Technology

The small merchants that migrated to digital during the pandemic focused heavily on web sales, with less emphasis on e-wallets for mobile.

The banking technology provider Zeta raised $250 million from SoftBank Vision Fund II at a valuation of $1.45 billion, winning its first venture backing to help fuel its expansion.

The digital migration caused new risks, and new responsibilities for security professionals.

Business leaders in Atlanta and San Francisco warn that the digital divide will widen if Black-owned companies can't accept online and mobile payments.

Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said it would be “terrible” for iPhone and iPad users if a judge ordered the company to allow third-party app marketplaces, in addition to its own App Store, as Epic Games is demanding in a high-stakes antitrust battle.

The investment in Finitive is one of a number of technology agreements that the commercial lender has struck recently in an effort to broaden its reach.

Fake fundraising or phony customer service tricks people into handing over money or account details, Yinglian Xie of Datavisor writes.

Small businesses are upset at Visa and Mastercard's proposal to raise rates on cross-border payments initiated online, now that the European Commission's caps on credit and debit fees no longer apply in the U.K.

So far, mostly larger businesses are embracing digital payments, says Avidxchange's Cameron White.

While cryptocurrencies could have benefits, they have “not served as a convenient way to make payments, given, among other factors, their swings in value,” said the head of the Federal Reserve. He also detailed imminent Fed research on a central bank digital currency.