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New York races to pass BNPL bill
State lawmakers are negotiating three separate proposals related to the buy now, pay later industry ahead of the end of the legislative session on Thursday.
By James Pothen • June 6, 2024 -
FTC delves into scam payments
In consumer fraud complaints to the federal agency last year, PayPal and Cash App were cited as apps often used by consumers to pay scammers.
By James Pothen • June 4, 2024 -
Trendline
Real-time payments are on the rise
As the U.S. makes a move to encourage use of real-time payments, it’s following other nations in adopting the real-time advance.
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Q&A
Consumers, businesses diverge in payment trends
Consumer payments are becoming more embedded, and commercial payments are slowly moving away from checks, says a top payments executive at Accenture.
By Lynne Marek • June 3, 2024 -
Cash App exec hints at Square integration
Block is working to make its peer-to-peer payments tool, Cash App, a consumer app for interacting with merchants using its Square point-of-sale software.
By James Pothen • June 3, 2024 -
Dollar General to eliminate ‘vast majority’ of self-checkout
The store chain has already removed self-checkouts from 12,000 of its more than 20,000 stores, the CEO said.
By Nate Delesline III • May 31, 2024 -
Zelle faces Senate probe on fraud
“The scale of fraud on the Zelle platform is unacceptably high,” National Consumers League Vice President John Breyault said.
By James Pothen • May 31, 2024 -
Are digital wallets safer than debit cards?
Research shows young people see digital wallets as a more secure option than debit and credit cards. Cybersecurity professionals mostly agree, despite caveats.
By Patrick Cooley • May 31, 2024 -
Mastercard floats crypto credential service
The card issuer joins its tech and payments peers in integrating crypto into the traditional financial system.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 31, 2024 -
Investments for payments startups trickle in
Venture capital flowing to startups in the payments sphere remains reduced this year, extending a rut from last year.
By Lynne Marek • May 30, 2024 -
Klarna uses AI to cut marketing costs
The Stockholm-based buy now, pay later company said more than a third of its first-quarter savings on sales and marketing expense was attributable to artificial intelligence.
By Chris Kelly • May 29, 2024 -
Debit cards face rising digital wallet competition
Roughly 72% of consumers say they swipe, dip or tap a debit card at the point of sale, a larger portion than credit cards, checks and digital wallets, according to a consumer survey by research firm J.D. Power.
By Patrick Cooley • May 29, 2024 -
Paze targets nationwide coverage by year-end shopping season
The big bank-backed digital wallet is now accepted by about 80,000 "primarily small" merchants according to Early Warning Services Managing Director James Anderson.
By James Pothen • May 28, 2024 -
Visa preps for US pay-by-bank services
The card network is focused on “stubborn categories” where large account-to-account payments have taken hold, such as in healthcare, education and rent, a Visa executive said.
By Lynne Marek • May 28, 2024 -
Businesses boost use of digital wallets: Fed
Business use of digital wallets rose last year more than their use of many other forms of payment, according to a survey commissioned by the Federal Reserve’s financial services unit.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 24, 2024 -
Cash App aims to add more features
Block’s Jack Dorsey wants to improve Cash App’s customer service experience in order to entice more users to make it their primary bank, he said this week.
By James Pothen • May 24, 2024 -
South Carolina embraces new EWA law
This week, South Carolina became the fifth state to enact a law regulating earned wage access providers, but it doesn’t subject them to lending laws.
By Lynne Marek • May 23, 2024 -
CFPB to treat BNPL loans like credit cards
“Whether a shopper swipes a credit card or uses Buy Now, Pay Later, they are entitled to important consumer protections under longstanding laws and regulations,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
By James Pothen • May 22, 2024 -
Google Pay adds card reward details to checkout
American Express and Capital One cardholders can now see what rewards they would earn from purchases when checking out with Google Pay, the tech giant said in a blog post.
By James Pothen • May 22, 2024 -
Sorry Cash App, Gen Z still wants bank branches
Young consumers are open to using the peer-to-peer payments app as their primary bank, but many say they won’t switch because they value having a physical branch.
By James Pothen • May 21, 2024 -
Payments Latest
Real-time lessons for FedNow from Brazil, India
The fledgling U.S. instant payments system can learn from real-time systems that have flourished in Brazil and India using QR codes and broad missions, say industry professionals.
By Christiana Sciaudone • May 21, 2024 -
Fed plays crucial role in payments standard-setting
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller last week underscored the central bank’s role for setting standards in the rapidly evolving payments arena.
By Lynne Marek • May 20, 2024 -
How retailers are seeking to improve self-checkout
Executives from Mashgin, Invenco and other firms recently discussed issues they face in using kiosks for self-checkout, and how retailers can address them.
By Brett Dworski • May 20, 2024 -
Opinion
CFPB should reconsider prepaid rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should revisit its rule affecting digital wallets, peer-to-peer payments and prepaid cards, writes one fintech group leader.
By Brian Tate • May 17, 2024 -
Central banks seek firms for cross-border payment project
The Bank for International Settlements is seeking private sector participation in a smart-contract project designed by seven central banks to improve cross-border payments.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 17, 2024 -
EWA could create wage violations, Connecticut warns
The warning comes as states and the federal government weigh options for regulating earned wage access products.
By Kate Tornone • May 16, 2024