Ramping up marketing spend and integrating Cash App, Afterpay, and Square should put it in a stronger position in 2025
The POS provider achieved this milestone despite slowing growth due to intense competition
The solution will let the network capitalize on the quickly expanding creator economy
Partnering with a major BNPL player like Klarna could help Mastercard catch up to Visa’s head start
Exclusive experiences like this are helping Amex to win over millennials and Gen Zers
The two are moving ahead with integration plans as they remain optimistic the deal will pass its final hurdles
Many large banks are watering down or removing online references to DEI in a polarized environment.
About one-third of US small businesses charge customers to accept card payments. Bigger retailers doing the same could hurt issuers
The credit card recovery is progressing—if more slowly than anticipated
The bank will start blocking more transactions that originate from social media
We examine rebranding best practices that bring customers along on the journey.
Adoption will spike by 82.1% from 2024 to 2026—but from a very low base. This translates to only 2.6% of the population using cryptocurrency payments in 2026, affirming its status as a nascent-stage payment option.