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Third party mobile payment apps are resetting consumer expectations, and retailers must embrace the technology, writes Joe Leija, general manager of North America at Ingenico ePayments.

The company behind Android Pay is giving more tools to developers and inking more partnerships in the payments industry. Here are some of the biggest developments surrounding this year's Google I/O event.

PayPal's strategic partnership with Google has advanced to online shopping, as Android Pay users will soon have PayPal as a funding option for e-commerce.

Google's new "Actions on Google" platform eliminates what is possibly the biggest source of friction in mobile commerce: Getting consumers to download an app and set up an account for purchasing.

Google reportedly will provide a payment request application programming interface (API) on its Chrome browser to allow users to more easily make payments on mobile devices through third-party apps.

Payments stayed the same for years, then started evolving rapidly. That has issuers considering different ways to help consumers manage the change.

Banks and credit unions are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.

Banks are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.

Third party 'pays' and app companies like Uber are making the payment almost invisible, and threatening banks' relationships with consumers, writes G. Vedanarayan and David Griffiths of VirtusaPolaris.

Carol Hayles’ departure from CIT leaves us with one less female CEO-CFO team in banking; even Supreme Court justices get manterrupted; a Google doodle celebrates a microlender; and Sen. Elizabeth Warren strikes a pose.