PayPal Seeks Bank Charter to Take Small Business Lending In-House
PayPal has filed an application for a bank charter to expand and strengthen its lending services to small businesses. The...
Visa’s Stablecoin Advisory Practice Aims to Open Up the Market
With its own stablecoin business gaining momentum, Visa is launching a new advisory service aimed at helping banks, credit unions,...
Payments Simplicity Is Still Key for Most Shoppers
Despite the inroads made by digital wallets and agentic commerce, shoppers still turn to the simplest and most convenient ways...
Three Small Business Trends That Banks Can Hop On in 2026
When it comes to banking services directed at small businesses, the playing field is always changing, providing opportunities for those...
BRICS Moves Forward on a Common Currency for Cross-Border
The BRICS group of nations is moving forward with plans for a shared currency for internal trade, potentially launching as...
As Guest Checkout Gains Popularity, Merchants Seek to Keep It Secure
Guest checkout at retail websites remains hugely popular—so much so that even shoppers who already have accounts are still more...
Ransomware Payments Dwindle as Governments Fight Back
While ransomware remains a billion-dollar problem, total payments actually declined between 2023 and 2024, according to a data from the...
Keeping Up with the Most Dangerous Fraud Trends of 2026
As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, so do the scams criminals use to prey on unwitting victims. The new 2026 Fraud...
Are Stablecoins Weakening Emerging-Market Currencies?
The lion’s share of cross-border stablecoin transactions now flow from advanced economies into emerging nations—a shift that may be undermining...
Visa to Build a Payments Ecosystem in Syria
After more than a decade of war and sanctions that left the nation’s financial system largely frozen, Visa will begin...
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