Daniel Wolfe is director of data services at Arizent, which publishes American Banker. Previously he headed American Banker's payments and credit union coverage, and before that was editor-in-chief of PaymentsSource, a sister publication that combined with American Banker in 2021. Prior to that, Daniel held roles at American Banker including tech and risk management editor; technology, cards and payments editor; and technology reporter. He has a master's degree in print journalism from Boston University's College of Communication and a bachelor's degree in English from SUNY Binghamton.
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Apple has strived to portray Apple Pay as the trusted, go-to mobile payment option for its customer base, but the company's own security problems have undermined this effort.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 29 -
The mobile point of sale pioneer Square has done much to expand its product range to stay competitive, and a few of those efforts have made the company more of a direct threat to banks.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 18 -
The mobile point of sale pioneer Square has done much to expand its product range to stay competitive, and a few of those efforts have made the company more of a direct threat to banks.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 18 -
Just a few years ago, tech companies imagined a world where Bluetooth beacons would push alerts to consumers' smartphones as they walked by a store or navigated its aisles. The tech isn't gone, but it's become more subtle in how it's being used.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 16 -
Visa is working with handbag designer Rebecca Minkoff to debut a global program to fuel networking among women business owners, while also connecting them to companies in the Visa ecosystem such as Square and Yelp.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 15 -
Self-checkout was only the beginning. In today's high-tech, mobile-driven world, there's a heightened demand for making purchases quickly and seamlessly. And it's a demand that no human could possibly meet.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 11 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Mercedes-Benz concept car supports ride app and delivery; Motiv's new pay and fitness ring; A tech update dings Google Pay; China Mobile adds token incentive to water purification.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 9 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Visa's car payment plan; Amazon Key expands; Samsung's fridge calls an Uber; and more.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Sony's increasing production of facial recognition cameras; Finger ID can be spoofed; Android apps send data to Facebook; Swift's payments technology expands.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: PNC tests a screen card; Grab funding grows; wearable tech in China; and more.
By Daniel WolfeDecember 31