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Google Play Adds Venmo for App and Subscription Payments
Venmo started as a way to split a dinner bill. Now, the platform is moving further into everyday digital spending,...
Culture Clash: How Banks Are Adapting to Embedded AI Experts
Banks have spent years managing technology implementations through procurement processes, vendor reviews, and controlled rollouts. The rise of forward deployed...
Google Wallet Targets the Next Generation of Banking Customers
Financial literacy is becoming a key feature in the competition for the next generation of banking customers. Google’s latest Wallet...
KuCoin Brings Stablecoin Prepaid Cards to Businesses
KuCoin is bringing stablecoin payments into a more familiar business tool: the prepaid card. The crypto exchange’s payments arm has...
Visa Acquires BioCatch as AI Reshapes Payment Fraud
Visa’s $2.4 billion acquisition of fintech BioCatch signals a major shift in the fight against payment fraud. As AI makes...
The Bilt Card: From Friction to Failure
We were early in calling out the structural problems facing any card issuer willing to underwrite a co-brand built around...
Retailers in Illinois Will Be Required to Accept Cash
Cash may be losing ground to digital payments, but Illinois is betting it still deserves a place at the checkout...
Citi, American Airlines Refresh Premium Card with World Legend Status
American Airlines and Citi are updating their flagship premium credit card with new travel benefits, additional ways to earn miles...
BIS Completes $1 Million Test of Tokenized Cross-Border Payments
Tokenized deposits promise many of the efficiency benefits of stablecoins while operating within a regulated banking framework. That concept has...
Are Debit Cards the New Credit Cards?
For years, credit cards owned the conversation around rewards, loyalty, and everyday spending. That’s changing. As debit cards introduce rewards,...
Remitly Launches Debit Card to Expand Beyond Remittances
Remitly, which has built its business on cross-border money transfers, is launching a companion debit card in the U.S., entering...
Swift Builds Corridor for Real-Time Cross-Border Payments in Canada
Canada’s growing global population—and the businesses looking beyond its borders—continue to faces a familiar challenge: moving money internationally remains slower...
