26 July 2023 Upgrade buys BNPL firm Uplift for $100M The deal, Upgrade's first acquisition, more than doubles the neobank's customer base by adding 3
25 July 2023 PayPal deepens Microsoft partnership In an expansion of a prior tie, software colossus Microsoft will increase the ways customers can use PayPal tools to purchase goods and services
25 July 2023 Visa CEO bashes surcharges “It's not a great customer experience,” Visa CEO Ryan McInerney said of merchant surcharges, while speaking on an earnings webcast Tuesday
24 July 2023 Amex pays $15M OCC penalty The card issuer paid the fine for failing to properly monitor a third-party affiliate and in connection with its courting of small business clients, the agency said
23 July 2023 Will payments M&A pick up after slow start? Despite a flurry of payments acquisitions recently, deal activity was slow in the first half of the year and some factors are still suppressing M&A
24 July 2023 Apple Pay Later makes gains: survey Apple Pay Later is gaining traction with consumers after a rollout earlier this year, according to a survey from JD Power
23 July 2023 Payments venture funding skids Venture capital interest in payments startups plunged in the second quarter, according to a CB Insights report