David Heun

Chase Paymentech has opened three developer labs in the U.S. to accelerate Apple Pay adoption in mobile commerce.

Apriva has added data analytics and business management tools to its payments software for bank and merchant services clients, along with a Web portal where merchants can review consumer behavior.

The term "opinion leader" has been used to describe those consumers who are wealthy, involved in their communities and knowledgeable about the world around them. Turns out, they also spend the most money on credit cards.

"What you are seeing is a company like Apple, representing 40 percent of operating system penetration, helping introduce [tokenization] for us in a way that consumers will find comfortable and easy to adopt," said Matthew Dill, Visa's senior vice president and head of innovation and strategic partnerships.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council is providing updated guidance for merchants to protect against fraudulent card skimming, which it says costs U.S. businesses and consumers $8 billion a year.

Apple has a long list of supporters for its new mobile wallet, including a few key companies that had already thrown their hats in with PayPal and MCX. Retailers' support of Apple makes NFC a more likely prospect for PayPal mobile payments going forward.

Apple has officially unveiled Apple Pay, a new mobile payment system in its upcoming line of smartphones, using a model that involves legacy payment companies but adds a new spin.

Apple has officially unveiled Apple Pay, a new mobile payment system in its upcoming line of smartphones and its smartwatch, using a model that involves legacy payment companies but adds a new spin.

Apple's expected reveal of a payments-capable iPhone may bring with it changes in how other mobile wallet providers handle payments.

Gemalto NV is offering a network connection hub to provide banks, equipment manufacturers and mobile wallet providers with secure access to Near Field Communication hardware.

One of the first mobile payment applications in the U.K. has run its course.

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Building on technology it began developing three years ago, SmartMetric Inc. says it has developed a smaller and faster fingerprint reader that fits inside of a credit card.

In addition to possibly revealing a mobile wallet next week, Apple is also expected to showcase its long-awaited smartwatch with Near Field Communication capabilities.

Merchant acquirers and processors are looking at a far different payments landscape in light of recent and anticipated developments from the Merchant Customer Exchange, Apple, Amazon.com and other companies.

Google Wallet users can now redeem and manage their gift cards through technology from the prepaid gift card provider Blackhawk Network.

Apple is expected to launch a mobile wallet as part of its next iPhone, and the company has already trained its userbase to be active mobile purchasers.

For Apple, the timing couldn't be worse to launch a mobile wallet.

For Apple, the timing couldn't be worse to launch a mobile wallet. Mobile wallets can be a tough sell for many consumers, and brand image is a key element in winning their trust.

Apriva says it has "future-proofed" its services for merchant acquirers by connecting to a digital currency gateway and developing a universal point of sale application that will handle upgrades on EMV-enabled terminals.