John Adams

Sometimes the right worker has the wrong skills. The card network's lab in Chicago is hiring people with general technology expertise, then training them for specific tasks.

The companies are improving the way older, "offline by nature" industries like steel and food services handle transactions and financing.

In global news this week, Spanish banks test a CBDC, RBC offers buy now/pay later in Canada, and Microsoft expands its relationship with a British fintech.

The financial institution is offering tools for merchants to make better use of the viral video platform.

Companies like Blockchain.com are teaming up with traditional financial firms to meet a demand that has endured despite the crash in many digital currencies' valuations.

Musk's public statements provide a rough road map for the creation of a financial services business. Social media sites has been down this road before.

As the CEO of Navy Federal Credit Union, Mary McDuffie can never lose touch with the needs of a young membership stationed across the globe.

The merchant service firm's stake in SoftPos.eu, which supports software-based smartphone payments, positions it to better serve the businesses that want to move away from traditional terminals.

Gas, or the fee associated with crypto transactions, is spiking. Canvas and other tech firms are trying to ease this expense to promote the technology's use for payments and other financial services.

The payment company, which is downsizing, plans to expand into markets where merchants are increasingly migrating to digital commerce.