The Debit Divide: Courts, Cards, and Change
by Patti Murphy on September 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In this week's edition of Today in Payments, Patti Murphy and James Shepherd unpack the growing legal battle over debit card caps, as conflicting rulings from Kentucky and North Dakota courts set the stage for a potential Supreme Court case. They also cover Discover’s proposed settlem …
Fees, Friction, and the Future of Spend
by Patti Murphy on September 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This week’s Today in Payments covers merchants ramping up their use of digital wallets, growing backlash over surcharging, new momentum behind the Credit Card Competition Act, and cautious but steady consumer spending trends revealed in Fiserv’s latest Small Business Index.
Debit Rails Go Green
by Patti Murphy on September 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This week’s Today in Payments covers Fiserv opening its debit network to cannabis shops, state AGs pressing payments firms on deepfake porn, slowing credit card growth as debit and BNPL rise, and small businesses embracing embedded payments.