Merchant

Online commerce is today dominated by a small handful of middlemen marketplaces that charge outsize commissions for access to a consolidated buyer pool. But new technology can change that model, writes KJ Erickson, CEO and co-founder of Public Market.

European banks are testing rings, watches and bracelets that are linked to credit and debit accounts; European regulators appear keener on increasing competition than U.S. counterparts.

This European regulation means fraud detection will inevitably need to evolve as the fraudsters find new ways to exploit new loopholes, according to Catherine Tong, vice president and general manager for Accertify.

BMO Harris Bank has made significant strides in recent years attracting retail and small-business customers, and now it's up to Ernie Johannson to keep the momentum going.

Offereins led to Discover's payments business to another year of strong growth while setting in motion a bold plan to disrupt the point-of-sale experience.

Before Hurricane Florence hit the U.S. this month, certain merchants prepared by stocking up on an unlikely item in the digital payments era: 1970’s-era carbon paper credit slips.

Square’s online payments APIs and Square Invoices are adding support for Google Pay, which the mobile point of sale company hopes will streamline checkout for online stores and websites.

The agency wants more information as it conducts fair-lending exams, but conflicting statutes make writing a data collection rule difficult.

For businesses that serve a predominantly millennial audience, knowing the age group’s tolerance toward online security measures is an important lesson that coincides with customer retention, according to David Britton, vice president of industry solutions of global fraud and identity at Experian.

Flipkart, an Indian e-commerce company which Walmart bought in August, has launched a cardless credit program for consumers and is expected to apply for an NBFC licence, or a classification as non-bank that provides credit and other financial services in India.