Block reaches $964M DOJ pact

The company would pay $764 million of the amount in the agreement to resolve U.S. charges that its anti-money laundering program was ineffective.

By Justin Bachman • Nov. 4, 2026

Truist expands merchant tools to boost value

The super-regional rolled out a faster onboarding experience and added insights for business owners, said Chris Ward, head of enterprise payments.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 3, 2026

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Fraud and AML in banking

Regulators have trained their sights on new targets in the fight against fraud and money laundering. Banks and credit unions, too, are refreshing their strategies.

By Banking Dive staff

Bilt tackles sports loyalty with $300M deal

The rent-rewards platform aims to stretch beyond housing payments and credit cards with an acquisition of Lava, a technology firm that focuses on sports loyalty.

By Dan Ennis • Nov. 3, 2026

[Podcast] From Fragmentation to Infrastructure: The Lasting Value of Modernizing Insurance Payments

Explore how modernizing and unifying insurance payments helps insurers reduce costs, improve customer experiences, and build a foundation for long-term growth.

By Banking Dive's studioID • Oct. 29, 2026

Elavon CEO: Trust, not speed, will rule in agentic commerce

Safety and soundness are paramount as the agentic commerce trend unfurls, and mobile wallet Paze is “ready to do pilots,” said Wally Mlynarski, CEO of the U.S. Bank subsidiary.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 29, 2026

Paze sets big targets after revamp

The wallet’s bank owners are battling Apple and PayPal with an extensive marketing push, touting it as a more secure payment method.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 22, 2026

Stablecoin startups advance payments

Entrepreneurs embracing the digital assets are pushing payments modernization forward, and bringing incumbents along too.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 13, 2026

JPMorgan rounds up payments partners

The biggest U.S. bank has been leveraging relationships to better integrate software and keep up with industry trends, among other purposes.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 12, 2026

The rate turn just put 2 years of margin recovery back in play

The rate environment is shifting. Here's what community institutions need to watch.

By Ryan Ohendalski • Oct. 12, 2026

Top bank conferences to attend in 2027

Connecting with peers and competitors may offer the gut-check that banking leaders need so they can innovate in a way that lets customers and shareholders both prosper.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 6, 2026

Why Fiserv pivoted on FIUSD

The payments processor had planned to issue its own stablecoin, FIUSD, by last year, but the strategy shifted for multiple reasons.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 5, 2026

How Stripe, Zerohash alums are looking to speed international payments

Startup Latitude Global pitches faster, cheaper cross-border payments by sending them on modern stablecoin rails.

By Justin Bachman • Oct. 2, 2026

Stripe swallows Parafin

The payments processor is buying an embedded financing company that caters to small businesses, in its second acquisition in as many months.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 1, 2026

Fiserv’s stablecoin system starts

The payments processor’s system for hosting digital currencies is up and running, with North Dakota’s stablecoin the first digital asset to go live.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 1, 2026

Stripe alums spark new payments plays

The digital processor has become a founders’ factory with former employees seeding startups across the fintech field.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 28, 2026

Moov adds P2P competition

Using Mastercard and Visa’s digital infrastructure, the tool facilitates peer-to-peer payments without requiring both parties to have the same app.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 24, 2026

Adyen snaps up Klarna CFO

Niclas Neglén will begin at the Dutch payments processing firm Feb. 1. The move gives Adyen a permanent successor to Ethan Tandowsky, the company’s previous CFO, who left Aug. 31.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 22, 2026

OCC conditionally approves 3 national trust charters

Bastion Platforms Trust Co., Agora National Trust Bank and Catena Trust Bank applied for charters in March, April and May, respectively.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 21, 2026

Cross-border payments market heats up

Technological innovation has enabled fintechs to carve out a beachhead in cross-border payments, but banks still have cards to play.

By Peter Lucas • Sept. 21, 2026

Brazil’s Nubank launches in the US

The debut, ahead of full OCC approval but through a partner bank, coincides with the rollout of a multicurrency digital account for cross-border transactions.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 15, 2026

Circle to buy Tazapay for $400M

Tazapay and Circle first forged a partnership last year, and according to CEO Jeremy Allaire, they “share a deep alignment.” Circle was the lead investor in Tazapay’s Series B funding last year.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 9, 2026

TabaPay eyes OCC charter with Denver bank deal

The money movement platform, which once sought to buy Synapse’s assets, received a $155 million investment to pursue Transact Bank.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 2, 2026

Stablecoins lose ground to tokenized deposits

While the digital currencies have gained some acceptance, there is a growing interest by financial institutions in tokenized deposits as an alternative.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 2, 2026

Wells, BofA, Citi back upcoming stablecoin

Goldman Sachs, PNC and Capital One are also among 21 financial institutions partnering on an asset expected to go to market early next year.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 1, 2026

RTP gears up for international reach

BNY and other banks are preparing for a pilot next year that will stretch the real-time payments network across borders.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 26, 2026