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PayPal plans to fuel the expansion of its in-store payment system by using services from retail card loyalty and marketing company Alliance Data Systems.

IDT Payment Services, a subsidiary of IDT Corp., launched an international money transfer service to expand its Boss Revolution payment platform.

Developers with early access to the next version of the iOS operating system have discovered software support for a fingerprint scanner that could be built into an iPhone or iPad's home button, according to various reports.

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Visa and MasterCard may differ on their support of chip-and-PIN in the U.S., but they are of one mind in their approach to Australia.

Spanish banks' profits were gutted last year as they struggled with the bursting of a decade-long property bubble. On Thursday, a trio of Spanish banks again reported rising bad debts, although the rate of increase showed a slowdown in the second quarter.

Four Russians and a Ukrainian were charged in what prosecutors called the largest hacking and data breach scheme in U.S. history.

To combat the billions of dollars consumers lose in “gray charges,” or charges they are misled into paying, BillGuard has released an iOS mobile app.

Distressed homeowners are redefaulting in droves on loan modifications received through a government program, costing taxpayers billions and raising questions about the Treasury Department's oversight of mortgage servicers.

Groupon has modified its Breadcrumb POS mobile payments app to allow it to handle payments even when the wireless signal cuts out. It was no easy feat.

Citi Bike, a New York bike-rental initiative sponsored by Citigroup, disclosed a breach of payment card data.

The mortgage finance system is posting improved performance as the rate of new delinquencies across all sectors trends down, according to Fitch Ratings.

Banks face caps on the card fees they can collect on Visa Europe Ltd. and MasterCard Inc. transactions as the European Union seeks to slash charges imposed on retailers by 6 billion euros ($8 billion) a year.

QR codes, the two-dimensional bar codes used in many mobile wallets, are easy to deploy but can vary in their level of security.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a Texas man over claims he operated a Ponzi scheme involving Bitcoin, the virtual currency that has recently attracted investors including Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.

Cardlytics, which provides card-linked marketing technology, has hired Jim Morgan to be its chief financial officer, a new position.

Youth payments company Virtual Piggy will provide its services to Better The World Inc.'s FlipGive, a platform that connects companies to fundraising efforts.

A mobile security expert in Germany says he found a flaw in the encryption technology of some mobile phone SIM cards holding personal and payment details.

Citigroup is migrating its commercial card business in Turkey to its global platform, as the bank plots additional moves into Russia and other markets.

Speaking during a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week on National Security Agency surveillance, representatives of the Obama administration did not rule out expanding surveillance beyond phone calls, the Associated Press reports.