The Latest

Allen, Texas-based Giact Systems is combining its identity and payment verification tools into a single platform called Epic.

While overbooking is a unique issue for the airline industry — and this may be an extreme example — the United episode is a cautionary tale for any service industry, including banking.

The bank said it will cover more customers harmed by its sales tactics; one analyst preaches patience on blockchain while a report sees explosive growth.

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Venmo wins young consumers; Noise authentication; Coinbase intros messaging payments; Web payments grow in the U.K.

Attacks on ATMs and point-of-sale machines are getting more sophisticated and frequent. Crooks are trying to get as much use as they can out of their skimming devices before the migration to chip cards is complete.

Chatbots have been percolating for a while as the next big channel for commerce and P-to-P payments, and the technology hit a fever pitch last week with a slew of high-profile merchant announcements that suggest the technology has reached a turning point.

Loyalty programs are getting more sophisticated, but they still typically boil down to a game of collecting and redeeming points.

False IDs are complex and difficult to spot. A combination of biometrics and other advanced security tecnology is needed.

The fight over a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule adding new restrictions to prepaid cards is intensifying as some Republicans hope to overturn it before a looming deadline expires.

A federal appeals court rejected Friday an appeal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to investigate an accreditor of for-profit colleges.