David Heun

2017 promises to be a defining year for many in the payments industry. Here's a look at what to expect.

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. cardholders are familiar with at least one form of mobile payment, marking an awareness trend that continues to rise and could ultimately translate to higher adoption and usage rates.

BillGO says it has seen a 65% jump in customers signing up for its bill-pay app since its launch in late October, and it predicts a payment processor partnership with GlobalOnePay will bring scale it hadn't previously enjoyed.

Payments software provider Ezetap says an agreement with Pax Global Technology Ltd. will bring "hundreds of thousands" of mobile and mini point-of-sale terminals to India as the country lessens its use of cash.

An agreement between First Global Data and India's Metro Infrasys will bring a one-click mobile payment option to drivers using the country's tollways.

Payment processors have eyed the gambling industry as a just-out-of-reach gold mine for the past few years, especially with the expansion of online and mobile gaming, but the warning signs have always been very large.

Carrier billing provider Boku says it has expanded its agreement with Microsoft to provide services for the first time in France to all Windows 10 devices on the Orange France network.

Continuing a fast global expansion pace for both companies, digital money transfer providers WorldRemit and Xpress Money are partnering to open new remittance routes to Southeast Asia.

Facing security challenges at its member banks and competition from other tech providers, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication [Swift] plans to put its best foot forward in 2017.

Online shoppers can expect fraudsters to be at the height of their creativity during the 2016 holiday season.