Merchant

The holidays are approaching, and mobile is going to play a bigger role in e-commerce than ever before. Last year, mobile holiday shopping traffic surpassed desktop for the first time and retailers are expecting even higher mobile traffic this year.

Amazon.com is big enough to try things that other retailers would find too risky. Over the years it has developed many groundbreaking payment technologies and revolutionized e-commerce, but not all of its ideas have done well.

Banks continued to report strong profits in the third quarter, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday highlighted a definite warning sign it sees in bank portfolios: riskier loans.

While the CFPB's latest monthly complaint report highlights bank account and service complaints, debt collection ranked as the top category.

TransUnion and Ontario Systems announced Tuesday a collaboration to offer collection agencies TransUnion's new CreditVision recovery model.

Between regulatory and competitive pressures, ISOs have a lot on their plate for 2016, particularly for the most growth-hungry companies. Here is some food for thought for ISOs as they plan their strategies for the year ahead:

Payroll cards are part of the emerging mobile payments capabilities that are shifting the nature of financial transactions.

Two online lenders associated with Indian tribes have won the dismissal of a lawsuit that alleged the companies were operating in violation of Maryland law.

Two Ohio auto dealers agreed Tuesday to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers with advertisements touting low monthly care lease payments while not disclosing important terms of the offers - including credit score requirements.

A TransUnion analysis has found that credit card loyalty remains intact despite enticing offers and higher spend during the holiday shopping season.