Analytics

ExxonMobil has expanded the rewards program on its store-branded credit cards, to provide a larger discount on fuel sales.

The best customer prospects are specific individuals, so don't fall into the trap laid by surveys and articles that recommend a grand pitch to Generation Y as a marketing strategy.

Forced to find effective ways to authenticate customers, companies are evaluating physical biometrics for web passwords. But in the mad rush for alternatives to fight account takeover, could we be making the problem worse?

HSBC is testing a new money management app that uses push notifications to nudge customers into saving more and spending less.

The digitizing of payment transactions has become important enough at Visa and MasterCard to remain a top investment priority, even as the networks brace for the economic fallout of collapsing oil prices and volatile stock markets.

MasterCard Inc., the second-largest U.S. payments network, said fourth-quarter profit rose 11 percent as consumer card spending climbed.

Many people in the payments industry believe stolen payment card industry data will diminish in its black market value as EMV approaches ubiquity across U.S. retailers. That's not the case.

Splitit has expanded its interest-free installment payments technology to health care providers, enabling their patients to receive instant approval to finance health care costs through their Visa or MasterCard credit cards on file.

Discover Financial Services reported a slowdown in growth in its credit card business but vowed to take steps to reverse the trend.

Wendy’s Co., the third-biggest U.S. burger chain, is investigating reports of unusual activity with payment cards used at some of its 5,700 domestic locations.