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Retailers Object to $200 Billion Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement 

April 28, 2026
FinTech Land Grab Intensifies as Deal-Making Rewires Platforms
Acquisitions // April 27, 2026

Recent FinTech dealmaking has been marked by firms pursuing acquisitions that extend control across payments, data, incentives and settlement. The strategies are arcing toward determining how transactions are created and how they are completed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

France’s CB Payments Network Aims to Take on Visa/Mastercard in EU
Global Payments // April 19, 2026

French payments network CB reportedly hopes to lead a Europe-based campaign against Visa and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Lobster.cash Teams With Mastercard to Secure Agentic Card Transactions
Partnerships // April 16, 2026

Lobster.cash, a payments solution for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, has joined forces with Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Mastercard Sees Trust and Rail Convergence Shaping Commercial Payments
B2B Payments // April 10, 2026

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Mastercard Sees Trust and Rail Convergence Shaping Commercial Payments

April 10, 2026
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Virtual Cards Bring Flexibility to SMB Payments Stuck in the Past

March 31, 2026
Business payments are poised for modernization as the entrenched position of cash and checks will be whittled down by digital, flexibility methods of small business payments. Get the Full Story...

Fragmented Payments Data Is Giving Fraudsters the Upper Hand

March 26, 2026
Watch more: Virtual Roundtable With Trulioo’s Kiran Kumar and Mastercard’s Kurt Weiss Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Mastercard Buys BVNK in $1.8 Billion Bet on Stablecoin Settlement

March 17, 2026
There’s a fundamental flaw in how many observers view the stablecoin boom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Quick Reads
Retailers Object to $200 Billion Visa-Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement 

April 28, 2026
Retail groups are reportedly fighting a proposed $200 billion antitrust settlement against Visa and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from […]

France’s CB Payments Network Aims to Take on Visa/Mastercard in EU

April 19, 2026
French payments network CB reportedly hopes to lead a Europe-based campaign against Visa and Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Lobster.cash Teams With Mastercard to Secure Agentic Card Transactions

April 16, 2026
Lobster.cash, a payments solution for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, has joined forces with Mastercard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mastercard Explores Divestiture of Nets Real-Time Payments Unit

March 27, 2026
Mastercard is reportedly looking to divest much of the real-time payments business it acquired from Denmark’s Nets Group in 2019, marking a significant strategic pivot away from certain European instant...