Fintech

American Express Co. is continuously trying to broadening its scope, shedding its image as a card for the elite to instead appeal to teens and young adults.

The merchant-backed mobile wallet consortium, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), announced today its working with the technology company Gemalto.

Miami Dolphins fans would no longer have to tackle big crowds at the concession stands if Sun Life Stadium can put a plan in place to use mobile apps to order and pay for food.

Smoothie maker Jamba Juice Co. built its menu around variety and customer choice. Its approach to mobile payments is no different.

The prepaid card industry has a lot to teach the companies that handle virtual currencies, as the Bitcoin economy begins to attract the same regulatory scrutiny prepaid cards received over the past several years.

TAMPA, Fla. – GTE Financial has begun a campaign to attract new members called “Join 200,000 of your closest friends,” a nod to the credit union’s recent milestone of achieving 200,000 members.

OGDEN, Utah – Wasatch Peaks FCU, a $190-million credit union created through the 2011 combination of two healthy credit unions, is expanding again with the merger of $64-million SummitOne FCU, also in Ogden.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Credit Union Journal’s Grow Show just keeps getting better, with the addition of a session that will address one of the hottest issues of discussion and a potential new revenue stream: health insurance exchanges.

Alioth, which sells government and payment cards in Russia, is teaming with NXP Semiconductors to launch a multi-functional card that combines payments with a range of other uses.

Fiserv is changing the name of its ACCEL/Exchange payments network to Accel, a move that draws attention to Fiserv's technology as the company competes against rivals such as Fidelity National Information Services and develops new emerging payments technology.