Merchant

Unless the U.S. card business is able to offer merchants scaleable solutions that are cheaper and quicker to implement, there is a serious risk of full EMV migration taking several years to complete.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has charged a Mississippi company with refusing to disclose check-cashing fees to consumers, deceptively pressuring borrowers into taking out multiple payday loans and keeping overpayments.

The CFPB filed a lawsuit Wednesday charging a check casher and payday lending company of tricking and trapping customers at its 43 stores in Mississippi and at locations in Louisiana and Alabama.

Say what you will about these companies' longevity, were it not for the likes of Lending Club you wouldn't see banks like Wells Fargo introducing expedited loan products.

Citigroup is testing Bluetooth beacon technology in a pilot that gives customers cardless access to branch ATMs after business hours, among other services.

Walmart and Visa have had a long and volatile relationship, and the retailer's latest lawsuit against the global card brand gives voice to a struggle that many other companies are too small to fight.

First Connecticut Bancorp in Farmington has committed to making $5 million in small-business loans over the next year.

To expand the reach of its global e-commerce services, Ingenico ePayments is building up a vast network of connections to merchant acquirers, hoping to gain a competitive edge as the demand grows for omnichannel payments.

Debt-buying giant Encore Capital Group Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $25.7 million.

Navient has been recognized as a 2020 Women on Boards Winning "W" Company for the second consecutive year. The national award is presented to companies with at least 20% women on their board of directors.