Mastercard boosts agentic commerce, adds crypto network The card network hopes to increase revenue from non-card payments and is tapping two major technology trends.

Mastercard boosts #AgenticCommerce, adds crypto network

Mastercard has expanded its use of agentic commerce and has recruited #Cryptocurrency firms for an advisory council.

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Cash-strapped homeowners tap BNPL Researchers at the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that homeowners are most likely to use buy now, pay later tools when their bank accounts are low or their credit cards are maxed out.

Cash-strapped homeowners tap #BNPL

Researchers at the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that homeowners are most likely to use buy now, pay later tools when their bank accounts are low or their credit cards are maxed out.

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Global Payments feels Middle East impact The payments services provider said the conflict in the Middle East is taking a toll as some of its airline customers are impacted.

Global Payments feels Middle East impact

The payments services provider said the conflict in the Middle East is taking a toll as some of its airline customers are impacted.

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In stablecoins, banks are confronting the innovator's dilemma Noelle Acheson argues that banks' focus on deposit tokens rather than stablecoins is a clear example of the "innovator's dilemma" at work: few economic incentives to embrace the innovation happening…

Banks' focus on deposit tokens rather than #Stablecoins is a clear example of the "innovator's dilemma" at work: Legacy players face few economic incentives to embrace the innovation happening at the periphery.

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Engine aims to fix SMB cards Engine, a business-travel startup, says its smaller-business customers aren’t served by current travel and entertainment card players in the market.

Engine aims to fix SMB cards

Engine, a business-travel startup, says its smaller-business customers aren’t served by current travel and entertainment card players in the market.

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Zelle ventures into charitable disbursements with Bank of America The bank-owned instant payment network has added a new use for its seldom-mentioned disbursement business.

Zelle ventures into charitable disbursements with Bank of America

The bank-owned instant payment network wants to be in more corridors where money moves.

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Visa, Mastercard accelerate AI tools for businesses Visa is using AI agents to streamline payment disputes, while Mastercard launched "digital executives" for small businesses.

Visa, Mastercard accelerate #AI tools for businesses

The card networks are looking to expand revenue beyond card swipes, while businesses try to streamline processes.

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Par Tech faces investor pressure One of the point-of-sale software company’s largest shareholders began urging it to consider “strategic alternatives,” such as a sale, last week.

Par Tech faces investor pressure

One of the point-of-sale software company’s largest shareholders began urging it to consider “strategic alternatives,” such as a sale, last week.

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Meta revamps ad payment policy The social media company is mandating that some of its advertisers make their monthly payments via invoice or debit starting next month.

Meta revamps ad payment policy

The social media company is mandating that some of its advertisers make their monthly payments via invoice or debit starting next month.

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Shift4 promotes Global Blue execs The payments processor promoted three executives to leadership roles, naming Pier Francesco Nervini as head of its international division.

Shift4 promotes Global Blue execs

The payments processor promoted three executives to leadership roles, naming Pier Francesco Nervini as head of its international division.

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The village that turned phone fraud into a business A rural backwater has become India's byword for cybercrime

The village that turned phone fraud into a business

A rural backwater has become India’s byword for cybercrime

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How B2B payment automation threatens banks Fintechs and the technology behind cryptocurrency are becoming popular, putting trillions in transaction value at risk for banks, according to Accenture.

How B2B payment automation threatens banks

Up to $13 trillion in transaction value could move to emerging payment rails in the next four years.

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AWS leaps into agentic payments Amazon Web Services, the tech giant’s cloud computing network, is gearing up for armies of AI-powered agents and transactions.

AWS leaps into #AgenticPayments

Amazon Web Services, the tech giant’s cloud computing network, is gearing up for armies of AI-powered agents and transactions.

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Par Tech faces investor pressure One of the point-of-sale software company’s largest shareholders began urging it to consider “strategic alternatives,” such as a sale, last week.

Par Tech faces investor pressure

One of the point-of-sale software company’s largest shareholders began urging it to consider “strategic alternatives,” such as a sale, last week.

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Robinhood Platinum Card launches with $3,000+ in value. How does it compare to the Amex Platinum? The Robinhood Platinum's $695 annual fee and numerous statement credits might not fit every wallet.

Robinhood Platinum Card launches with $3,000+ in value. How does it compare to the Amex Platinum?

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SoFi’s stablecoin joins Mastercard’s network The card company is fulfilling its ambitions to bring more stablecoins into its payment network.

