Technology

Many people in the payments industry believe stolen payment card industry data will diminish in its black market value as EMV approaches ubiquity across U.S. retailers. That's not the case.

Bank of America announced Thursday that it customers can now suspend their debit cards temporarily; it is the first of several new features the bank has planned for 2016 after it tripled its digital banking budget.

Visa Inc., the world's largest payments network, said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 24 percent as consumer card spending increased.

Though most of the fanfare behind mobile wallets is around in-store contactless payments, consumers are cutting through the hype and devoting more of their attention to in-app payments.

Splitit has expanded its interest-free installment payments technology to health care providers, enabling their patients to receive instant approval to finance health care costs through their Visa or MasterCard credit cards on file.

Discover Financial Services reported a slowdown in growth in its credit card business but vowed to take steps to reverse the trend.

The rush to be a "one stop" for merchants by bundling mobile, Web and in-store payment technology is proving to be a heavy lift, in terms of cash, resources and IT skills.

PayPal Holdings Inc.’s fourth-quarter sales beat estimates, reassuring investors concerned about the company’s prospects as an independent company amid mounting competition from Apple Inc. and Square Inc.

Twitter's move to pluck American Express' top exec for digital partnerships as the social media network's first marketing chief was more than an executive reshuffle—it signals a new strategic direction for Twitter to double down on in-app e-commerce, some observers say.

Apple Inc. measured a strong pickup in mobile payments during the last six months of 2015, CEO Tim Cook said on Jan. 26 during a discussion about the company’s results from the final quarter of the year.