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At noon on Monday, May 1, reservations will open for the EMP Summer House in East Hampton, N.Y. But only American Express cardholders can reserve a table.

Beyond is a culmination of the many things Carr's done in his life. That includes years spent as as a merchant acquiring executive—Carr was the CEO of Heartland Payment Systems; an author who has advocated for improving conditions for working class Americans while detailing his own challenges growing up in Illinois; and a philanthropist.

A group of credit unions is working to get a jump how real-time payment processing fits into their world, even as the broader payments industry wrestles with questions about the technology's implementation.

Third party 'pays' and app companies like Uber are making the payment almost invisible, and threatening banks' relationships with consumers, writes G. Vedanarayan and David Griffiths of VirtusaPolaris.

Diebold’s purchase of Wincor Nixdorf made plenty of sense as a merger of two ATM giants. But that's not what the companies want to become.

Despite the best intentions of Apple and Google to ignite contactless, the QR Code persists as a tenacious legacy technology providing the connective tissue between physical and digital domains. Further evidence of its persistence comes from Facebook.

Restaurants and other hospitality businesses have suffered a series of breaches. E-wallets can provide extra security and marketing heft at the same time.

Facebook is reportedly rolling out a feature that allows users to scan QR codes to earn incentives to shop at nearby stores.

Small businesses have not embraced chip cards as quickly as big chains, and there are some adjustments technology companies should make, writes ShopKeep CEO Michael DeSimone.

The beneficial ownership regulation, meant to catch financial criminals, has produced data that is useful in making small-business loans, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says.