Merchant

IoT and omnichannel require fast informed data-driven decisions for merchants, a challenge Mastercard hopes to address with predictive analytics, driving more transactions and fee income.

When offered in a fair and transparent manner, DCC provides real value and benefit to both the cardholder and the merchant striving for new ways to remove friction and improve their customer service experience, writes Mark Horwedel, CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group.

SunTrust let about eight weeks pass before telling the public that data tied to 1.5 million customers had been stolen.

Walmart has also used Sam's Club's Scan & Go fast checkout feature and even robots in an attempt to shorten queues and improve the payment experience.

The Louisiana company has vowed to meaningfully improve investor returns and efficiency over the next two years.

AI is not the only way to get value from data. In many cases, simpler, traditional types of analysis may answer your questions, according to Todd Ford, CFO of Coupa.

The news of the data breach cast a shadow over relatively strong first-quarter earnings for the Atlanta bank.

PCI compliance can't solve all security problems. EMV, encryption are all necessary to protect merchants from data breaches, writes Jeff Zimmerman, COO of Clearent.

Investing in technology has been an important focus for banks. But big questions remain about these investments, including how best to pay for them.

Mobile payments provider iZettle is adding an e-commerce platform that will expand merchants' capabilities to accept payments in-store and online.