John Adams

The buy now/pay later firm, which reports earnings Thursday, has inked deals with Worldpay to expand potential borrowers and with New York Life to obtain more capital for future lending.

The Swedish institution is adding savings accounts to its signature buy now/pay later service as it plots an IPO. Analysts say it will be a struggle to go against U.S. institutions.

Shared services organizations PSCU and Co-op Solutions are offering post-purchase buy now/pay later loans, with the goal of reaching consumers who are concerned about managing their credit.

The company says young consumers, steady credit quality and a robust travel recovery will offset a weaker economy for small businesses.

JPMorgan Chase and Discover are among the firms developing new technology to allow more people to shop from behind the wheel.

The buy now/pay later lender posted larger-than-expected losses, and following its layoffs it will deemphasize products with an uncertain short-term outlook, such as crypto trading.

The card network sees digital payment opportunities and upside from China's reopening, but inflation and the slower pace of travel spending could slow growth.

The companies, which reach thousands of merchants, recently launched environmental programs that use a network effect to cut carbon emissions.

Sometimes the right worker has the wrong skills. The card network's lab in Chicago is hiring people with general technology expertise, then training them for specific tasks.

The cloud retail firm NewStore is an early adopter of the tech giant's iPhone payment acceptance service, which some see as a step toward eliminating dedicated checkout lanes altogether.

A more active Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, competition from Big Tech and sanctions on Russia are combining to make compliance a much larger concern than in the past, according to legal experts who spoke at American Banker's Payments Forum.

Now that JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Capital One and others offer the alternative credit option, the startups that created this market are adding products to cement their hold on consumers and merchants.

The tech entrepreneur has been increasingly focused on Bitcoin, a key growth area for the payments company he co-founded.

The bank, which helped launch the real-time network for peer-to-peer payments, is trying to duplicate that success by helping corporate clients process certain transactions instantly with wholesale partners and, in some cases, retail customers.

Western central banks trying to develop sovereign cryptocurrency models face pushback from lawmakers and other obstacles, while the digital yuan has a much clearer path.

A growing number of companies like Klarna, Sezzle and Circle let consumers split large purchases into smaller transactions paid over time. But they say they need to offer more than one product to set themselves apart and build customer loyalty.

More than 97% of venture backing goes go white-owned startups. Firms like Mendoza Ventures, Chingona Ventures and MaC Venture Capital are stepping in to support underserved entrepreneurs.

The race to provide coronavirus relief for small businesses is opening new routes to fund payments, including underused credit lines.