How PayPal may benefit Stripe

The digital payments startup has reportedly made a bid for a stake in its older predecessor, potentially creating a massive processor.

By Lynne Marek • July 15, 2026

Fintech Bottomline offers stablecoin-friendly CFO suite

The company is betting stablecoins will gain traction across corporate payment, treasury and liquidity workflows.

By Alexei Alexis • July 14, 2026

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Fraud and AML in banking

Regulators are refocusing on fraud. Banks are putting more cash toward the issue and empowering employees to fight. That fight is paying off in customer retention.

By Banking Dive staff

FedNow advances over hurdles

The Federal Reserve’s instant payments system is adding banks and accounts, but building more use cases to spur uptake remains a challenge.

By Lynne Marek • July 13, 2026

Cash App triggers $45M settlement

Block misled consumers about the safety of using the financial app and failed to help users who were fraud victims, 46 states alleged.

By Justin Bachman • July 9, 2026

Fiserv president exits

As Stripe alum Dhivya Suryadevara announced her resignation Tuesday, Fiserv elevated two executives.

By Lynne Marek • July 8, 2026

Klarna applies for ILC charter

CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski called a U.S. banking license a "natural next step, giving customers tools to borrow responsibly and build financial confidence."

By Lynne Marek • July 7, 2026

U.S. Bank pursues Gen Z with payments-first strategy

By treating payments as the entry point to banking relationships, the Minneapolis-based lender is cultivating a low-cost funding base in a fiercely competitive deposit environment, said executive Arijit Roy.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 7, 2026

Nuvei names new C-suite executives

The Canadian company that just bought New York-based Payoneer remade its C-suite, and is doubling down on agentic commerce.

By Lynne Marek • July 6, 2026

Ex-Bolt executive lands new post

The checkout company’s former CEO has become president of the Australian merchant services firm Hello Clever.

By Lynne Marek • July 6, 2026

Ramp elevates CTO to co-CEO

“If you know us, this won’t feel like a change,” wrote Eric Glyman of fellow co-founder Karim Atiyeh’s move to the top of the fintech.

By Dan Ennis • July 1, 2026

Klarna wins $2B Google antitrust case

A Swedish court ruled Wednesday that the tech giant had violated antitrust laws in price comparison, harming a Klarna-owned European competitor.

By Justin Bachman • July 1, 2026

Banks, card networks, fintechs partner on ‘low-cost’ stablecoin

More than 140 businesses, including BNY, Visa and Coinbase, lent their backing to a digital asset launched Tuesday by Open Standard, a consortium led by Bridge CEO Zach Abrams.

By Dan Ennis • July 1, 2026

Lawmakers spar over payment rails

House members on Wednesday debated the Payments Access and Consumer Efficiency Act, which would expand Federal Reserve services access.

By Lynne Marek • June 25, 2026

[Podcast] Payments: The connective tissue of insurance

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June 25, 2026

JPMorgan, BofA, others challenge the BNPL space

Buy now, pay later players, including Klarna and Affirm, are facing more competition as financial institutions begin offering installment payment options.

By Justin Bachman • June 18, 2026

Nuvei to buy Payoneer for $2.75B

The Canadian payments processor will acquire the New York City-based company to create a bigger cross-border payments player.

By Lynne Marek • June 15, 2026

Pagaya sues Klarna over alleged trade secret misappropriation

The BNPL firm’s objective was to “absorb Pagaya’s trade secrets, use them to build its own competing capabilities, and cut Pagaya out,” the underwriting fintech alleged.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 10, 2026

Klarna dives deeper into banking

The buy now, pay later provider is debuting a high-yield savings account to lure more people away from banks and into its ecosystem.

By Justin Bachman • June 9, 2026

Nubank, Adyen see CFO transitions

Longtime Visa executive Rob Livingston will take the finance reins of the Brazilian neobank July 13. Meanwhile, Dutch payments processor Adyen CFO Ethan Tandowsky is leaving the company Aug. 31.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris , Maura Webber Sadovi • June 3, 2026

Bitcoin Depot files for bankruptcy as crypto ATMs go offline

Alex Holmes, who has led the company since March, cited “stringent compliance obligations” from states, increasing litigation and tougher transaction limits.

By Daniel Muñoz • May 20, 2026

Trump order seeks to open Fed rails

The administration mandated a review of how the Federal Reserve and other agencies can aid fintech firms through greater central bank access.

By Justin Bachman • May 20, 2026

Designing digital banking experiences that win Gen Z and millennial loyalty

Empowering financial institutions to connect with Gen Z demands crafting an holistic experience that caters to their evolving expectations, behaviors and lifestyles.

By Sarah Lambert • May 18, 2026

Dive Deposits: Affirm’s AI stance runs counter to trend

While some fintechs are content to do more with less through AI, BNPL platform Affirm simply aims to do more, as its top execs eschew human layoffs in favor of artificial intelligence.

By Dan Ennis • May 13, 2026

Kraken parent boosts card capabilities in $600M Reap acquisition

The deal, set to close in the second half of this year, opens Payward’s pathway to the Asia-Pacific region.

By Dan Ennis • May 8, 2026

Adyen to buy German loyalty platform Talon.One for $876M

The deal will let the Dutch fintech connect a shopper’s online and in-store interactions so promotions and pricing can be adjusted midstream.

By Dan Ennis • April 28, 2026