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As technology evolves, payment capabilities become more deeply embedded, becoming practically invisible to the end user. This concept works already in specific use cases such as Uber, and many companies have yearned to implement a hands-free payment experience for all of retail.

Traditional brick & mortar stores must upgrade and innovate their experiences to again become destinations in their own right in order to lure back spoiled online shoppers.

Data breaches at financial institutions dropped by 26% in 2016, but breaches as a whole were up significantly.

People are warming up to mobile payment apps like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, but concerns over fraud and ID theft could still pose headwinds.

The Louisiana company will enter several markets around Dallas with the $21 million deal

The payments company is working with Chargebacks911 to improve chargeback performance for card not present transactions.

The technology giant reported record earnings and a solid performance for its mobile payment app, but did not dive deep into adoption numbers.

Shoppers are going to have to choose which apps to keep and which to delete or hide, making it important that retailers develop an app that's worthy of repeated use.

Messenger bots, an artificial intelligence-driven application, can respond to customer queries over social messaging platforms. Bot interactions attract a consumer who is engaged and interested in pursuing a transaction.

The EMV migration includes support for chip cards and NFC contactless payments, giving banks room to compete in the contactless payments market just in time for wearables to take off.