Sean Sposito

Walmart and American Express jointly announced the launch of the Bluebird prepaid card, disproving rumors that the planned card had been scuttled.

FIS Global is launching PayNet, a new transaction type that looks like an ACH payment, but moves cash quickly over a system that resembles a debit card network.

Aramark cafeteria customers in Basking Ridge, NJ at Verizon's Corporate Headquarters will be the first to get to tap and go at the point of sale with their phones.

Wal-Mart is opening its stores to multiple prepaid card reload networks — giving its customers the ability to put cash into cards backed by Green Dot, InComm's Vanilla Reload Network and First Data's Money Network.

NCR announced Wednesday that Cincinnati payments processor Vantiv has certified NCR's Aptra Edge ATM software. That means that Vantiv (formerly Fifth Third Processing) will allow NCR's ATM management software to run over its network on any teller machine.

Wal-Mart is dipping one more toe into financial services by letting customers reload a range of prepaid cards at its registers — for a fee.

Computer pioneer Bill Fisher dispenses wisdom, cash and sometimes tough love to fintech startups in the Midwest.

Amazon is already making installment loans to merchants while it applies for lending licenses state by state.

A provision within the hotly contested settlement between merchants and credit card networks could potentially slow PayPal’s bid to become more widely accepted at grocery stores, restaurants and other retailers.

Under the landmark settlement with MasterCard and Visa, retailers could soon start surcharging customers for paying with plastic. Here's why that could be bad news for PayPal.

Banker sentiment echoes Google research suggesting consumers expect sub-five-second mobile app downloads.

New Jersey payment messaging software company is helping a coal producer handle international payment messages.

Citigroup is letting its retail customers receive e-mailed ATM receipts.

More companies are borrowing a page from Apple's playbook and offering a way for store employees to handle customer payments on the floor.

The New York bank is following Wells Fargo into offering emailed receipts.

Software company Oracle is offering its own version of an in-store payment system similar to the ones used in Apple Stores.

American Express said it has hired Erich Ringewald, the former chief technology officer of Boku, to be its vice president of software product management.

The New York credit card company is appointing Erich Ringewald, the former CTO of Boku, as its vice president of software product management.

Boom Financial announced this week that it is partnering with the World Council of Credit Unions to expand in emerging economies.

The mobile money transmitter formerly known as m-Via is partnering with a global credit union organization to expand its reach.