Merchant

Banks and processors often avoid small direct response businesses out of risk concerns, though the category fits right into EVO Payments International's multi-media sweet spot.

The mobile point of sale (mPOS) market is growing quickly—ABI Research says about 46% of the overall point of sale market will be mobile in four years. But the technology is complex, requiring a careful strategy.

The big antitrust ruling against American Express could set off a price war that squeezes all payment card networks -- not just Amex -- as well as card-issuing banks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will continue its work to ensure credit reports are fair and freely given to consumers, agency director Richard Cordray said Thursday.

At least two financial services groups say none of their U.S. bank members have reported the existence of Carbanak malware in their networks, suggesting the threat may not be significant.

Starbucks has integrated its app with technology from corporate spending management company Concur, demonstrating the vast new uses of the coffee chain's mobile commerce offering.

More than 50 million consumers now have free and regular access to their credit scores through their monthly credit card statements or online, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported Thursday.

It's taken about three years of experimenting, but Thomas Bloetscher says Regions Bank has started to crack the code on lending to people with scant credit histories.

Legislation to create an independent inspector general at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is circulating again.

When American Express forbids businesses from asking customers to use lower-cost credit cards, it's breaking U.S. antitrust law, a federal judge ruled.