John Adams

The pressure to shave friction from cross-border payments will spur even the biggest merchants to seek help from third parties, if dLocal's market plan is correct.

When eBay and PayPal purchased Braintree for $800 million in 2013, it was seen as an immediate fix for PayPal's troubled relationship with the developer community. Today, that transaction is showing a long-term benefit as well.

Fill a room with 100 financial services CEOs. It's likely that only one of them is a woman, even in 2016.

Technology Crossover Ventures sees a mashup of several hot financial technology trends in international payments gateway Payoneer, sparking its participation in a new $180 million round of capital.

Cross-border payments are a complex and global system, so it's no surprise that modernizing this process would require a partnership that spans multiple continents and a relatively new and experimental technology.

Interest free installment payments are a staple in markets like Brazil, Turkey, Argentina, Mexico and Israel, but it hasn't been a big option in U.S. payments.

Every merchant knows the saying: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." But perhaps Visa knows.

Restaurants are burdened by a basic payroll issue that might be easily solved by technology, and investors are taking notice.

Much like contactless mobile payments, 'faster payments' are making a methodical push throughout Canada, an advance that's moving quicker than many other countries, especially the U.S.

USAA has expanded its voice-controlled digital assistant to PC users. The move is just another example of how banks are increasingly relying on bots to help serve their clients.