Payments: Page 2


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    Pay-by-bank to be used for bills, Plaid CEO predicts

    Plaid CEO Zach Perret expects consumers to use pay-by-bank services for mortgage and utility payments, but is skeptical they will be used to pay at restaurants or for groceries any time soon, he said.

    By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Industry balks at FDX standard-setting monopoly

    Regulators and industry participants worry that FDX will have an unfair monopoly and will advantage its own members if no other organization applies.

    By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 24, 2024
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    Fraud and AML in banking

    The past year has been one of reckoning with regard to fraud — from TD’s $3 billion AML penalty to the continuing punitive phase connected to PPP misdeeds, crypto bankruptcies and pig butchering.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    Goldman, Apple to pay CFPB $89.8M over Apple Card issues

    The bank and tech firm failed to address disputed transactions from their joint Apple Card program, the bureau alleged, and misled cardholders about interest-bearing products.

    By Oct. 23, 2024
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    CFPB issues final rule on open banking

    Payment apps are included in the data-control rule, in a change from last year’s proposal. Banks and credit unions with less than $850 million in assets are exempt.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    Fiserv may grab competitive edge with new bank charter

    The payments processor can undercut rivals on price because it won’t be paying bank fees, industry consultants say.

    By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 21, 2024
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    Truist CEO: No ‘merger hangover’ with expenses

    As the bank approaches five years since the completion of the SunTrust-BB&T merger, Truist CEO Bill Rogers sought to assure analysts Thursday that it’s on offense rather than defense.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Discover discloses SEC accounting criticism

    The agency disagrees with the way the company is allocating card misclassification charges, Discover said in its third-quarter earnings report.

    By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 17, 2024
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    Payments players tap M&A to build tech stacks

    The Fed’s recent interest rate cut could spur even more deal-making in the remaining months of the year and into 2025. Mastercard, Global Payments and Payoneer are among the companies that have bought businesses this year.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 16, 2024
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    Harris tries to court Black men voters with forgivable loans, crypto

    Vice President Kamala Harris’ plans are part of her Opportunity Economy pledge, “an economy where people don't just get by, but get ahead,” and come as polls show she could stand to gain more support from Black men voters.

    By Oct. 14, 2024
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    Barclays replaces Goldman Sachs as GM card issuer

    The London-based bank will issue two credit cards for the automaker in the U.S., beginning next summer.

    By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 14, 2024
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    LendingClub, Pagaya acquire tech assets of defunct Tally

    Tally’s assets will be integrated into the existing products of both firms, according to company spokespeople. Tally shuttered in August this year over failure to raise funds.

    By Oct. 10, 2024
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    Citi urges judge again to dump NY AG’s fraud suit

    Lawyers for the bank argue the state is trying to rewrite the Electronic Fund Transfer Act through “litigation” and that when consumers are deceived into sending money to criminals, it’s “not a Citi issue.”

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    Tech costs, regulatory demands among community bankers’ top worries

    A recent survey of community bankers also cited cost of funds as a top risk, amid the higher rate environment. “Right now, our motto is ‘Survive until 2025,’” a Pennsylvania community bank CEO said.

    By Oct. 8, 2024
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    Fiserv teams with Canadian company on open banking

    Fiserv has allowed Zūm Rails to use its embedded finance system to bring open banking and instant payments to Fiserv’s U.S. business customers.

    By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 4, 2024
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    OCC seeks to halt Illinois card interchange fee law

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency blasted an Illinois law that prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees on tips and excise taxes.

    By Lynne Marek • Oct. 3, 2024
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    Hurricane Helene aftermath prompts card, cash troubles

    After the storm ripped through the southeastern U.S., consumers and merchants have been left grappling with card network outages and cash shortages.

    By Lynne Marek • Oct. 3, 2024
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    Oportun inks deal to sell credit card portfolio

    The deal, expected to close in November, is a push by the online lender to pursue profitability by simplifying its business and focusing on its core products. 

    By Oct. 2, 2024
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    Kansas City Fed dissects consumer use of digital payments

    About 95.5% of U.S. households have a bank account, and 46.4% use a nonbank payment service, a new report says. Meanwhile, the Boston Fed found more consumers are using credit cards to make ends meet.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 30, 2024
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    Wells Fargo, Fiserv to end joint venture

    Fiserv will receive an unspecified cash payment from the bank. The payments processor will also take a $400 million to $600 million impairment charge this year related to the joint venture.

    By Patrick Cooley • Sept. 30, 2024
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    How Visa stymied big tech rivals

    The U.S. lawsuit paints a picture of the dominant card network using lures and threats to stifle competition from Apple, PayPal and others.

    By Lynne Marek • Sept. 25, 2024
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    Sezzle evolves alongside BNPL industry

    The company now offers more products but also faces more regulatory pressure, Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim said.

    By Patrick Cooley • Sept. 25, 2024
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    Fed payments proposal pits big banks against small rivals

    Large institutions welcome the move to extend the operating hours of two interbank payments systems, but smaller ones may feel the squeeze of increased workload, staffing and competition.

    By Lynne Marek • Sept. 18, 2024
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    U.S. Bank reaches its proving ground

    The super-regional is at an “inflection point” after recent acquisitions and tech updates, CEO Andy Cecere said at the bank’s investor day. One analyst, however, is calling for “a new set of eyes at the top.”

    By Sept. 13, 2024
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    U.S. Bank rolls out access to Paze digital wallet

    The bank began offering the payments option from Early Warning Services to its credit and debit cards customers this week.

    By Patrick Cooley • Sept. 13, 2024
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    FIS draws fintech startups into accelerator

    Fidelity National Information Services this week continued an annual program backing young fintechs that are striving to disrupt the financial services landscape.

    By Lynne Marek • Sept. 11, 2024