John Adams

MasterCard is actively building payments capabilities for Google Glass, Google's wearable computing device.

Panini has promoted Michael Pratt to CEO, replacing John O'Malley, who has left to pursue other interests, the Torino, Italy-based financial technology company announced Sept. 20.

Vantiv plans to release a suite of services next week to target different parts of the casino industry.

MoneyGram has purchased Advanced ChronoCash Services (ACCS) and signed an agreement to acquire MoneyGlobe Payment Institution, both Athens, Greece-based money transfer companies.

The Bitcoin Foundation, a trade group, is urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to allow bitcoins to be used for federal political contributions.

San Francisco-area transit operators are launching a mobile website to manage the Clipper fare cards.

MasterCard and Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL) are offering a reputation-based scoring system to improve credit underwriting for unbanked small businesses, a move designed to increase non-cash payments in developing countries.

Southwestern Advantage, a multi-level marketing company with a model similar to Avon or Amway, relies on college students to sell its educational materials — raising potential risk issues as a young and inexperienced sales force is tasked with protecting payment details.

Payments marketing company edo has launched edo Marketplace, a card-linked offers platform that allows merchants to create their own targeted campaigns.

Google Wallet is getting over its reliance on a small set of Near Field Communication-equipped handsets with a new app that works on any phone running version 2.3 or higher of the Android mobile operating system.

Daniela Mielke is the new chief strategy officer at Vantiv, where she will help lead product innovation, profitability, revenue and scale for the Cincinnati-based payments processor.

Making payments on a television may seem like a Jetsons-era dream, but it's drawing the attention of modern-day payment companies that see the disruptive potential of TV.

The latest revelations about the National Security Agency confirmed what many in the payments industry had long suspected: the agency is watching electronic transactions along with communications.

Youth oriented payments company SpendSmart has retained the Maxim Group to help it spot acquisition targets.

Infobip is planning to grow its mobile payments and consulting business in the U.S., betting the robust consumer adoption of mobile technology will create a substantial opportunity for carrier billing.

The developers who have an early look at Apple's new iOS7 operating system have found it supports the use of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), a wireless technology that some consider a longer-range alternative to Near Field Communication (NFC).

PayPal, following a highly publicized clash with a crowdfunded company, is putting crowdfunding under a microscope to avoid compliance and security risk.

Payment processor Cynergy is getting into the mobile point of sale game, hoping its existing mix of merchant services and mobile technology will capture attention in a crowded market.

Payments technology company TIS will work with SAP to streamline Single Euro Payments Area [SEPA] compliance.

MasterCard is placing more emphasis on things like airline boarding, wearable computing and many other things the card network contends can be used to win a consumer's business long before the payment is made.