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Curated headlines from across the payments industry, grouped by region. Every item links straight to the original publisher — we carry the headline and the source, nothing more.
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Yesterday
ByteDance Lands $29.6 Billion Loan to Fuel AI Advances
PYMNTS12h agoUS
92% of Health Providers Want Patients to Prepay
PYMNTS12h agoUS
Iran War Puts New Pressure on Banks to Police Transactions
PYMNTS13h agoUS
Anthropic Said to Postpone IPO to Just Before Midterms
PYMNTS14h agoUS
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Halloween Is Coming Early and Bringing AI With It
PYMNTS2d agoUS
Zambia: Mobile Money Opened Doors. Fintech Has to Go Further
The Fintech Times2d agoAfrica
Friday, September 4, 2026
Williams-Sonoma’s AI Assistant Triples Shopper Purchases
PYMNTS3d agoUS
ECB Explores Instant Payment Link With Brazil’s Pix
PYMNTS3d agoEurope
CFO Caution Creates an Opening for Bolder Competitors
PYMNTS3d agoUS
800 AI Agents Now Run GE Appliances’ Factory Floor
PYMNTS3d agoUS
Thursday, September 3, 2026
nCino Expands Buyback as AI Demand Supports Growth
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Stablecoins This Week: Building the Market’s Visa and Mastercard Layer
PYMNTS4d agoUSvisamastercard
Google Brings Conversational AI Search to Gmail
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Nscale Inks $3.5 Billion Deal With Robotics Firm Figure
PYMNTS4d agoUS
OpenReserve Gets Nod to Launch ‘Bank That Never Closes’
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Revolut Gets Conditional OCC OK for US Banking Charter
PYMNTS4d agoUS
FIS Debuts Embedded Finance Platform Geared Toward Banks
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Walmart Teams With Dunkin’ to Expand Restaurant Delivery
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Seel Lets Shoppers Sell What Stores Won’t Take Back
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Suppliers Put Payment Acceptance to Work
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Nasdaq Verafin Takes the Fraud Fight to the Dark Web
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Credit Union Card Loyalty Pays Off in Deposits
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Debit Dominates as Low-Income Consumers Guard Cash Flow
PYMNTS4d agoUS
Digital Sales Give Small Businesses a Map for Growth
PYMNTS4d agoUS
72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
PYMNTS4d agoMiddle East
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
X Replaces Stripe With X Money for US Creator Payouts
PYMNTS5d agoUS
AI Could Make Small Trade Loans Pay Off Again
PYMNTS5d agoUS
Google Escapes Forced Breakup of AdX Marketplace
PYMNTS5d agoUS
FNBO Expands Westward by Buying Denver’s InBank
PYMNTS5d agoUS
OpenPayd Secures 43 US Licenses Ahead of Nasdaq Listing
PYMNTS5d agoUS
The FTC Is Coming for AI’s Honesty Problem
PYMNTS5d agoUS
Uber Cutting 10% of Staff to Shift Spending to Robotaxis
PYMNTS5d agoUS
EMVCo Proposes Intent Layer for Agentic Card Payments
PYMNTS5d agoUS
British Banks Increasingly Using Higher-Risk Assets as Collateral
PYMNTS5d agoEurope
Google Debuts AI-Powered Image Creation Tool
PYMNTS5d agoUS
56% of Consumers Have Faced a False Payment Decline
PYMNTS5d agoUS
CFOs Forecast Better When Finance Sees More
PYMNTS5d agoUS
Jack Henry falls victim to ransomware attack
Finextra5d agoEurope
Block opens up its Cash App Score to other lenders
Finextra5d agoEurope
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Incore Bank’s AI Hits 99% Accuracy on KYC Checks
PYMNTS5d agoUS
Fifth Third Introduces Card Aimed at Debt Consolidation
