John Adams

In an age of quick processing for digital payments, transaction disputes can still take weeks for a resolution or chargeback — an unacceptable time frame for e-commerce. To hasten dispute resolution, some vendors are beginning to offer financial incentives to merchants that agree to speed up the process.

Starbucks mobile app is reportedly getting more use than Apple Pay, but the comparison is largely meaningless in a market that is increasingly prone to supporting multiple mobile wallets instead of a single victor.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Grab develops e-wallet in Malaysia; Argentinian bank expands bitcoin acceptance; Mastercard supports solar energy payments in Africa; Tech group accuses banks of slow walking data sharing.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: A big IoT project takes shape in Japan; A crypto ATM opens in Liverpool; Transactive Systems gains faster pay ground; Walmart tries to gain visibility into its resale market.

Traditional credit scoring is under siege from alternative underwriting, and TransUnion is joining the future by investing in other emerging trends such as mobile device security and health care payments.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: TransUnion expands on a number of fronts; Selfie pay enters South Africa; Pras' new smartphone will include payments technology; Vota brings back payment sharing; U.S. technology companies push open banking.

E-commerce payment fraud losses are mounting, giving merchants the opportunity to dump responsibility on their technology partners, but there's no surefire way to totally offload the financial hit.

Bank executives say artificial intelligence will create jobs, while analysts say the opposite. Employees are anxious but willing to try to work with it. All agree AI is already making an impact.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. turns to fintech experts to battle Brexit losses; Legal weed e-commerce expands; Monzo apologizes for being "late" with Apple Pay; Ethereum's founder has a new project.

Even though legalized cannabis and cryptocurrency payments are still vexing markets by themselves, WebJoint and Alt Thirty Six are quickly looking to take their combined dispensary play to other businesses.