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The ATM is one of the oldest self-service technologies in banking, and mobile is one of the newest. But surprisingly, this odd couple of technologies has a lot of synergy.

Businesses that don't take full advantage of their security software are wasting money and facilitating the hackers seeking access to their payment data.

With the introduction of Apple Pay, mobile wallet payment systems promise to disrupt long stagnant payment card status quo. But will these new services make our data and transactions safer?

Cloud-based payments and financial services provider Bottomline Technologies has acquired Intellinx Ltd., enabling it to offer clients anti-fraud and risk management software.

Organizations may be being misled about their security risk exposure, and are in serious danger of becoming victims of a security breach, which has become a major problem for merchants and payment companies.

EMV cards are moving payments security in the right direction. But if hackers tamper with the hardware or associated software on merchants' EMV-enabled equipment, they can silently spirit off customer data.

It’s taken the U.S. years to embrace, but the migration to Chip and PIN payment technology and its associated “liability shift” will finally happen in 2015.

Processor First Data is working more closely with long-time partner Underwriters Laboratories to speed up the EMV testing process and certify the chip-card technology in the U.S.

Payment companies and merchants are taking the wrong approach to cybersecurity if they address problems only after they arise.

The White House rolled out several more cybersecurity provisions on Tuesday, including a proposal to better coordinate information sharing between the government and the private sector around cyberattacks and emerging threats.