PYMNTS6d agoUS
IKEA Cuts Prices in Europe as Cost of Living Pressures Persist
PYMNTS6d agoEurope
ChatGPT Ads Hit $1 Billion Faster Than Google Ever Did
PYMNTS6d agoUS
Block Lets Lenders Access Cash App Credit Insights
PYMNTS6d agoUS
Digital Onboarding launches AI-native business intelligence agent for banks
Finextra6d agoEurope
Ethena Debuts Crypto-Centric Neobank Ethena Pay
PYMNTS6d agoUS
Binance Expands TradFi Portfolio With Stock Options
PYMNTS6d agoUS
The Hardest Job in Logistics Is Going to Robots
PYMNTS6d agoUS
ChatGPT Facing Dual Regulatory Regimes Under New EU Designation
PYMNTS6d agoEurope
Embedded Payments Emerge as a FinTech M&A Target
PYMNTS6d agoUS
Vertice AI launches growth engine for financial institutions
Finextra6d agoEurope
Visa Debuts Enhanced Version of A2A Fraud Prevention Tool
PYMNTS6d agoUSvisa
Capitolis appoints Murugan Manickam as CTO
Finextra6d agoEurope
The Dos and Don'ts for Leveraging AI for Self-directed Investors
Finextra6d agoEurope
Felix Pago Raises $200 Million to Push Past Remittances
PYMNTS6d agoUS
Engageware appoints CFO, CTO and CPO
Finextra6d agoEurope
Lenvi launches verification software to protect against double pledging fraud
Finextra6d agoEurope
UK bond Consolidated Tape reaches 100% market coverage
Finextra6d agoEurope
Amazon Pharmacy and Solv Team on Faster Drug Delivery
PYMNTS6d agoUS
IPipeline completes Origo acquisition
Finextra6d agoEurope
SBI Holdings acquires 20% stake in Indonesian trading app Ajaib
Finextra6d agoAsia
Canadian fintech investment down by 40% over H1
Finextra6d agoEurope
Stripe moves into LegalTech with Clerky acquisition
Finextra6d agoEurope
LSEG collaborates with Payward on tokenised stocks project
Finextra6d agoEurope
Petwealth Uses AI to Turn Pet Lab Results Into Action
PYMNTS6d agoUS
Summer Expenses Will Follow 77% of Gen Z Into Fall
PYMNTS6d agoUS
57% of Firms Find Payment Fraud After Settlement
PYMNTS6d agoUS
du Pay Launches Flexi Cash Loan for UAE Residents up to AED 5,000
The Fintech Times6d agoMiddle East
Retail Investing Opens Up to AI Assistants
PYMNTS6d agoUS
Singapore commits S$220m to fintech innovation
Finextra6d agoAsia
Monday, August 31, 2026
Next Phase of ISO 20022 Stalled by Corporate Data Gaps
PYMNTS7d agoUS
Apple Veteran Phil Schiller Exits App Store Role
PYMNTS7d agoUS
OpenAI Lets Some Customers Pay Only When AI Performs
PYMNTS7d agoUS
OpenAI Says Ad Business Reaches $1 Billion Run Rate
PYMNTS7d agoUS
Tariff Refunds Help Retailers Bring Down Prices
PYMNTS7d agoUS
AI Opens a New Distribution Channel for Credit
PYMNTS7d agoUS
Allica Bank makes European push with Swedish license application
Finextra7d agoEurope
ChatGPT Faces Greater Regulatory Oversight by EU
PYMNTS7d agoEurope
Premium Credit Card Users Find Rewards Tougher to Tap
PYMNTS7d agoUS
U.S. Bank expands business banking roster
Banking Dive7d agoUS
AI Agents Help Treasurers Move Faster
PYMNTS7d agoUS
Why Merchants Save Their Best Offers for Checkout
PYMNTS7d agoUS
82% of Fast-Growing Firms Demand Flexible Credit
PYMNTS7d agoUS
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Dormant Crypto Wallets Begin Moving Millions in Bitcoin
PYMNTS8d agoUS
Nium Debuts USDC Funding for Client Payouts
PYMNTS8d agoUS
Samsung Adds QR Payment Feature to South African Digital Wallets
PYMNTS8d agoAfrica
Affirm CEO Sees Greater BNPL Demand as Gas Prices Climb
PYMNTS8d agoUS
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026
OCC Rewrites Enforcement Playbook to Focus on Big Bank Risks
PYMNTS10d agoUS
Banks Turn to AI to Stop Overstocking ATMs
PYMNTS10d agoUS
ChatGPT Now Helps You Pick a Credit Card
PYMNTS10d agoUS
Microsoft Puts 25 AI Agents to Work on Supply Chain Costs
PYMNTS10d agoUS