David Heun

Throughout her payments technology career, colleagues have pointed to the steady hand of Archana "Archie" Puri as one of her key traits.

Even though Racy Morgan may have learned about financial services, payments and management as part of her education, her career's foundation is more firmly set in her real-life experiences as an immigrant from India living in the U.S.

Serena Smith's never-say-no attitude is emblematic of her passion and perseverance.

Technology and payment companies are both trying to get businesses to automate supply chain payments, but for years their efforts have stalled.

Issuers are using mobile technology to bolster plastic cards, adding new features and controls for consumers.

The Indian government's major change in cash policy and push for digital payments attracted the Chinese company to increase its stake in India's Paytm.

Everybody thinks business travel payments and bookings are a headache, until consumer-style rewards are thrown in.

Fraudsters have a strong desire to take over a consumer's accounts or create new accounts to commit fraud by purchasing clothes or shoes to resell or initiate other crimes or chargebacks.

Electronic payment provider Finnet will deliver its service in Indonesia through a partnership with Cellum and its Mobile Next platform.

Financial services providers and fintech startups in the U.K. will soon have another bank to work with to gain access to the country's payment systems and core banking technology — and potentially save money in doing so.

ACI's Universal Payments software for merchants will deliver various payments options to a new Co-op program which covers more than 2,800 stores in the U.K.

The merchants increasingly have to manage different technology for contactless and card payments, leading to a terminal upgrade.

There are lots of new technology driven payment startups, though most still at least partly rely on the traditional card/bank model.

Hiatus joins a growing market for companies that use payment analysis to help consumers manage and reduce expenses for recurring bills.

Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, is increasingly seen as a way to cut costs for international payments.

Payment companies like Braintree and the card brands have opened up their technology to external developers. The next generation of merchant apps will require even more flexibility and speed.

The card handles multiple currencies and is designed for students and underserved market segments.

A dozen global transaction banks are now using the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication's new global payments initiative service to improve cross-border payment delivery.

Virtual credit cards are gaining popularity as a one-time-use security method, but payments through these digital cards are expensive for accounts receivable departments to manage.

As American Express and Citigroup clashed over which issuer would get the coveted Costco Warehouse credit card business, one area remained undisputed and out of their hands: Payment processing for Costco's small business clients.