SoFi’s #Stablecoin joins Mastercard’s network

The card company is fulfilling its ambitions to bring more stablecoins into its payment network.

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Visa, Mastercard jockey to set agentic standards The card networks are locking arms with big tech players and digital payments to shape the evolving agentic commerce ecosystem.

Visa, Mastercard jockey to set agentic standards

The card networks are locking arms with big tech players and digital payments startups to shape the evolving #AgenticCommerce ecosystem.

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Capital One cuts more than 1,100 Discover employees Numbers shared with the state of Illinois indicate 1,075 people will be let go in May, and another 81 on June 1.

Capital One cuts more than 1,100 Discover employees

Numbers shared with the state of Illinois indicate 1,075 people will be let go in May, and another 81 on June 1.

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Apple, Google wallets get personal Beyond payments, the digital wallet is a platform for commerce with software startup Badge trying to help brands expand their wallet presence.

Apple, Google wallets get personal

Beyond payments, the digital wallet is a platform for commerce with software startup Badge trying to help brands expand their wallet presence.

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Shift4 taps xAI for customer service The payment processor announced it would partner with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company for a range of uses.

Shift4 taps xAI for customer service

The payment processor announced it would partner with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company for a range of uses

Nothing will go wrong 😏

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Inside Iran's payments system Fifty years of sanctions has forced the Middle Eastern country to develop its own isolated financial system. But money has still found a way to move in and out of the country.

Inside Iran's payments system

Fifty years of sanctions has forced Iran to develop its own isolated financial system. But money has still found a way to move in and out of the country.

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CCCA seeks new path to passage Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall are angling to attach their credit card interchange fee legislation to a major housing bill before Congress.

CCCA seeks new path to passage

Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall are angling to attach their credit card interchange fee legislation to a major housing bill before Congress.

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Amex taps customers for fraud fight Conversations with cardholders are crucial in developing countermeasures to deter scammers, a top executive for the card company said.

Amex taps customers for fraud fight

Conversations with cardholders are crucial in developing countermeasures to deter scammers, a top executive for the card company said.

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Ripple tweaks its tech for lurking stablecoin wave The blockchain technology firm has added new processing tools for digital assets and traditional money, pitching itself as a destination for crypto-curious banks.

Ripple tweaks its tech for lurking #Stablecoin wave

The company is competing with the large card networks and payment fintechs in chasing a small but quickly expanding stablecoin market.

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Bill open to M&A deals, CEO says Consolidation in business payments and finance automation affirms a growing interest in the space, the software firm’s founder said.

Bill open to M&A deals, CEO says

Consolidation in business payments and finance automation affirms a growing interest in the space, the software firm’s founder said.

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Brink's plans to buy NCR Atleos; Revolut chases premium accounts By acquiring the ATM firm, Brink's hopes to expand in retail commerce. Plus, Revolut issues a card to compete with Amex; Standard Chartered has a new payments chief; and more in American Banker's…

Brink's has entered into a definitive agreement to buy NCR Atleos for $6.6B in a cash and stock transaction.

Meanwhile, Revolut has released Titan, a Visa-branded card that offers points-based travel incentives aimed at executives

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OCC's GENIUS implementation draft rule keeps yield on the table While the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recently published stablecoin rule bars stablecoin issuers from offering yield on holdings, there is enough wiggle room in the proposal — and…

OCC's GENIUS implementation draft rule keeps yield on the table

Experts say the legal landscape around #Stablecoin yield is still in flux, with Congress continuing to debate a crypto market structure bill

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Inside a startup building tools for AI agents Funded by Stripe and Samsung, Circuit & Chisel wants to set the protocol for how artificial intelligence agents navigate the web autonomously.

Inside a startup building tools for #AI agents

Funded by Stripe and Samsung, Circuit & Chisel wants to set the protocol for how artificial intelligence agents navigate the web autonomously.

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Would a bank buy PayPal? Whether major banks, such as JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, might have an interest in owning PayPal could turn on their ability to monetize that two-sided network.

Would a bank buy PayPal?

Whether major banks, such as JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, might have an interest in owning PayPal could turn on their ability to monetize that two-sided network.

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The origin story of stablecoins offers a hint to their future uses Noelle Acheson points out that a wander through stablecoin history highlights an overlooked use case likely to be of interest to financial services providers.

The origin story of #Stablecoins offers a hint to their future uses

Over 4% of U.S. households — roughly 5.6 million — do not have a bank or credit union account

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