PayPal Holdings Inc. reported encouraging growth early Tuesday but left some analysts questioning how long that expansion can continue as the company concentrates on its branded growth initiatives. “Branded checkout is our number-one priority,” chief executive Alex Chriss told equity analysts on a call to discuss the company’s fourth-quarter earnings. “We’re …

The pending $35.3-billion merger of Capital One and Discover has concentrated minds in the payments industry for nearly a year, but perhaps nowhere so much as at Mastercard Inc. That became apparent early Thursday as equity analysts quizzed the card network’s top brass about the combination’s potential impact on Mastercard, …

The fintech Codego Ltd. has launched its Cryptogateway software, which enables merchants in 33 countries to accept cross-border in-person and e-commerce transactions in cryptocurrency and receive the funds in fiat money in an IBAN account. IBAN accounts are typically used to hold funds arising from cross-border transactions. The new service, which works …

Canada-based processor Nuvei Corp. announced early Monday it has closed on its acquisition of Paywiser Japan Ltd., a deal that will expand Nuvei’s position in the Asia-Pacific market. The deal, which includes Paywiser’s acquiring license, will connect Nuvei to merchants in Japan through direct acquiring capabilities. It also includes links …

Top executives at American Express Co. early Friday celebrated the final quarter of what they said was a year to remember. “We delivered record revenue, record net income, and new records in many categories,” including all-time-high cardholder spending, AmEx chief executive Steve Squeri told equity analysts during a conference call …

Fiserv Inc. early Thursday announced Michael P. Lyons will take over as chief executive at Fiserv Inc., replacing Frank Bisginano. Lyons, who is also taking on the office of president at the Milwaukee-based company, arrives from PNC Financial Services Group, a Fiserv client, where he was president and a key …

As 2025 begins to unfold, some experts and network providers are beginning to think the year could see a breakthrough for stablecoins, the digital currency generated by a blockchain but with a value tied to a national currency, such as the dollar. That link allows users to deploy digital dollars, …

Verione on Thursday unveiled a new line of payments devices that observers say represent a a sweeping effort by the 44-year-old company to establish a leading position in fast-moving markets like point of sale, mobile POS, and biometric authentication. The product launch includes a new set of point-of-sale devices available …

Consumers and businesses are embracing instant payments at a fast clip, even as volume growth makes double-digit increases harder to maintain. And while businesses account for a large portion of dollar volume, most of those blink-of-an-eye transactions involve consumers, says The Clearing House Payments Co., which early Wednesday released the …

The payments industry is heading into the new year with a significant question mark hanging over its head: What does it mean that the massive social network X is apparently planning to launch a payments network? Little is known so far about the initiative. A New Year’s Eve post on …