David Heun

Despite the growth of digital payment options from technology companies, consumers are used to cash.

The two companies hope to reduce paper checks and speed processing by removing navigation for claims processing.

In a world filled with a growing number of options for instant and same-day payments, the paper check still holds strong as a barrier to innovation. But it could also be a sign of opportunity.

An agreement with Ecobank Group in Africa will result in Mastercard launching its digital Masterpass QR mobile payments across 33 countries.

Bluetooth beacons — small transmitters that retailers can use to broadcast offers to shoppers' mobile phones — have always lived at the periphery of the payments world. But that may be changing very soon.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is integrating with digital payments technology provider ModoPayments so the bank's clients can access broader global payment networks.

Stores are realizing that they don't want to duplicate Starbucks' success.

Mastercard's $924 million buy of VocaLink was the highest value acquisition in the payments industry during the third quarter.

Businesses and consumers using Ingo Money will be able to pay credit card bills through U.S. MoneyGram locations.

Mobile payments are catching on in Europe at a fast clip, as the number of consumers regularly using a mobile device for payments has tripled since 2015, according to new Visa research.

If people can send e-mails and other data instantly to others, the ability to do the same with payments shouldn’t be far behind.

The “Pays” of the world – Apple, Android, Samsung and others – get a lot of attention for changing the face of the payments industry, but will have little or nothing to do with actually reframing the next generation of payments, experts say.

CHICAGO – Major retailers know what they are up against with Amazon, an e-commerce retailer pulling in 183 million visits per month on its site.

CHICAGO -- Investment organizations are bullish on retail and its underlying payments and omnichannel technology, though Amazon's e-commerce dominance is throwing some cold water at the market.

CHICAGO -- At some point, the Federal Reserve Bank's three-year journey to create a faster payments system in the U.S. will run head long into one of its major challenges -- making sure it can operate within all networks.

Nok Nok Labs is upgrading its mobile device risk-based authentication software to improve support for biometrics and other alternatives to passwords.

"Artificial Intelligence" as a concept still eludes some financial executives, but for Signifyd the most important thing to understand is it can be a strong weapon in the fight against fraud.

ATM operators have been down this road before, dealing with Mastercard's rules on EMV transactions occurring with the international Maestro debit cards as far back as 2013. But awareness and experience doesn't automatically translate to preparation.

Concerns about fraud and theft risks are inhibiting adoption of mobile wallets, yet nearly 60% of executives say mobile money will build their business because it is safer than alternatives like cash and cards, according to new research from NTT Data Consulting and Ingenico's ePayments division through Oxford Economics and Charney Research.

3D Secure — commonly implemented as a prompt for an extra password during an e-commerce checkout — was too clunky to appeal to consumers in its original form. But a nearing upgrade could turn 3D secure into a staple of e-commerce by tying it into mobile wallets.