Merchant

The newly installed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission voted against 2015 rules that largely rejected the banking industry's entreaties.

Taxi hailing and payment technology has been an important part of Verifone's mobile payment strategy, and this new move will fold Way2ride into Curb.

Westpac in has been aggressive in supporting and adopting emerging merchant and payment technology in Australia.

The Livingston, N.J., company took a big hit in the fourth quarter as it continued to divest certain business lines and restructure its operations.

The chip card migration took up a lot of merchants' energy over the past couple of years. As chip cards mature, merchants can and should turn to the variety of new payment options in the year ahead.

Mastercard said the decision confirms the "legitimacy" and "importance" of interchange in our payment system.

The technology complements Starbucks successful mobile technology, which includes a widely used payments app as well as rewards and order-ahead.

Host Card Emulation, which enables mobile payments without reliance on a particular handset, is driving the project in Scotland.

Congress has proposed repealing the Durbin Amendment, a move that would be costly to small businesses which have benefited from the reform.

Eastern Bank developed its own online lending platform to compete with the likes of Kabbage and OnDeck. It might now be able to cash in by licensing to other banks.