Kate Fitzgerald

On the heels of India’s move last month to discourage cash-hoarding by demonetizing certain bills, Prime Minister Narenda Modi on Dec. 30 announced the rollout of a government-managed mobile payments app.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s role in mobile payments is getting more interesting.

2017 promises to be a defining year for many in the payments industry. Here's a look at what to expect.

Kip began as a chatbot to coordinate staff members’ office-supply orders, and it has evolved into something that can weave its way into employees' everyday lives.

The wheels are already turning on one of the biggest fleet card portfolio flips in North America, with South Portland, Maine-based WEX Inc. poised to take over in 2018 as the issuer of Chevron and Texaco fleet cards, replacing FleetCor Technologies, which is looking to make up revenue growth elsewhere.

It’s been more than a year since Michael Abbott, former CEO of the ill-fated mobile wallet venture Softcard, moved on. Behind him is five years and millions of dollars spent by the major U.S. mobile network operators — and a wealth of experience that can benefit anyone looking to do better mobile payments' next chapter.

Australia’s central bank is set to deploy a new, faster payments system enabling near real-time payments for consumers and businesses that will roll out in 2017.

The web hosting company GoDaddy has streamlined the checkout process for small business customers using its Online Store services, including adding Apple Pay to speed mobile e-commerce transactions.

The large scale of the U.S. payment card market prompted many issuers to keep things simple by sticking with contact-only chip cards when they finally moved to support EMV, but now certain issuers are taking a new tack by adding Near Field Communication technology to their chip-enabled cards.

International mobile money transfer firm WorldRemit is in the midst of a broad expansion of its services to various global regions, relying on a handful of strategic partners with a focus on new regions.

Most consumers aren't rushing to throw out their plastic cards in favor of mobile wallets, so the banks and tech companies behind payment apps have to get creative. Here are some of the most noteworthy promotions.

Malaysia-based CIMB has launched a digital wallet through an integration with Mastercard’s Digital Enablement Service that supports mobile payments on Android handsets.

Munich-based digital bank technology provider Fidor and Token Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop services enabling banks to control the way they share data with third parties.

Atom Tickets, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based mobile movie ticket app maker, will enable users to pay via Chase Pay early next year, as JPMorgan Chase & Co. spreads its digital payments solution beyond brick-and-mortar merchants.

Sydney-based Octet Finance, a provider of supply chain management and financing tools for small and midsize businesses, has formed an alliance with Mastercard enabling users to make cross-border payments using their existing Mastercard credit and debit card accounts via virtual card technology.

A mobile payments app that launched last year for parking lots in Toronto is now available for all parking spots on the city's streets, with PayPal as the newest payment option.

Montreal-based Pivotal Payments, which supplies all sizes of businesses with payment processing services, has named Edward Garcia to the new post of chief operating officer.

WEX Inc. will issue Chevron U.S.A.’s fleet cards, including all Chevron and Texaco cards for commercial fleets, beginning in early 2018, the companies have announced.

Canada’s Scotiabank waited to launch its own HCE-powered mobile wallet last month, and the payoff came when thousands of consumers downloaded the app with zero advertising.

American Express Co. hopes to add star power to its high-end Platinum credit card by bringing musician and style icon Pharrell Williams in as the brand’s first-ever creative director, as competition in the luxury credit card segment intensifies.