Merchant

One phenomenon we are currently seeing in emerging markets is a leapfrog to mobile payments.

?Square Inc. has hired former Visa marketing executive Kevin Burke to lead its customer acquisition initiatives in retail, paid, Web and events marketing channels.??

Companies seeking to shield valuable data from criminals and government spying should assume the attackers have already penetrated their systems and adjust defensive strategies, security firms McAfee and Symantec said.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released its semi-annual report to Congress. The report includes a review of the complaint process and collection industry rules.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a notice last week in the Federal Register proposing a boarding form to streamline how company information is collected.

Texas-based collection agency Dyck O’Neal reportedly has filed an estimated 240 deficiency judgment lawsuits in Palm Beach County, Fla. this year, hoping to collect the mortgage debt that remains after foreclosures are processed.

The Federal Trade Commission has approved an order resolving allegations that Google Inc. unfairly billed consumers millions of dollars for in-app charges incurred by children without their parents’ consent.

ECMC Group's plans to acquire 56 campuses from Corinthian Colleges, a deal that would create the largest nonprofit career-college system in the U.S., has met criticism from lawmakers in a letter sent to the Department of Education.

More borrowers are falling behind on their car payments and the total amount of outstanding debt is reaching new high marks, according to Experian's latest report.

Encore Capital Group Inc., a San Diego-based debt buying firm, announced it is providing $124,000 in scholarships to students at 43 community colleges across the U.S., as part of its new national program, the Encore Capital Group Scholarship Fund.