Michael Moeser

The Australian API payments and rewards platform provider Verrency has closed on a $7 million (AU$10 million) Series A funding round, bringing the total funds raised to-date to $14 million (AU$20 million).

Developers of new payment methods often court big retailers to show off their brand, but the card networks' universal buy button is launching with security features designed for smaller shops.

Coffee and doughnut shops such as Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme have been at the forefront of mobile payments, and this technology could soon develop into a completely cashierless experience.

Hallmark Cards, better known for its greeting cards, has decided to sell its payment card subsidiary, Hallmark Business Connections, to InComm.

Much is made of the U.S. e-commerce market given the influence of Amazon and its peers. However, when it comes to sheer size in both population and volume, Asia holds significant advantages.

Cross-border money transfer provider WorldRemit has secured $175 million in new capital in a Series D funding round to challenge legacy money transmitters in the fast growing cross-border payments market.

It's a multibillion-dollar industry in a state of payments-regulation limbo and as a result, the U.S. cannabis business has mainly operated on a cash basis.

Password management app and secure digital wallet provider Dashlane completed a $110 million Series D funding round led by Sequoia Capital. It also hired Lyft’s chief marketing officer, Joy Howard, to take the same role at Dashlane.

The stocks of a wide swath of publicly traded payments companies are rising faster than the overall S&P 500 index, potentially fueled by several mega mergers in the first half of 2019.

Purpose Financial has agreed to purchase CreditGenie Inc. as payment companies face pressure to offer point of sale financing.

Square is changing an earlier ban on cannabis payments and is conducting a pilot, raising the possibility that cannabis merchants may get greater access to banking and payment processing.

Payment processors and fintechs are rapidly consolidating in a series of M&A deals, and Canadian payments company Nuvei is making its bet via a $889 million deal to acquire SafeCharge.

Mastercard is making a niche play in the hot point of sale financing market, teaming with Dividio and lastminute.com to offer installment loans at checkout.

A year after trying to save faltering payday lender Wonga, Balderton Capital is investing in the other side of the model by leading a $19 million Series A funding round in Wagestream, a U.K. startup that provides flexible payroll technology to avoid payday loans.

While the European Union positions itself as one common, homogeneous market, the reality is that the European e-commerce market is very diverse with both leaders and laggards.

Amazon led a Series G funding round worth £475 million (about US$575 million) with three other investors for London-based food delivery company Deliveroo.

American Express has agreed to acquire Resy, a restaurant reservation booking and management platform.

As new stadiums are being launched across a variety of sports around the globe with the latest entertainment options, older stadiums are using technology and premium culinary offerings to stay competitive and keep their fans engaged.

Petal's getting aggressive with its incentive marketing by approaching consumers with limited credit histories, and it's betting artificial intelligence can handle the higher risk.

Germans' devotion to cash is waning, as payments cards edged out cash for total transaction value in German retail sales in 2018.