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Buying clothes can be a tedious process of waiting in lines to get into the dressing room, and then waiting in line again to make a purchase. As it turns out, eliminating the second half of this process can also reduce the first half.

ISOs and agents have a firm hold on selling payment terminals, but that's not where the real action is. Today, merchant acquiring is about tying payments to things such as advertising, marketing and loyalty programs.

The growing number of Chinese consumers traveling to the U.S. and other countries is becoming a two-for-one opportunity for payment companies. The market's gigantic and growing — and it has a lot of trouble executing transactions.

PayPal has agreed to acquire TIO Networks, a Canadian company that sells software that powers bill payment processing, particularly for underbanked consumers.

When there’s talk of Amsterdam, many people immediately conjure up the skunky smell of marijuana emanating from coffeeshops. And they wouldn’t be wrong.

After testing mobile order-and-pay at Tim Hortons cafes and Burger King restaurants for nearly two months, Restaurant Brands International is preparing to launch the app throughout Canada in the spring.

As technology evolves, payment capabilities become more deeply embedded, becoming practically invisible to the end user. This concept works already in specific use cases such as Uber, and many companies have yearned to implement a hands-free payment experience for all of retail.

India's sudden shake-up of its currency system last fall was an early holiday for digital payment companies, and Visa was no exception.

Citing the need to expand Transatlantic commerce, U.K. and U.S. officials have agreed to create a payments forum featuring leaders from the tech hubs of London and Atlanta.

To date, Ant's Alipay has been comparable to PayPal, seldom venturing beyond payments. The financial products Alipay plans to pursue as it enters new markets put it more firmly in direct competition with mainstream banks.