Technology

Google's Android Wear products came to market well ahead of the Apple Watch, but in one category they have always been a step behind: contactless payments.

Visa Inc. has clarified its position on EMV debit card routing to address growing concern among merchants that the card brand's rules were forcing those transactions onto the Visa network rather than allowing merchants to choose among less expensive options.

Merchants’ frustrations with the painful U.S. EMV shift could come to a head this week when Black Friday kicks off the crucial holiday shopping season with large swaths of the merchant landscape unable to handle EMV transactions, more than a year after the U.S. EMV liability shift.

EBay Inc., struggling to turn itself around and catch up with dominant Amazon.com Inc., has invented a new day: Mobile Wednesday.

With access to financial transaction data under threat by hurdles imposed by certain financial institutions, it should be up to consumers to decide how their data is used to improve their financial well-being.

Mobile apps that allow consumers to control their payment cards are becoming more popular as banks use payment security as a way to build customer relationships.

Earthport has used distributed ledger technology, including a partnership with Ripple, to build a global cross-border payment network.

A full year into the EMV migration, crooks are expected to be even more aggressive about attacking soft spots in online and mobile transactions.

Barclays is responding to consumer expectations of a smooth mobile experience in all venues by adding technology at ATMs.

Distinct business plans in promising areas such as smart use of consumer data, cybersecurity and content creation, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch commercial banking executive Scott Olmsted. And that is just the beginning of his list.