David Heun

Some consumers in London reportedly experienced problems with the contactless payment system U.K. retail giant Marks & Spencer recently expanded into all of its 644 stores.

MasterCard is part of a joint venture that will launch the Zuum mobile payments service this month. The venture is touting Zuum as the first service of its kind in Brazil.

Payvia, which provides direct-carrier billing technology, has acquired Mogreet, a provider of cloud-based mobile messaging.

The timing couldn’t be better for the new advisory board of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council to include several European voices.

Micros Systems UK Ltd. and mobile payments provider Payleven have developed a cloud-based point of sale system that includes mobile chip and PIN card acceptance.

Bob Evans, managing director of the Europe division of Total System Services Inc., passed away May 11 while on a hiking excursion in California with friends.

Facebook is working with Payments technology provider Marqeta Inc. to add features to its stored-value Facebook Card.

Google has integrated Google Wallet with Gmail to allow users to send funds as email attachments.

PayZang hopes to bring a mobile payments system to the private practice of a doctor, or the office of a larger healthcare company.a

Tyfone Inc. is taking smart-card security beyond plastic payment cards with a plan to apply the technology to mobile devices and personal computers.

Interchange fees often take the spotlight in discussions about card acceptance costs, but they are just one of many factors in the increasingly complex system that determines the price merchants pay for taking plastic cards.

Square has taken its biggest shot yet at traditional payment terminal manufacturers with Square Stand, a new card reader built to house an iPad that can be used in place of a stationary point of sale terminal.

Prepaid cards have been at the heart of several data breaches in recent years because their traits can make them easier for fraudsters to exploit.

Prepaid cards have been at the heart of several data breaches in recent years because their traits can make them easier for fraudsters to exploit.

NorsePayments wants to make it harder for card thieves to perform fraudulent card-not-present transactions.

MasterCard delivered its biggest commitment to financial inclusion to date, announcing the rollout of 13 million smart cards that would also serve as national identity cards for Nigerians.

Southwest Airlines, Pacific Convenience & Fuels LLC, RaceTrac and Brinker International Inc. have joined the retailer-driven effort to establish a mobile wallet for merchants and consumers, the Irving, Texas-based MCX announced May 9. Brinker is the parent company of Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy.

Near Field Communication technology has many detractors, yet it continues to advance as a mobile payments instrument. Banks should thus view NFC as an opportunity to ensure they stay relevant to customers' payments, according to a new Celent report.

U.K. retail giant Marks & Spencer is claiming big results in emerging payments technology.

Prepaid card accounts have hit their stride as a viable option for banks to target consumers who are unhappy with traditional products, a Javelin Strategy and Research report says.