Technology

Ingenico ePayments is giving merchants a new way to engage consumers at the checkout by offering a choice of games enabling participants to win merchandise instead of having to pay for it.

Financial services was the top industry targeted by malware in 2016, so banks need to be strategic in building their defenses against attacks.

Shortly after spinning off PayPal, eBay shed another unit, the e-commerce powerhouse Magento Commerce, which is working to spread its wings beyond its core specialty of e-commerce sites.

PayPal Holdings Inc. and Visa Inc. said they are extending into the Asia-Pacific region a partnership that currently covers only the U.S., in a move aimed at boosting transactions via digital payments for both companies.

The U.S. merchant acquirer-processor arena is so mature that the only dramatic gains typically come from consolidation, leading to even more formidable combinations that make the next phase of growth even tougher. But there are also opportunities for companies that know how to specialize.

New payment standards have banks worried about compliance costs, but there is an opportunity for innovation for aggressive institutions.

The neobank Compte-Nickel has opened more than 540,000 accounts since its launch three years ago.

The megabank is looking to robotics and machine learning to save time and money.

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

Facebook’s WhatsApp, the Mountain View, Calif.-based messaging app with a broad global following, may be preparing to roll out person-to-person payments, beginning with its app in India.