David Heun

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will issue chip-and-PIN credit cards this year, a deviation from the company's earlier plans to issue only chip-and-signature cards.

JPMorgan Chase plans to develop a one-click checkout option for its customers when shopping online or through mobile devices.

Swedish bank Handelsbanken plans to resell a VeriFone-built chip-and-PIN mobile card reader to enable the country's micro merchants to accept card payments through smartphones and tablets.

Target's recent commitment to fast-track its conversion to EMV smartcard technology may not trigger an avalanche of U.S. retailers doing the same, but Target's move seems to have become a catalyst to resolve the payments industry's other issues around EMV adoption.

Broadcom is making a move into mobile payments with a line of Near Field Communication chips for less expensive smartphones and wearable devices.

Accenture has launched a new mobile wallet that will include consumer analytics and data capabilities, allowing its clients to handle payments and create personalized offers.

BlueSnap has developed software designed to help online merchants cut down on checkout abandonment by allowing them to host numerous checkout pages designed for different markets.

French terminal maker Ingenico SA and electronics giant Samsung are combining their mobile payment products to offer merchants an integrated mobile payment system.

French secure-chip testing provider Fime says it has strengthened its technology for EMV and mobile payment certification through an agreement with Agilent Technologies.

A new red Square mobile card reader is available to merchants who want to encourage donations to the Global Fund to fight AIDS.

Bankinter plans to bring Near Field Communication mobile payments to its customers in Spain, using host card emulation (HCE) technology to support the mobile virtual card it developed last year.

The most loyal and engaged shoppers are the ones who still pick private label cards, a new study says.

The U.K. mobile commerce initiative Weve has added a digital "pouch" for consumers in the U.K. to store loyalty cards and offers as the telco-owned joint venture continues to develop its product.

MasterCard Inc. and Points International Ltd. will partner to deliver more options for cardholders to redeem, exchange or trade their rewards points.

Payment technology and service provider Mercury Payment Systems LLC has appointed Andrew Patterson to the position of chief technology officer.

Data security is becoming a higher priority in board meetings at corporations, but IT teams are feeling the stress of implementing new security technology in addition to its various other tasks, a new Trustwave study says.

A bank-owned payment organization in Hong Kong will use technology from Gemalto to help it create a Near Field Communications mobile payments service.

At first, Pedro Alarcon felt reluctant to help fund his restaurant by signing up for a merchant cash advance from a company that wasn't a bank. But he'd had so much difficulty getting a conventional loan that the pitch from a company called AdvanceMe sounded too good to be true.

Orange has launched its Orange Cash mobile contactless payments system this week in two French cities.

When the Fast IDentity Alliance was established in 2012 to develop stronger e-commerce security, founding member Nok Nok Labs was already building the foundation for its authentication standard.