Mastercard Buys BVNK for Stablecoin Infrastructure
The BVNK deal, which is valued at up to $1.80 billion, is the largest stablecoin acquisition so far, topping the $1.10 billion that Stripe paid for Bridge in the first quarter of 2025.
Region: United States
Largest Merchant Acquirers in the US — 2025
The majority of purchase transactions were initiated by global brand and domestic-only credit, debit and prepaid cards. The global brands are American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa and UnionPay.
Fideo Identity Intelligence Platform Fights Fraud
ideo offers particularly strong assistance in fighting synthetic identity fraud because of its ability to spot anomalies.
Merchant Processing Fees in the United States — 2025
Credit, debit and prepaid cards issued in the US generated $12.498 trillion in purchase volume in 2025, up 5.0% from 2024.
Bank of America Expands Loyalty Program
There will be four tiers of membership in BofA Rewards. Based on the tier and their level of engagement, participants could realize from $150 to $4,000 in annual value.
FIS End-to-End Support for Agentic Commerce
Agentic commerce today involves a single transaction tied to a single payment card. FIS is preparing for 12 to 18 months from now when issuers will want to provide support for cardholders with multiple card and non-card payment options to maximize AI agent commerce.
Newland POS Terminals
The S90 provides up to a 15% longer battery lifespan versus older model Newland terminals and can support up to 30 days of standby time and 64 hours of continuous screen-on usage.
Consumer Direct ACH Payments — 2025
Added to FedACH and EPN network volumes is an estimated 7.00 billion transactions processed in-house by financial institutions when the recipient and the payor of an ACH item are customers of the same financial institution.
Top 50 US Mastercard and Visa Credit Card Issuers – 2025
Among the top 50 issuers ranked by outstanding credit card receivables were 15 credit unions.
Credit Card Issuance and Processing Deals — 2025
The 15 consumer card issuing business deals occurred in 8 countries. The monetary value for 11 is known. Those deals were valued at $3.85 billion.