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Rather than killing off the plastic card, smartphones are strengthening it. Many issuers' card accounts are more valuable than ever, with perks made possible only through the development of smartphone apps.

Loyalty programs can be a mixed blessing. When they work as advertised, they can lock in consumers and build relationships; when they fail, they vex shoppers and sour relationships.

As artificial intelligence makes analytics better, the question of who gets to benefit from the intel will come up more. Fintech startup wallet.ai believes customers should be told of propensities that might be hurting them.

Mastercard has announced a partnership with billionaire investor George Soros to work on a for-profit humanitarian project called Humanity Ventures that could bring aid to migrants and refugees around the world.

It should surprise no one that the cybersecurity rules regulators are drafting are simplistic and written in one size to fit all.

BorrowersFirst said its new financing will come from Waterfall Asset Management, a New York firm that focuses on high-yield investments.

As payments become "invisible," easier execution will also make transactions more safe and power marketing programs

Justin Newton, founder and CEO of Netki, discusses the barriers to commercialization of bitcoin, how his startup is trying to solve the problem, why private blockchains are useful and why public ones will eventually become more valuable.

The company is selling common and preferred stock in a private placement.

FIS is forming a network for the inaugural class of its VC Fintech Accelerator program.