November 21, 2021
Visa Expects to Resolve Interchange Fee Dispute With Amazon

Visa said it expects to resolve its disputes with Amazon in both the United Kingdom and the United States, according to separate reports quoting the company’s CEO and its chief...

November 19, 2021
Merchant Education Key to Buy Now Pay Later Adoption in...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has exploded in the wake of the pandemic as consumers embrace the freedom it gives them to make multiple interest-free installments. In the U.K., where...

November 19, 2021
Big Tech Firms Reset After New EU Regulations; Microsoft Has...

Big Tech firms didn’t have it easy last week, as the European Union clamped down on some of the world’s largest technology companies with hefty fines, warnings and upcoming regulations...

November 19, 2021
To Compete With Amazon, Department Stores Need to Think Like...

After years of decline, department stores are seeing a resurgence in traffic, with Mastercard SpendingPulse projecting they’ll see 40% year-over-year growth over the week of Thanksgiving, and 7.6% growth compared...

November 18, 2021
Google Pay to Launch New Voice Feature, Online Storefront

Google Pay will be adding features that enable users to enter account numbers and initiate payments using their voice, split bills within a group and, for merchants, easily build an...

November 18, 2021
EMEA Daily: Germany’s N26 Shutting Down US Operations; Visa-Amazon UK...

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, German digital bank N26 is shutting down U.S. operations, and a Visa-Amazon U.K. spat puts interchange rates back in the spotlight....

November 18, 2021
Amazon Eyes Dropping Visa on Co-Branded US Card

Amazon is considering dropping Visa as a partner for its Amazon Prime Rewards credit card, just two days after announcing it would stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the...

November 18, 2021
Adobe and Mastercard Team to Speed up Digital Payouts

On Thursday (Nov. 18), Adobe announced the debut of an integrated solution that combines eSignature workflows, powered by Adobe Sign, with instant payments across the U.S. and around the world...

November 18, 2021
Payment Approved, Cross River Bank Partner on Better Payment Options

Financial services organization Cross River Bank and FinTech Payment Approved have partnered to provide businesses with payment options that are faster, broader, safer and more secure, according to a Wednesday...