Bailey Reutzel

Another digital wallet is coming to the U.S. — but it's taking the scenic route.

Jumio is launching a mobile version of Netverify, an application that allows businesses to authenticate customers' identities.

St. Louis may not be the obvious launching spot for payment technology, but Radnor, Pa.-based FreedomPay bypassed the nation's most crowded cities to instead launch the Vibe mobile wallet in the Show-Me state.

The anonymous digital currency Bitcoin, which is already accepted on the Wordpress blogging site, has another mainstream partner. Reddit, the social news and entertainment site, now accepts bitcoins as payment for Reddit Gold, a subscription service.

The anonymous digital currency Bitcoin, which is already accepted on the Wordpress blogging site, has another mainstream partner. Reddit, the social news and entertainment site, now accepts bitcoins as payment for Reddit Gold, a subscription service.

The merger of the two airlines makes it likely that two rewards programs will become one, leaving the incumbent issuers no choice but to duke it out.

The American Airlines and US Airways merger will heat up the competition between the two large issuing banks behind the airlines' rewards credit card programs, Citigroup Inc. and Barclays plc.

PayPal has attracted some big names to accept it at the point of sale, but it has a long way to go before its digital wallet is a part of everyday consumer life. A recent partnership with the fuel pump technology company Gilbarco Veeder-Root has the potential to change that.

Skype has added e-gifting capabilities to its Windows and Mac desktop voice chatting application.

Payleven, a mobile payment venture from the Samwer brothers' Rocket Internet incubator, started selling its mobile chip-and-PIN mobile card reader last week and received hundreds of orders for the new device.

Gilbarco Veeder-Root now gives motorists the option of paying for gas at the pump using their PayPal account at its Passport terminals.

With its existing base of mass-affluent customers and ongoing efforts to attract a broader set of customers through efforts like its Bluebird prepaid card and new merchant-branded products, American Express Co. is positioned to lead the transformation of the payments industry.

Unlike the soon-to-be-discontinued Facebook Credits, the new Amazon Coins have a ready marketplace with consumers and merchants.

Mobile wallets showcase many features that could transform the way consumers pay, but for many users the most appealing feature is the ability to make sense of all their receipts.

ShopKeep, which provides an iPad point of sale system, began supporting payments from SCVNGR's LevelUp loyalty and mobile payment system this week. One early adopter is already reporting success with the combined system.

While Facebook is moving to phase out its Facebook Credits, Amazon.com Inc. announced the launch of Amazon Coins, a very similar virtual currency for spending on its Kindle Fire tablet.

Quick-response (QR) codes, the increasingly common square bar codes used in advertising and mobile payments, are stepping into new territory as a tool for bill payment.

To give banks a competitive edge over companies like PayPal, Apple and Google Wallet, two-year-old Sionic Mobile released its mobile commerce platform to financial institutions today.

MasterCard Inc. is working with The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion to launch a research initiative, Mapping the Invisible Market, with an interactive website as part of the Financial Inclusion 2020 initiative.

The prepaid card provider Plastyc Inc. has added a mobile remote deposit capture feature that provides instant access to funds.