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Payments Dive

U.S. industry trade / politically neutral

Owned byIndustry Dive, a subsidiary of Informa TechTarget (itself part of Informa plc, a London-based British publishing and events conglomerate)
FundingB2B advertising and sponsored content; companies pay to reach payments-industry decision-makers through the publication's network
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Payments Dive launched in March 2021, shortly after parent company Industry Dive acquired Mobile Payments Today, a trade newsletter founded in 2011 that covered mobile and digital payment technology. Industry Dive itself was founded in 2012 in Washington, D.C., by Sean Griffey, Ryan Willumson, and Eli Dickinson as a network of vertical B2B news sites serving specific industries. In 2019, private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Industry Dive, accelerating its growth. In July 2022, UK-based Informa plc purchased Industry Dive for approximately $525 million, making it part of a global information-services giant. In late 2024, Informa merged Industry Dive with TechTarget's digital properties to form Informa TechTarget, a large B2B data and media company. Throughout these ownership changes, Payments Dive has maintained an editorial focus on payments industry news—covering fraud, regulation, digital wallets, stablecoins, and banking technology—aimed at corporate decision-makers rather than general consumers. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it as 'least biased' with high factual reporting, consistent with its trade-press orientation.

Sources

  1. Industry Dive – Wikipedia
  2. About Us | Payments Dive
  3. Industry Dive acquires Mobile Payments Today
  4. Industry Dive to Be Acquired by Informa for $525 Million – SIIA
  5. Industry Dive Joins Informa TechTarget Combination
  6. PaymentsDive – Bias and Credibility | Media Bias/Fact Check
  7. Payments Dive: Contact Information, Journalists, and Overview | Muck Rack

Profile compiled 2026-07-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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