"This paper examines the level of a wholesale price-the interchange fee-typically set by a payment card network that influences the distribution of acceptance costs and benefits incurred or received by merchants and consumers."
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Elon Musk’s X to Offer Investment and Trading in “Super App” Push
"X chief executive Linda Yaccarino has said that users will 'soon' be able to make investments or trades on the social media platform, as she outlined a push into financial services in owner Elon Musk’s quest to build an 'everything app'."
Alipay+ Launches World’s First Smart Glasses-Embedded Payment Solution
"After Alipay debuted a smart glasses payment solution with Rokid in China, Alipay+, the unified wallet gateway service under Ant International, announced the Alipay+ smart glasses-embedded payment solution for global e-wallets. In collaboration with Meizu, a global...
Shift4 to Acquire Australian Payments Leader Smartpay
"Smartpay sells tailored payment solutions through an extensive distribution network across Australia and New Zealand, supporting a diverse base of more than 40,000 merchants in the region. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to...
Circle and Fiserv Announce Strategic Collaboration to Power Stablecoin Payments Across Financial Ecosystems
"This collaboration will bring together Circle’s comprehensive stablecoin platform, including its regulated USDC infrastructure and Circle Payments Network, with Fiserv’s digital banking and payment capabilities. The initiative aims to equip banks and fintechs...
Fiserv and PayPal Expand Partnership to Advance Stablecoin Payments
"Fiserv and PayPal today announced that they are partnering to build future interoperability between FIUSD and PayPal USD (PYUSD), to allow consumers and businesses to move funds domestically and internationally. Combining the global reach of Fiserv and PayPal across...
Disney Plans Virtual ‘Concession Stand,’ ‘Storefronts’ for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Streamers
"Choosing a Marvel, Star Wars or FX program when surfing Hulu or Disney+? Pretty easy. Adding shopping into the mix? Not always so. Disney hopes to meld streaming and selecting by adding new virtual “storefronts” to its popular broadband venues that will allow viewers...
Samsung Rolls Out NFC P2P Payments in the US
"Samsung Galaxy owners in the US can now transfer funds directly to a contact’s bank account by just tapping their two phones together — or by simply bringing the recipient’s contactless bank card into close proximity. “Samsung Wallet’s new feature, Tap to Transfer,...
FTC Fines Payment-Processor Paddle $5 Million for Alleged Support of Schemes
"Paddle.com Market, a U.K.-based payment processor, and its subsidiary, Paddle.com, Inc., will pay $5 million and be permanently banned from processing payments for tech-support telemarketers, said the Federal Trade Commission this week. The FTC alleged that Paddle...