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
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.
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.
This week's featured contributor:
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.
April 11th, 2025
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.