David Heun

Starbucks is prepared to launch a new Starbucks Rewards Prepaid Card with partner JPMorgan Chase, further strengthening its ongoing relationship with the bank.

With its reputation for welcoming software developers with open arms solidified two years ago through its acquisition of Mercury Payment Systems, Vantiv Inc. is looking for the next way it can attract and enable innovation.

Apple's newest iPhone, a throwback to the smaller models it sold in previous years, is designed to maintain Apple Pay's momentum as it lands in new regions.

If an independent sales organization wants to convert a merchant to the most current faster payment technologies, the ISO itself must practice what it preaches.

In a move that counters Sweden's reputation as a country that encourages its citizens to not use cash in the payments network, The National Bank of Sweden is asking regulators to make access to cash a legal right.

Technology at many banks has been assembled haphazardly over years. That makes for complex systems with lots of connections. Those points are prime targets for cybercriminals to find a way in.

D+H Corp. and The Clearing House are partnering to provide real-time payments to U.S. financial institutions.

As government and private sectors build up their defenses against mounting cyberattacks, a sharper focus on the "risk in the seams" of payments and data networks is needed, experts say.

American Express has filed a notice with the attorney general in California informing some of its cardholders that their account information may have been compromised.

American Express has filed a notice with the Attorney General in California, informing some of its cardholders that their account information may have been compromised.

Thames Card Technology Ltd. is providing the plastic payment card production for startup "challenger bank" Mondo in the U.K. to test a debit card paired with a mobile banking app.

Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India says it has launched the first Host Card Emulation-based contactless mobile wallet in India.

MasterCard has a few tricks up its sleeve, or rather, its golf glove.

Terminal maker Ingenico Group has named Suzan Denoncourt as its managing director for all aspects of operations in Canada.

Incorporating stronger data elements and automated processes within aging payments infrastructure remains a monumental task for Swift and any others working to streamline networks or initiate faster payments.

Cross-border online payments provider Payoneer has added escrow payments to its services after completing its acquisition of Armor Payments.

Payment processing and technology provider Vantiv Inc. is partnering with merchant acquiring bank Credorax to expand cross-border e-commerce payments for Vantiv clients.

Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems Inc. and global payment provider Computop have agreed to integrate their platforms to provide international payment processing.

Data security vendor and researcher Trustwave has appointed company veteran Michael Petitti as senior vice president of global alliances.

The confusion over how banks categorize chargebacks has become the latest minefield in the transition to EMV chip cards in the U.S. And the sheer volume of chargebacks has forced some merchants to turn to legal action, questioning the entire migration process.