Technology

People hold up blockchain as the answer to many security issues, including Swift-related hacks and card-not-present fraud. But distributed ledgers have vulnerabilities, too.

American Express Co. came close to reclaiming its once highly touted crown in J.D. Power’s credit-card customer satisfaction ranking, but lost again to Discover Financial Services.

For the first time, EMVCo, the card network-operated EMV standards body, has established an approval process to formally certify that contactless mobile payment devices can operate at EMV approved terminals.

They may seem like a relic from a bygone era, but dial-up terminals have shown surprising staying power in today's payments ecosystem.

Like a lot of alternative payment startups, the light bulb for Marci Lobel-Esrig came from a personal experience that demonstrated how clunky and risky paper-based transactions can be.

Phillips 66 is the third major merchant to come aboard for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s upcoming launch of Chase Pay—alongside Starbucks and Shell Oil—and the byproduct of this deal is an overhaul of the gasoline and convenience retailer’s existing, relatively bland apps.

Visa is bringing its QR-code based mobile payment system to Nigeria this year.

Grocery stores are well-oiled machines, with the placement of every product carefully researched to guide the shopper from one item to the next. But even this process has some room for improvement.

Not many people have taken the plunge to use mobile payments full-time, but a very high number have dipped a toe in the water.

Finding the right mPOS solution can be difficult. Demanding flexibility and device agnostic technology from partners can go a long way toward making a successful decision.