Fintech

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.

The Bokis wallet's new app is scheduled for broad release this summer. It's a rare success for collaborative wallets, as others have failed, such as the U.S.'s Softcard and CurrentC, the U.K.’s Weve, Canada’s suretap and Singapore’s SmartWallet.

Using mobile apps to control payment cards has become a popular security option among issuers.

Automating transit systems is hard because of the local differences in automation and legacy infrastructure. Creating comfort with using mobile technology may be a step toward bringing automation to transport.

The company's original markets are India and China, but it plans to reach 10 major markets for B-to-B cross-border payments in the next year.

Retailers can excel at sales, service and selection, but if the point of sale doesn't have the latest technology, stores will turn off consumers.

The card network and the aid organization have also worked together in China and Myanmar.

While approval is likely in the Republican-dominated House, a Senate bill needed for the plan to become law would face a tougher path because the party’s narrower majority in that chamber.

The plastic card is an aging tool in payments, but there's still room for innovation in its design and features. Here are a few new concepts that favor technology and style as differentiators.

The $71 million transaction is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Seacoast in recent months.