News From the Wire

16:54:05 (UTC) 04-18-2025

Wirex a finalist at ICA Compliance Awards Europe 2025

16:51:58 (UTC) 04-18-2025

LumApps unveils new brand identity, strategic positioning

16:49:31 (UTC) 04-18-2025

Tyger Capital, Credgenics aim to redefine collections management

16:47:09 (UTC) 04-18-2025

Trace Finance joins Borderless.xyz network

16:45:17 (UTC) 04-18-2025

California Coast CU, San Diego County CU intend to merge

16:43:26 (UTC) 04-18-2025

PayPal, TerraPay expand access to cross-border payments

16:41:29 (UTC) 04-18-2025

eBay, Checkout.com form global payment acquiring partnership

16:39:09 (UTC) 04-18-2025

ProNovos, Viva Capital launch of QuickPay



Breaking News

Friday, April 18, 2025

Global, FIS, trade places

Global Payments and Fidelity Information Services just disclosed a set of agreements that have the effect of swapping out business specialties. Specifically, Global is divesting its Issuer Solutions business, selling it to FIS for $13.5 billion, and it is acquiring Worldpay from GTCR and FIS for a net purchase price of $22.7 billion, or a total value of $24.25 billion, including $1.55 billion of anticipated tax assets.

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Online Edition – Issue 25:04:01

Secrets of payments industry resilience - Part 2

Through the years, the payments industry has faced numerous curve balls—recessions, disruptive startups and technologies, data breaches, major lawsuits, and onerous legislation, for example. Every time, we've collectively risen to the challenges to not merely stay afloat but to adapt, innovate and thrive.

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Community Voices

This week's featured contributor:

Bank Associates Merchant Services

Bank Associates Merchant Services

Knowing that a square peg will never be happy in a round hole, New York-based payment processor BAMS aims to ensure that merchants and agents are offered the right choices for their unique use cases when selecting their processing platform, consumer acceptance methods, and gateway solutions.

Merchant Sales Podcast

Merchant Sales Podcast

April 11th, 2025

Is Payments Eating Software?

We often hear that software is eating payments—but what if it’s the other way around? This week, James Shepherd sits down with Dustin Magaziner of PayBright to explore how payments companies and ISOs are uniquely positioned to form strategic partnerships with software providers. They dive into a recent deal and share predictions for where the industry is headed. Then, Rich Norton delivers another round of practical sales tips from the field. Finally, James and Patti Murphy bring you the latest Today in Payments segment, covering four major news stories that are shaping the future of the industry.

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