Merchant

Over the last several months much has been made about the New York BitLicense.

Buying stolen data is an effective way for banks to determine the source of a breach. But fraudsters are increasingly putting up roadblocks because such deals might make it tougher for them to break in next time.

Electronic payments company PAX Technology has become the main supplier of point of sale terminals for Russia's Sberbank.

Electronic payments technology provider Verifone has entered into an agreement to buy Payment as a Service provider InterCard AG.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's current approach to carrying out new authority under the Dodd-Frank Act to punish "abusive" behavior is likely not sustainable.

Ohio regulators announced the filing of a lawsuit Friday against Buffalo, N.Y. collection agency Rotech Holdings Ltd. for allegedly harassing and misleading Ohio residents.

Mobile payments is the next “big thing” for consumers. But how can we keep it from becoming so for hackers as well?

Confidence in the U.S. economy appears to be rising amid low gas prices and a strong dollar as Americans stepped up their borrowing pace in September, according the the Federal Reserve’s G.19 consumer credit report.

Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $81.6 million to settle a federal investigation into its alleged failure to properly notify homeowners of increases in their mortgage payments.

Square Inc. is aiming for a valuation of as much as $4.2 billion in its initial public offering, well short of the $6 billion the mobile-payments service sought in its latest funding round.