David Heun

Decoupled debit cards, which enable payments from a checking account at a separate bank, are getting a lift from gas stations — but the product is also under fire from new products, including mobile wallets.

Mitek Systems has received another patent for its mobile bill-pay imaging technology.

Software-as-a-service provider BillingTree has developed an educational compliance tool to help companies follow payments regulations.

FICO plans to help credit and debit card-issuing banks cut down on fraud through its new service that uses a mobile phone to determine a cardholder's location.

Verizon Communication Inc. will operate as an approved Qualified Security Assessor for certifying client's payment networks for the Payment Card Industry data security standards.

In the cluttered mobile payments market, mShift Inc. says it has a chance with its AnyWhereMobile system, which expands on its expertise in mobile banking.

Payments processor Elavon will handle mobile payment transactions generated through iZettle mobile card readers in Europe.

Square Inc.'s new partnership with Staples treats the office supply seller as both a distribution channel and a showroom for its Square Stand point of sale system.

Xoom Corp. has expanded its bill-paying services in the Philippines through a partnership with the Bayad Center.

HIG Capital's April acquisition of Pegasus Financial Services has resulted in the creation of Onyx Payments, which will process payments and provide financial services software to the hotel and travel agency industries.

NEW YORK—The coveted "Millennial" generation of consumers ages 18 to 34 is central to the success of any new payments technology-but this group also has a wide range of financial goals that make it hard to target with a one-size-fits-all product.

Various companies have expressed interest in licensing JPMorgan Chase's prepaid card technology patents, according to Intellectual Property Exchange International Inc., a financial exchange for licensing and trading intellectual property rights.

SmartMetric Inc. is seeking funding for future expansion, marketing efforts and to cover potential legal costs as the company seeks to extend its patent infringement lawsuit against Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc.

As the U.S. adoption of EMV-chip cards encounters legal roadblocks and merchant opposition, critics have questioned whether the card networks' October 2015 deadline is overly aggressive.

Mozido LLC is providing a Coca-Cola bottler in Mexico with a mobile payment system for storeowners to use to pay for deliveries of soft drinks.

Retailers that have long criticized the card networks' plan for them to accept EMV-chip cards are starting to view the smart-card migration as a reason to adopt mobile payments.

Consumers are using retailer discounts linked to their payment cards, but banks and merchants have to simplify the deals and make sure their customers are aware of them.

Isis and Google have been very publicly testing their mobile wallets, exposing the developing technology to harsh scrutiny, and both companies say their hardships are about to pay off.

The Merchant Customer Exchange has signed many of the biggest names in retail, but it has yet to release its mobile wallet — and it asks merchants not to act hastily as they see other options clutter the market.

Digital content providers will have more options to accept payments through Live Gamer Inc.'s Pay+ product.