PayPal

Payments company reports double-digit increases in both profit and revenue; card company faces intense competition.

PayPal's latest move has been expanding its Venmo service beyond peer-to-peer payments to a method for paying merchants directly.

The Federal Reserve Board governor sketched out a future in which U.S. banks remain at the center of commercial transactions.

PayPal's latest move to promote Venmo for retail payments may be the company's clearest admission of the limitations of the PayPal brand.

Consumers now expect money to move at web speed, be instantly available, and safe to spend, writes Drew Edwards, CEO of Ingo Money.

JPM chief says digital currency “has no actual value,” but likes the blockchain technology behind it; lender will wait until “the time is right” before re-applying.

Meetings between bank regulators and technology giants like Amazon and PayPal underscore Silicon Valley's growing involvement in the financial services arena, and may presage pursuit of a bank charter.

The open tech that powers added data sharing has already resulted in security events, writes Stephen Singham, managing director of security research at Distil Networks.

Petal is using machine learning in its new card program to make the most of the scant financial data available from young consumers.

PayPal is among the top non-bank financial brands, though that may soon change as other challengers gain ground, writes Hannu Verkasalo, founder and CEO of Verto Analytics.