95,000 locations across the U.S. This capability comes from a new partnership between...

FinMont to Integrate The Payments Group’s Cash and eVoucher Solutions

October 24, 2024
FinMont partnered with The Payments Group (TPG) to provide more flexibility and improved payment capabilities for FinMont’s global network of travel industry merchants. With this collaboration, FinMont’s global payment orchestration...

The Payments Group Launches, Offers ‘360-Degree Payment Service’

October 23, 2024
A group of four FinTech and PayTech brands called The Payments Group (TPG) launched Monday (Oct. 21), saying it offers a “360-degree payment service.” TPG’s brands — Funanga, Calida Financial,...