Merchant

Federal regulators have cited F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh for violating rules to protect consumers from unwanted, automated text messages.

Funding Circle has formed a partnership with H&R Block to provide loans to the tax preparation firm’s small-business customers.

A $12.4 million settlement aimed at providing debt forgiveness and cash payments to former Daymar College students ended a legal battle between Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway’s office and the school.

Apple's latest iPhone could change the way people pay with a smartphone. Its updates improve Apple Pay and bring new tools to developers and merchants.

Consumers continue to have a disciplined approach to spending with their credit cards, according to the American Bankers Association.

Five years ago, Congress decided to take action on the bloated, price-fixed fees that banks charge merchants every time a customer makes a purchase with a debit card. It ordered the Federal Reserve to bring competition to the market by lowering fees to a reasonable sum.

American Express Co. customers soon will be able to charge purchases at Sam’s Club, months before their cards stop working at larger warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corp.

West Virginia regulators filed a complaint against a company that owns residential rental properties, alleging the company charged tenants excessive fees in violation of the state’s consumer protection laws and engaged in unlawful debt collections.

Square Inc., the mobile-payments company founded and led by Twitter Inc. interim Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, plans to hold its initial public offering in the fourth quarter of this year, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Discover was one of the most notable holdouts when Apple Pay first launched in Oct. 2014, but it now plans to launch Apple Pay compatibility Sept. 16.