Technology

The risk is growing that criminals or hostile nations could use quantum computing to hack into the ledger systems that control bitcoin and other digital currencies.

The credit union service organization's newest clients want it to build services such as cross-border payments and simpler bill pay.

Google is enabling cross-border payments within the Google Pay app through integrations with Western Union and U.K.-based remittance firm Wise.

Both vendors use remote hosting and web delivery to support e-commerce, APIs and other technologies that go beyond their traditional focus on the ATM and point of sale.

Despite strong payment volume and revenue, Affirm's earnings suffered due to stock compensation and an adjustment on its purchase of PayBright in January.

First Foundation and Suncrest are among the community banks developing platforms that let clients buy, sell and hold increasingly popular digital assets. The goal is to avoid losing business to cryptocurrency exchanges.

After more than 100 years of mostly in-person operations, the subprime installment lender is seeking to adapt to changing consumer preferences — launching an online loan platform just before the pandemic and recently striking a deal to acquire a financial wellness app.

There are too many security, usability and reliability risks for QR codes to be the main driver of transit payment. NFC is likely better, says Carlypso Networks' Philippe Vappereau.

The Mojaloop Foundation's Adama Diallo and Paul Hunter argue open, affordable real-time payments systems have the potential to include all and help turn underserved women into the newly served, enabling them to become economically active.

The central bank wants to adopt new rules to state clearly that merchants must have a choice of debit networks for card-not-present transactions.