Technology

Citing the need to expand Transatlantic commerce, U.K. and U.S. officials have agreed to create a payments forum featuring leaders from the tech hubs of London and Atlanta.

Data breaches at financial institutions dropped by 26% in 2016, but breaches as a whole were up significantly.

With its WaveShades, Visa engages in a delicate balancing act of making its new payment wearable cool and trendy as any other fashion accessory without invoking the geekiness of the ill-fated Google Glass.

People are warming up to mobile payment apps like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, but concerns over fraud and ID theft could still pose headwinds.

The use of one-time tokens has picked up steam in the past year, especially with merchant groups waiting for EMVCo to release specifications for a payment account reference.

Arkadi Kuhlmann, the founder and CEO of the neobank Zenbanx who pioneered branchless banking at ING Direct, explains why he stopped pursuing a bank charter and made a deal with Social Finance.

Several groups are developing real-time payments systems for the U.S., and most everyone agrees success is inevitable, but how quickly they can make enough progress to satisfy consumers is a point of contention.

Users can set up organizations specific to money transfers for events or groups, allowing invitations to be sent to up to 50 people through a text message or push notification.

The technology giant reported record earnings and a solid performance for its mobile payment app, but did not dive deep into adoption numbers.

Shoppers are going to have to choose which apps to keep and which to delete or hide, making it important that retailers develop an app that's worthy of repeated use.