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The real-time payments system could create a loss of interchange revenue and other challenges—but that’s not stopping them from signing up for it

To keep up the momentum, the BNPL provider launched a Pay-in-2 product so it can expand into new payment categories

Record-high debt and record-high card interest rates are leading to missed payments

The mega-retailers want to offer the instant payments rail as an alternative to fee-laden cards

New travel features will help Amazon better compete in the co-brand space and rack up volume.

It wants to develop more adjacent services for the Cash App ecosystem, which could help it maintain its Q4 growth trajectory.

Mobile commerce is driving a growing share of retail ecommerce orders: That puts the onus on retailers to create well-designed, easy-to-use experiences for their mobile websites and apps

As lawmaker pressure mounts, JPMorgan and other major banks are said to be devising a plan that would reimburse Zelle fraud victims.

Meta wants to transform WhatsApp into a super app: It is rolling out the ability to search businesses by category, browse their catalogs, and buy without leaving the app.

Key stat: 61% of US paid search marketers think future chat-based search advertising will be very or extremely effective, according to NP Digital.

Overall retail spending will rise 4.5% to $1.328 trillion for the 2023 holiday season.

By 2027, there will be a combined 135.5 million Gen Z and millennial social network users in the US, over half of total US social network users, according to our forecast.

ChatGPT has fast become one of the biggest buzzwords in payments. We delve into the future of generative AI, cut through the noise, and provide actionable steps for payment services providers to prepare for its rise.

Becoming Amazon’s strategic payments partner in the US, Canada, and Europe can help Stripe bolster its processing business.

Whether shopping online or in physical stores, most US consumers prefer to use mobile devices to engage with loyalty programs, and less than half prefer email, according to Yotpo’s survey.

2022’s outages increased and took longer to resolve: Wired and wireless networks continue to be under duress as Big Tech, streaming services, and cloud gaming proliferate while legacy infrastructure and overloaded systems buckled.

JPMorgan Chase launched its Chase Media Solutions ad unit earlier this month. The venture looks a lot like a retail media network (RMN), with one important distinction—Chase is not a retailer. But because it’s monetizing purchase data, Chase Media Solutions operates a lot like an RMN.

Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter jeopardizes established brand equity while forging a fresh identity for potential everything-app ambitions. Is this the final straw for users and advertisers?

Both firms reported slight profit improvements in Q4 following a shift away from a growth-at-all-costs mentality—which is likely to continue into 2023.

The 2022 holiday season’s solid retail sales gains were mostly attributable to inflation, but they nevertheless paint a cautiously optimistic picture for the 2023 holiday season.