David Heun

Hoping to convince e-commerce merchants to let Facebook target offers to customers, the social media giant is placing a strong emphasis on “dynamic ads” that include payment buttons.

Within two years, a consumer will be able to tell a voice-activated device like Amazon Echo to order the week's groceries – and the device will know exactly what to order and how to pay for it, without any further instructions.

Merchants increasingly sing the praises of analyzing customer payment data to learn more about spending habits and deliver customized offers through mobile devices. American Express is kicking off a project to do the same with corporate travel data.

Consumers who use person-to-person payment apps are twice as likely to hold a prepaid card, but the two payment methods are not always interchangeable.

In a partnership designed to protect online customers from attacks, digital security providers ThreatMetrix and Gemalto will provide holistic authentication options to an array of financial services providers.

Coaches in youth sports for several years have been trying to resolve the issue of getting payments for registration, equipment or facility reservations from parents after fronting that money.

Amidst all of the complexities that e-commerce businesses have in completing or accepting cross-border payments, PayU says the application programming interface (API) can make the biggest difference.

By the end of last year, the number of EMV chip cards in global circulation had increased by 1.3 billion from 2015 to a total of 6.1 billion, according to EMV standards body EMVCo.

Cardholders' familiarity with mobile payments rose slightly during the second quarter of 2017, but overall awareness remains below late 2016 levels.

The millennial generation — defined by some as consumers 18 to 36 years old — has shifted the expectations for how banks and retailers approach payments. Here are some of the trends driven by this tech-savvy demographic.

Kmart has been hit with a malware attack that has resulted in the compromise of payment card credentials for the second time in three years.

FastPay says it will provide digital businesses with a new platform for receiving payments from advertisers and agencies, and also for paying vendors in a timely manner.

E-commerce stores powered through WooCommerce now have the option to utilize Chargeback's new WordPress plugin to address chargeback losses and fraud.

American Express has made several attempts to escape its image as a card for the elite, with efforts such as the Bluebird prepaid card and the OptBlue pricing program for small merchants. Its latest move is focused on rewards for small-business owners.

CityBase would like to eliminate the significant difficulties consumers face when paying bills to government entities — and in doing so, lay the foundation of a more digital form of conducting business.

Netspend is focusing on "overlooked and emerging segments" to expand its prepaid card services, according to company president Chuck Harris. And it's making some very unconventional alliances along the way.

Gift card marketplace provider Raise is launching a mobile wallet for gift cards to turn them into somewhat of an alternative currency.

Cyber and data security provider Thales e-Security has launched a new version of its hardware security module monitor, which allows network operators to watch activity on numerous modules through a single dashboard.

Calling it a first in international payments, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication [Swift] is providing a cross-border, real-time payments tracker for banks handling global transactions.

Nasdaq and Citi are partnering to utilize blockchain technology to expand and improve cross-border and private company securities payments.