Technology

Karhoo, a U.K. price comparison and hailing app for licensed taxis and minicabs, is preparing to launch in the U.S. with the help of Bank of America Merchant Services eCommerce and cybersecurity solutions.

UBS is piloting a program with Alexa, Amazon's chatbot. Clients won't be able to ask Alexa about their portfolios yet, but they can ask questions about the economy.

As EMV's sales draw starts to fade, ISOs are starting to move on to other products.

The additions are part of Samsung's strategy to turn Samsung Pay into a broader commerce platform.

The Federal Reserve is asking the payments industry for input on securing faster payments processing.

WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a reminder to banks that their obligations to report suspicious transactions also extend to certain cybersecurity attacks.

The China-based payments company has long sought to enter the U.S. market.

At this week's Money2020 conference, payment execs like PayPal's Bill Ready say consumers will make purchases in a broad context of shopping, and if merchants aren’t poised to meet their audiences there, they will get left behind, Ready said.

"I'm both," could be the answer a mobile customer of USAA and perhaps other financial institutions gets in the not-too-distant future from a virtual assistant powered by artificial intelligence, key nuggets of customer-specific data and other technology.

In his last earnings call as Visa's CEO, Charles Scharf spoke about the card brand's outlook for new technology and China.