Merchant

The state of Washington halts a plan to update its 15-year-old member business loan rule while the federal regulation undergoes a legal challenge from the Independent Community Bankers of America.

Online fraud is on the increase, but the good news is emerging technology can protect digital identities.

Harley Financial Services has launched business payments software HarleyPay for its merchant clients through provider linked2pay's Bank Centric Payments platform.

The $21 billion-asset bank said Monday that it had hired John Gannon as group manager of Small Business Administration lending and Clyde Thompson as credit officer.

Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and American Express Co. lost an early round of a lawsuit alleging they colluded to pin liability for fraudulent transactions on merchants who didn’t meet a chip-reading technology deadline.

Blockchain and payments have come to go hand-in hand since it emerged to power bitcoin, but the real pain financial institutions are looking to solve is enhancing global currency transactions and shortening settlement cycles.

Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the double-edged sword that comes from broadly sharing their personal data.

Costco Wholesale Corp. reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates, even as falling grocery prices cut into its sales growth.

Mobile wallets are poised to dramatically change the payments landscape, but what is holding them back from seeing more rapid adoption?

Generation Z, the generation following what is commonly referred to as the Millennials, has only just formed its identity, yet its older members are already preparing to enter the workforce and take part in modern commerce.