Payment Cards news and trends

Lithic Expands Card Issuing Platform to Include American Express Network
Credit Cards // May 14, 2025

Lithic has expanded its card issuing platform to enable FinTechs operating in the United States to issue cards on the American Express network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

CPI Pays $45 Million for On-Demand Payment Card Firm Arroweye
Acquisitions // May 08, 2025

Payments tech company CPI Card Group has acquired payment card solutions company Arroweye. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Arculus CPO Sees ‘Fundamental Shift’ in Payments Landscape
Opinion // May 05, 2025

Insights come from listening to customers, CompoSecure/Arculus Chief Product and Innovation Officer Dr. Adam Lowe writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial Services.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Legend, Legacy and the Future: Reflecting on 75 Years of Credit Cards and 20 Years...
Credit Cards // February 08, 2025

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 the key event to Feb. 8, 1950. That’s 75 years ago today. And here we are. Get the Full Story...

Interviews & Exclusives
Credit Unions Outpace Digital Banks in Top-of-Wallet Conversion Battle

May 23, 2025
The battle for the small and medium-sized business (SMB) share of wallet is heating up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive […]

Arculus CPO Sees ‘Fundamental Shift’ in Payments Landscape

May 05, 2025
Insights come from listening to customers, CompoSecure/Arculus Chief Product and Innovation Officer Dr. Adam Lowe writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial...

Metal Cards Carve Out Place as Consumer Defense Against Fraudsters

December 04, 2024
There’s still a place for the card — the tangible, physical card — in consumers’ wallets. In fact, Adam Lowe, Ph.D., chief product and innovation officer at CompoSecure/Arculus, told PYMNTS that metal...

Digital Prepaid Cards Find Their Place in Consumer Payments, Disbursements 

November 10, 2021
With record numbers of people working and shopping from home, merchants and other businesses have no choice but to invest in better digital capabilities and products to meet these changing...

Quick Reads
Lithic Expands Card Issuing Platform to Include American Express Network

May 14, 2025
Lithic has expanded its card issuing platform to enable FinTechs operating in the United States to issue cards on the American Express network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. […]

CPI Pays $45 Million for On-Demand Payment Card Firm Arroweye

May 08, 2025
Payments tech company CPI Card Group has acquired payment card solutions company Arroweye. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Citi Gets Exclusive on American Airlines Co-Branded Cards

December 05, 2024
Citi will become the exclusive issuer of the American Airlines co-branded card portfolio, AAdvantage, in 2026, having reached an agreement to acquire the Barclays American Airlines Co-branded Card portfolio. Get...

Crypto.com Teams With Mastercard for Gulf States Card Program 

December 04, 2024
Crypto.com says it has obtained a license letting it issue cards on Mastercard’s network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...