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Trustonic aims to monetize its services by supporting authentication methods such as biometrics, and managing tokens for high-value transactions,

Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, is increasingly seen as a way to cut costs for international payments.

The fast-moving innovations enabled by blockchain technology defy the ability of state governments to regulate the distributed ledger space constructively and efficiently.

The payments industry has been overrun with innovation in mobile, wearable and cloud-based digital payments. But many niches are years — if not decades — behind this trend.

A core processing startup gets $16 million and a U.K. challenger bank raises $27.6 million.

Screen scraping has plenty of critics, but the alternatives, OAuth and APIs, have their share of detractors, too.

If you've ever walked past a film shoot, it's easy to see how much more there is to the movies and TV than just the star and director. There's often dozens or even hundreds of other people involved in the production — bit players, stunt performers, musicians and more — and they all have to be paid, at times irregularly and under different rules.

Tala, based in Santa Monica, Calif., makes its loan decisions after analyzing data on the mobile phones of users in Kenya and the Philippines.

Most new payments and financial services innovation isn't tied to the actual payment, making hosted and cloud solutions a good fit for right sizing resources.

First half: Brett King says the OCC fintech charter is overdue. Second half: fintech and refugees.