Fintech

Online banking customers for King's Town Bank in Taipei, Taiwan, now may send and receive Western Union Co. funds transfers internationally.

China UnionPay has signed an agreement with BesTV Network Television Technology Development Co. Ltd. to support bill payments initiated on consumers’ televisions. But it faces a market that is becoming less reliant on TV for information.

This year saw two of the U.S. payments industry's most stagnant technologies–chip cards and decoupled debit–take divergent paths.

Zil Bareisis knows all too well why the British government is considering a ban on credit card surcharges that shock consumers purchasing tickets or products online.

In the realm of payment card data security, 2011 qualifies as the year in which “more” became a key term on many levels.

A California start-up is creating what it calls the “Visa of prepaid.” But it has a long ways to go before its name becomes tied to a major sporting event.

Banks are starting to take a closer look at the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, though its rules do not take effect until 2013.

Developing systems to help doctors expand patient-payment channels–including accepting more credit and debit card payments–is a big challenge. But educating medical office staff and patients on how such systems work may be the toughest part of introducing new health care payment technology.

A check-imaging technology provider has settled its federal patent-infringement claims against U.S. Bancorp for undisclosed terms.

SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Credit Union this morning will have its name attached to its second high-profile event here in two weeks.