Kate Fitzgerald

The acquisition will give the card network tools to spot fraud in crypto and blockchain.

The myWalgreens app functions as a hub for the retailer's growing range of financial products. It's designed to encourage consumers to use their Walgreens card accounts for deposits and payments.

Meta Financial Group’s next CEO, Brett Pharr, is expected to keep the company's prepaid and digital banking strategy on track.

Aiia brings thousands of banks to the card network's global open-banking platform.

The tech giant's integration of state-issued identification with its Wallet app could transform the way banks and credit unions handle identity verification. But Apple hasn't stated what its terms will be.

The shift away from human contact increased the popularity of kiosks, ATMs and other technologies that allow for more flexibility in payment methods.

The bill-payments company Doxo is bringing more than 100,000 utilities and other billers to the technology firm InComm's retail network to make it easier for consumers to pay bills in person.

The bank, which issues the Voyager card, and Mastercard are collaborating on U.S. Bank’s first-ever fleet credit card accepted on multiple networks.

The move means companies can give consumers options other than ACH transactions or debit cards to receive disbursements for insurance claims, health care or gig work.

The central bank wants financial institutions to enable additional routing options for online purchases, a change industry advocates say would strain the resources of smaller card issuers.

The card network is bringing Verizon into its innovation lab to turn more phones into payment acceptance devices and use the growing number of consumer gadgets and digital assistants to better verify consumer identities.

Holders of the card, issued by Synchrony Financial, receive 3% cash back on medical visits, veterinarian bills, gym fees and certain other health-related expenses.

If the new Facebook Pay feels underwhelming compared to the social network's past efforts, that's by design. It's now taking a slower approach that could help overcome the privacy concerns that plagued earlier projects.

The payments company has completed development of its all-in-one portal. It's an ambitious project, but the first few services — such as bill pay and savings — are relatively straightforward.

Swift Go is designed for businesses and consumers to send cross-border transactions under $10,000 at more competitive rates.

Persistent coronavirus fears have accelerated consumer interest in checkout-free retail options like Amazon Go, just as new technologies like 5G make such concepts more practical to implement.

The bank has agreed to act as a payment agent for the card brand's Track BPS to sign up participating businesses in the U.K. and Europe.

The goal is to add customers and prop up borrowing until business travel rebounds and consumers burn through their excess cash, CEO Roger Hochschild says.

The card brand's spots will focus less on credit cards and more on real-time payroll, cryptocurrency and mobile commerce.