Visa

Visa and Mastercard's "single button" for online payments seems like it would most directly threaten PayPal, but the card networks' campaign puts just as much pressure on Amazon's omnichannel push.

Visa CEO Alfred Kelly is less publicly adversarial toward market rival PayPal than his predecessor Charlie Scharf, even as Visa's push for a "single button" for online payments seems to undermine PayPal's business model.

Spending on Visa Inc. debit cards — the favored plastic of the younger set — continues to grow at a faster clip than on credit.

It's too soon to tell whether a new button would replace Visa Checkout and Masterpass as brands. It's also unclear why consumers would choose another new payment option over the many options available today — such as PayPal.

By any measure, if Visa can trim more than two weeks off a chargeback dispute, it should help merchants and cardholders. But like many efforts to improve the payments market, it won't be an easy change.

Although Visa Claims Resolution will require merchants to learn some new rules and routines, the changes are good news for merchants who know what to expect, writes Rafael Lourenco, executive vice president at ClearSale.

New York state's pension funds are urging credit card companies to consider following Citigroup's lead in cracking down on gun sellers.

The problem is that, like usernames and passwords, biometrics are a static form of identity that can be exploited rather than a dynamic method that's of little use to crooks if stolen.

Visa has appointed Marcello Baricordi as general manager for Middle East and North Africa, replacing Ihab Ayoub, who has left the company for personal reasons.

Ask Carleigh Jaques to build a new digital payments system, and there's a very good chance she'll turn to her "inner architect" and deliver the goods. After all, the senior vice president and global head of digital products for Visa has designed and built three houses — in her spare time.

With a foray into financial services, Amazon.com could disrupt the decades-old card payments system, a move that some say could save the retailer $250 million a year in swipe fees.

As mobile technology improves and PayPal's in-store network gets larger, it is looking for more customized options to engage consumers.

The two reports will examine credit union recruiting practices and how CUs can identify leadership qualities in potential board members.

Facing pressure to act on gun control laws, the bank said it would not "renew its contract with the National Rifle Association to issue the NRA Visa card."

Citing a need for merchants to better understand payments behavior across various digital channels, Visa has launched Token Management Service for its global clients.

The Olympics draw together fans from around the globe to cheer on their fellow citizens, and having such a diverse group of people in one spot can inspire companies to experiment with cutting-edge technologies.

Payworks has raised $14.5 million in a Series B funding round with several participants including Visa and CommerzVentures.

Strong holiday spending was marked by active e-commerce spending, providing an impetus to invest in more digital payment technology.

The companies posted profit and revenue in the three months ended Dec. 31 that beat analysts’ estimates and boosted their 2018 earnings forecasts.

If it wasn't before, it's official now. Signature authorization in North America will largely cease to exist in April.