Payment processing may be the plumbing of modern commerce, but for banks and FinTechs chasing transaction volume, it is also the battlefield where customer loyalty is won — or lost. In an era when merchants expect instant onboarding, bulletproof security and actionable data, the bar...
Adyen’s first quarter announcement Wednesday (April 30) provided ample evidence of embedded finance’s momentum as platforms and marketplaces seek to build payments into their own business models. Platforms net revenue reached €55.5 million, up 63% year over year, per the company’s financials, with significant demand...
The seeds were sown long ago for Chris Faught, CEO of Neon, to create a direct-to-consumer (D2C) platform for the gaming industry in 2022. He had been a gamer for his whole life and had been fascinated by the business and developer angles. And through...
With its transaction growth rates slowing and less-than-expected revenue guidance for the balance of the year, PayPal focused on its repositioning from a peer-to-peer pioneer to a two-sided payments technology platform in its Q3 earnings call Tuesday (Oct. 29). Notably absent from the call was any...
June 13, 2025
Payment processing may be the plumbing of modern commerce, but for banks and FinTechs chasing transaction volume, it is also the battlefield where customer loyalty is won — or lost. In an era when merchants expect instant onboarding, bulletproof security and actionable data, the bar for processors keeps rising. Lori Jones, vice president of product […]
October 29, 2024
With its transaction growth rates slowing and less-than-expected revenue guidance for the balance of the year, PayPal focused on its repositioning from a peer-to-peer pioneer to a two-sided payments technology...
August 30, 2023
In the fast-paced world of digital finance, security is a pressing concern. With a deep understanding of the risks at hand, organizations and individuals alike are demanding greater assurance that...
June 05, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) may not be as mysterious as people think — but it is as pervasive. What generative AI capabilities have done, i2c CEO and chairman Amir Wain tells PYMNTS, is “brought in...
March 04, 2026
Payments/commerce technology Shift4 says it has completed its acquisition of Worldline’s North American subsidiaries. By purchasing Worldline’s Bambora North America business, Shift4 adds more than 140,000 merchants to its platform, the company said in a Monday (March 2) news release. “This deal brings a substantial gateway portfolio and payments volume onto Shift4’s platform,” said Shift4 […]
August 06, 2024
X is reportedly getting closer to introducing a payment service. The social media platform and aspiring “everything app” is working on adding a “Payments” button to the navigation bar, TechCrunch...
June 05, 2024
GroupSync has partnered with Spreedly to expedite value delivery and revenue growth for the hotel groups and event planners using its platform. With this collaboration, the GroupSync platform that provides...
November 08, 2023
Adyen has “evolved its financial objectives in order to specify timelines around growth expectations,” the FinTech platform said Wednesday (Nov. 8) in a press release issued in conjunction with its Investor Day. The...
