FundKite, a fintech that provides financing to small and medium-size businesses, has broadened its services with the launch of a payment-processing division. The move will enable FundKite to expand its services beyond offering capital to merchants by providing them with a one-stop processing and financing shop, the company says. In …

Under pressure from the European Commission, Apple Inc. agreed Thursday to open the contactless-payment technology in its iPhone for payments on wallets from outside developers. The agreement follows two years of investigation by the regulator, which has argued the exclusion of rival wallets from using the iPhone’s near-field communication chip …

Companies that can make immediate worker payouts are poised to outcompete those that can’t. Personalization in banking and financial management is critical. Today, customers have high expectations for a cohesive financial experience, and the banks and companies that refuse to adapt will certainly be left behind. According to a survey …

A new regulatory framework is coming to fintech. While none of the regulators has proposed a new rule yet, my prediction is that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will create a new regulation that will apply directly to fintechs. This will be done to address concerns that come from relying …

The contrast between the approach in the U.S. and that in Europe underscores the importance of competition and innovation. Many U.S.-domiciled payment networks are relevant, even dominant, globally, whereas few European payment systems are. Europe and the United States are both served by a patchwork of retail, peer-to-peer, and interbank …

Providing consumers more ways to pay and engage with merchants play key roles in driving consumer purchasing decisions, according to Fiserv Inc.’s Spring 2024 Carat Insights Report. One way for merchants to engage on a deeper level with consumers is to offer apps featuring loyalty and rewards programs and that …

Market pricing is preferable to legal settlements, which in turn are preferable to government regulation. Will the payments business ever learn that lesson? Many in the payments industry breathed a sigh of relief at Mastercard’s and Visa’s announcement in March of their landmark settlement of a longstanding antitrust suit over …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s victory at the Supreme Court last month answers for now the question of its constitutionality and may quiet the agency’s critics. But make no mistake: the CFPB remains a potent agent of federal power operating with an aggressive agenda. Indeed, some payments experts fear the …

Airlines face myriad challenges when it comes to improving their payment processes to drive bookings and support growth, according to a report from omnichannel payments and digital-commerce platform provider CellPoint Digital. The two leading payments challenges facing airlines are a lack of alternative payment methods and regional forms of payment, …

Despite the growing popularity of digital wallets, the vast majority of consumers prefer to pay with their debit card at the point of sale, according to research from J.D. Power. Some 72% of consumers surveyed by Power physically use their debit card at the point of sale or enter their …