Technology

As merchants and consumers increasingly favor contactless payments over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Visa is removing obstacles to contactless acceptance.

National banks just got the OCC's go-ahead this summer to hold and transfer digital assets like bitcoin for customers, but the Paris-based bank has already vetted the technology needed to do the job.

Some U.S. states are opening new payments channels to cover the cost of coronavirus-induced remote learning programs.

At a time when contactless payments via QR codes are on the rise, Incognia is launching a fraud protection solution for payments providers, retailers and restaurants.

Most organizations simply can’t afford slow processes that are riddled with bottlenecks, says Kofax's Michelle Trapani.

Daniel Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief of PaymentsSource, talks with Jay Klauminzer, CEO of Raise, to talk about how the company adapted to abrupt, long-term change in consumer payments.

Payments technology entrepreneur Will Graylin is launching OV Valet Superkey, a payment card and digital wallet that can initiate touchless payments at more than 90% of all payment terminals. It pairs with an app that supports messaging and live chat functions.

Capital markets play a key role in a modern economy because they move money, stocks or bonds from people who have them to those who need them to execute trades, secure equities or invest. But as core a function as this is, it hasn't been very fast.

Alipay’s assembling a portfolio to stitch together a multinational financial services ecosystem. The mobile payments titan’s IPO will provide an enormous war chest to develop new services, turbocharge international expansion, and fund acquisitions, says Intrepid Ventures' Eric Grover.

Industry groups have launched new programs that are expected to carry over into 2021, while others are raising new calls for Congress to tackle data security.