PayPal Holdings Inc. announced late Monday U.S. users of its Venmo wallet will be able to use Venmo on Amazon.com Inc.’s massive marketplace and on the Amazon shopping app in the U.S. market, starting in 2022. The news comes as the latest development in a long effort PayPal has engaged …

Digital payments have been moving to the automobile dashboard for some time, and now the latest development is user authentication. Visa Inc. and the big automaker Daimler AG are planning to launch so-called native in-car payments starting next spring, according to an announcement early Monday. The new capability will replace …

Hyper growth in e-commerce has lifted many processors over the past 18 months, but some are also benefiting from a diverse array of payment methods and clients. This group includes Paya Holdings Inc., which Friday morning reported a nearly 28% year-over-year increase in payment volume for its third quarter ended …

In the face of an ongoing pandemic, Square Inc. late Thursday reported a record quarter for gross processing volume and made it plain its strategic priorities are to move upmarket to larger merchants and to expand the user base for its consumer product, Cash App. Recent moves include Square Invoices …

Top executives with FIS Inc. spent a good deal of time Thursday morning countering what they said is a “bear case” that has developed among at least some investors and observers of the company. “The bear case is that FIS is standing still and not able to compete. This is …

Two trends have buoyed the payments business since the onset of the pandemic—online shopping and buy now, pay later capability—and on Wednesday Klarna AB launched a new app that exploits both trends by letting consumers use Klarna’s BNPL service regardless of whether the store is a Klarna merchant. The new …

The big processor Global Payments Inc. on Tuesday morning reported a busy third quarter that included an expansion of its relationship with PayPal Holdings Inc., ventures in the hot buy now, pay later market, recovery from the pandemic’s impact, and growth in the company’s issuer business stemming from its link …

The rising prominence of open banking, particularly in Europe and the United States, poses a “growing threat to the dominance of cards within e-commerce,” says a report released early Monday by the United Kingdom-based firm Juniper Research. The report comes against a backdrop in which e-commerce transactions are growing fast …

With its launch on Thursday of a digital checking account for business and an associated debit card, American Express Co. could be poised to shake up the payments business in ways not seen before, observers say. “This announcement represents the greatest threat to financial institutions who are competing for the …

Mastercard reported a strong third quarter on Thursday as it builds out the foundations for a near-term future in which it sees itself playing a central role in new transaction flows involving account-to-account (A2A) transfers and digital-currency payments. Mastercard has been laying the groundwork for A2A business for at least …