Technology

Copenhagen-based digital payments specialist Nets is rolling out a service in the Nordic region to screen against fraudulent transactions online, with a particular focus on “clickbait fraud” that aims to entice consumers to unknowingly authorize recurring payments in exchange for nothing.

Consumer frustration with passwords is nearing a peak, with average users currently registered via password to more than 90 online accounts, and one in four consumers forgetting at least one password daily, according to a new study from Mastercard.

A deeper dive into the workings of the Amazon Prime Reload program should give the card payments industry serious cause for concern.

While Morgan Stanley is high on the blockchain technology that underpins bitcoin, analysts at the investment bank are a bit more cautious when it comes to the surge in the price of the virtual currency.

Trump administration’s “lighter” regulatory proposal signals that banks may finally have entered a “post-crisis” era; IBM rolls out Watson artificial intelligence tools to deal with regulations.

Consumers don't want to feel disconnected from retailers in e-commerce, and don't want a complicated checkout experience, writes Jason Fordham, vice president of product at SmarterHQ.

IBM is set to announce new tools on Wednesday aimed at reducing the compliance burden of financial institutions and sifting through the mounds of data they collect by using Watson, its cognitive computer.

The task at hand for retail app developers is increasingly clear: Make it as easy as possible for consumers to pay through a mobile device.

Private companies incorporated in Delaware could start issuing and tracking shares of stock on a distributed ledger this summer.

At the Analytics and Financial Innovation conference, two credit union consultants offered tips on how credit unions can achieve greater buy-in for implementing data analytics.