David Heun

Anticipating demand from internet of things and advanced smartphones, Fingerprint Cards AB has launched a new multi-biometric technology platform that combines iris screening with facial recognition.

U.S. banks are trying to answer a key question about open banking: Can we share our data with payment companies and other fintechs without scrapping our legacy systems? The answer is yes, with an asterisk.

PayPal is adding rewards to its Venmo credit card in a way that seems to echo Apple's strategy with Apple Card.

The bank-supported Zelle person-to-person payment network is starting to hit numbers its developers envisioned when entering the market more than two years ago.

Mastercard plans to acquire loyalty and marketing company SessionM to help its merchant clients build their brands and grow their businesses.

Factom Protocol executives were on Capitol Hill three years ago with other providers explaining the benefits of the blockchain and cryptocurrency technology for security and payments to the nation's lawmakers.

In seeking to eliminate manual back-office payment processes for long-term health care and social service providers, AvidXchange says it is launching new software to steer providers to digital accounting and B2B e-payments — and eliminate paper checks.

Citing banks' growing focus on end-to-end payment processes, Bottomline Technologies says it is adding the Real-Time Payments network from The Clearing House to its digital banking platform.

The goal is to get a better understanding of past incidents, thereby arming the Fed to improve its response as more companies implement faster payments.

Because such a high number of new cardholders were paying fees for premium cards, Amex is earning subscription-like recurring revenue.