Technology

Ever since Apple opened its Siri voice assistant to outside developers late last year, payment companies have been experimenting with the potential of voice-controlled payments. Here's a look at what some of the early adopters have already accomplished.

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For the music industry, which globalized quickly as its products moved online, payment processes haven't kept up.

A new joint venture with Gas Station TV will help Verifone Systems Inc. expand its services in the coming year, providing more exposure for the terminal manufacturer's merchant clients and a stronger media service for its petroleum clients. In addition, Verifone will expand its role as a software provider.

The question is more than academic. At stake is the role blockchain technology can play in lowering the costs of raising money.

By relying heavily on where a borrower went to college, online lenders may run afoul with regulators and could be missing out on good credits.

Consumers who prefer fancy designer watches will soon have the option to add contactless payments to their bling, as Movado Group rolls out a crop of stylish watches with Android Pay built in.

TriMet, the regional transportation system based in Portland, Ore., recently began a test of a reloadable fare system and later this year it will add Near Field Communication-based payments via bank cards and smartphones to its pilot.

Innovate Indiana is taking part in a $2.6 million investment in Rippleshot, a company that uses artificial intelligence to detect card fraud.

The steady march of smartphone technology makes mobile wallet adoption seem inevitable, but consumers still need convincing.