Merchant

The Federal Communications Commission rejected requests by banks and other companies that would have curbed lawsuits over unwanted phone calls to consumers.

Tyro Payments, of Australia, will integrate its point of sale technology with the in-restaurant ordering and payment system made by Canada's TouchBistro.

The most striking thing about Apple Pay's recent loyalty announcement is that it included no loyalty program for Apple Pay.

The CFPB on Wednesday sued an auto loan firm for aggressive debt collection tactics against service members.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson has made several moves in the payments industry over the years, and the latest puts him on Square's team.

The payment processor Total System Services (TSYS) has promoted a longtime employee to head up its North America consumer, commercial and health care lines of business.

The U.S. Postal Service has selected Cincinnati-based Vantiv, a payment processing service provider, to be its payment service support contractor.

The nature of fraud in the U.S. is about to change radically, as fraudsters adapt to EMV security at the point of sale by shifting their attention to e-commerce channels. Accompanying this shift are changes to the consumer's role in spotting fraud — but this could be as much a burden as it is a benefit if banks and merchants are not careful.

The settlement by the California agency and debt buyer forgives more than $600,000 in consumer debt. The company did not admit any wrongdoing.

More than 1.5 million home buyers negatively impacted by the financial crisis could re-enter the mortgage market in the next three years, according to a study that also looked at how big of an impact the mortgage crisis had on consumer credit scores.