Citizens Financial Group Inc.’s Citizens banking unit released a revised suite of credit cards, all bearing the Mastercard Inc. mark. Open banking technology provider Plaid Inc. launched Plaid Protect, what it calls a real-time fraud intelligence system that Plaid said can detect and prevent fraud beginning with a user’s first interaction with an app …
Read More »The CCCA Goes Into Limbo As a ‘Clean’ GENIUS Bill Advances
Efforts to attach the Durbin-Marshall Amendment to the proposed GENIUS Act, a bill to regulate stablecoins, have failed. The Senate moved late Wednesday to advance the stablecoin bill without any amendments. Efforts to attach the amendment, which is the latest version of the Credit Card Competition Act, to the GENIUS …
Read More »Eye on BNPL: Klarna Enlists Nift for Unique Offers; Dick’s Sporting Goods Renews Affirm
Buy now, pay later specialist Klarna AB is working with gift card platform Nift to boost customer engagement while retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods says it will renew its buy now, pay later deal with Affirm Inc. In the partnership announced Thursday with Nift, Klarna will be able to create gift …
Read More »BlueSnap On Board with FlightLogger and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/12/25
FlightLogger, a provider of software for flight training, has chosen BlueSnap Inc. as its payments provider globally. Gross proceeds to Circle Internet Group Inc. from its recent initial public offering came to $1.2 billion, a total that includes an agreement by underwriters to purchase an additional 5.1 million shares of Class A common stock …
Read More »Synchrony And OnePay Team Up for a Walmart Credit Card Program
OnePay, a New York City-based fintech, is partnering with Synchrony Financial to launch a credit card program for Walmart Inc. The program, which will debut in the fall, will offer a general-purpose Mastercard credit card and a private-label Walmart card. Walmart expects the deal to provide a better customer experience when …
Read More »PayPal’s Selfbook Integration and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/9/25
PayPal Holdings Inc. has formed an integration with Selfbook, an AI-based booking application for hotels, allowing customers who check out with PayPal and Venmo to get access to savings on hotel rates, PayPal says. DealerLogix, a provider of scheduling and payments software for automobile service departments, said it has been certified …
Read More »‘Buy Now, Pay Never’ Debuts for Crypto, While Circle Soars on Wall Street
As cryptocurrency such as stablecoins inch toward mainstream acceptance, some platforms are starting to adapt slogans borrowed from the established world of payments. In the latest example, a new San Francisco-based company called NeverPay announced early Friday a program called Buy Now, Pay Never, which it says will let users …
Read More »Battle Lines Harden Over a Proposed CCCA Amendment to the GENIUS Act
The Teamsters Union, along with labor unions in the retail and food-service sectors, sent a letter to Congress Wednesday supporting the Durbin Marhsall Amendment to the GENIUS Act, a bill to regulate stablecoins. The endorsement is the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over the Credit Card Competition Act, which …
Read More »Prizeout Launches Debit Rewards Program for Credit Unions
Prizeout, a fintech specializing in digital gift card payouts and cashback rewards, announced CashBack + Pay late Tuesday, a cashback program for debit card holders whose cards have been issued by credit unions. CashBack+ Pay gives credit union debit card holdings instant rewards averaging 6.8% of the transaction amount, the …
Read More »PayPal Credit Users To Get a Card for In-Store Use
Consumers with PayPal Credit accounts soon will be eligible for a new Mastercard Inc. branded card to use in store with their accounts. Announced Tuesday, the new card taps consumer credit lines in their PayPal Credit accounts, which are issued by Synchrony Financial. PayPal Credit accounts have been most associated …
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