Technology

Over the past five years, the slow-but-steady rise of mobile wallets seemed to signal the end of the plastic card era. But that's not how things played out.

2017 promises to be a defining year for many in the payments industry. Here's a look at what to expect.

Wells Fargo faces an economic environment that may not be particularly suited for the way the bank is structured. Also: are you brave enough to make bitcoin a part of your retirement portfolio?

Mastercard is launching a mobile payment platform to help farmers be more aware of the needs for produce sales in East Africa, calling it the first use case from technology developed at Mastercard Labs in Nairobi, Kenya, which opened in 2014.

The technology revolution requires ISOs and agents to pursue merchant relationships based on a range of services in addition to traditional hardware.

Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance remain a hot topic for financial institutions as regulators can bar them from branch building and bank acquisitions. Here are some notable regulatory actions that are still unresolved.

Consumer protection groups opposing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s plan to offer limited-purpose bank charters to fintech companies raised concerns that the move could allow payday lenders to operate nationally.

Corporate clients are increasingly asking their banks to help digitize back-office processes. Such a move can help both parties save time and money.

The processor has launched its Integrated Solutions Group, a new segment that focuses on software development tools for integration with First Data platforms.

Robins Financial recognizes trio of top employees, Numerica ramps up lending department and more CU professionals in the news.