Payment Processing news and trends

Finix Offers Merchants Access to Visa’s Cybersource Gateway
Partnerships // May 28, 2026

Payment processor Finix says it has launched a new integration with Visa’s Cybersource acceptance solution. The integration, announced Thursday (May 28) is designed to let merchants combine Cybersource’s gateway and plugin ecosystem with Finix’s payments platform for processing, settlements, reconciliation, reporting and payouts. “Businesses sometimes stay with legacy processors because replacing...

Visa Scales Intelligent Authorization Tech to Europe
Payment Methods // March 19, 2026

Visa has launched Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) in Europe, less than two weeks after introducing this new capability on the Visa Acceptance Platform. VIA enables modern payment processing through a single application programming interface (API) so that acquirers with legacy payment authorization systems don’t have...

Tapi Acquires Some Operations of Arcus in Mexico From Mastercard
Partnerships // June 30, 2025

Tapi has acquired several operations of Arcus in Mexico from Mastercard. The transaction includes Arcus’ utility payments, mobile top-ups, gift cards and cash in/out operations, Tapi said in a press release translated by Google. Mastercard will retain the Arcus brand and its payment processing, settlement...

Nuvei Expands Acquiring Capabilities to Home Country of Canada
Acquiring // June 30, 2025

Canadian FinTech Nuvei says it is now a direct payment acquirer in its home country. The new capabilities, announced Monday (June 30) ahead of Canada Day on July 1, allow Canadian businesses to process domestic transactions locally through Nuvei, doing away with the need for third-party processors and allowing...

Interviews & Exclusives
Vertical SaaS Platforms Find Path to Profits With Partners, Says Stax CEO

June 05, 2025
Partnerships have always greased the gears of commerce, but in the payments business, where technology evolves by the week and margins hinge on fractions of a cent, choosing the right partner can be the difference between riding a growth wave and capsizing under its weight. That calculation has become even sharper in 2025’s unsettled economy, […]

Want Better Client Relationships? Lean Into Their Differences

May 12, 2025
Transparency and check-ins are part of a winning customer engagement approach, Thredd Chief Client Officer Brian Kieley writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are...

Lean Into, Look and Listen to Your Customers Before Taking a Product Leap

May 08, 2025
Product innovation comes from “Aha!” moments in customer conversations, North SVP of Product Preet Patel writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial...

How a ‘Partner-First’ Mindset Forges Bank and FinTech Bonds

March 06, 2025
The payments ecosystem thrives on collaboration. After all, in a world where consumers expect seamless, one-click experiences, no single player can do it all. Partnerships allow businesses to tap into...

Quick Reads
Finix Offers Merchants Access to Visa’s Cybersource Gateway

May 28, 2026
Payment processor Finix says it has launched a new integration with Visa’s Cybersource acceptance solution. The integration, announced Thursday (May 28) is designed to let merchants combine Cybersource’s gateway and plugin ecosystem with Finix’s payments platform for processing, settlements, reconciliation, reporting and payouts. “Businesses sometimes stay with legacy processors because replacing their entire payment stack seems too disruptive,” Finix Co-Founder and […]

Visa Scales Intelligent Authorization Tech to Europe

March 19, 2026
Visa has launched Visa Intelligent Authorisation (VIA) in Europe, less than two weeks after introducing this new capability on the Visa Acceptance Platform. VIA enables modern payment processing through a...

Tapi Acquires Some Operations of Arcus in Mexico From Mastercard

June 30, 2025
Tapi has acquired several operations of Arcus in Mexico from Mastercard. The transaction includes Arcus’ utility payments, mobile top-ups, gift cards and cash in/out operations, Tapi said in a press...

Nuvei Expands Acquiring Capabilities to Home Country of Canada

June 30, 2025
Canadian FinTech Nuvei says it is now a direct payment acquirer in its home country. The new capabilities, announced Monday (June 30) ahead of Canada Day on July 1, allow Canadian businesses to process...