Technology

Services are cropping up that help banks analyze bitcoin transactions for signs of criminal behavior such as money laundering. But such services come with their own risks.

IPayment Inc., a payments processor for more than 150,000 U.S. merchants, is exploring options including a sale that could value the company at as much as $1 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The introduction of EMV cards didn't significantly slow transaction times at U.S. retailers during the Black Friday shopping event, but there are still many wrinkles to iron out at the point of sale.

Mobile wallets have long struggled to displace cash and cards, so Ingo Money chose a different target: check-cashing.

Payments technology company BlueSnap has launched its mobile checkout gateway, the Powered Buy Platform.

Cloud-based payroll, payments and business analytics platform CloudPay has brought on Brian Radin as its chief revenue officer.

Lovers of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and coffee now have a mobile app to pay for their purchases and receive rewards.

Swatch Group AG plans to start selling a timepiece that can make contactless payments in the U.S., Switzerland and Brazil early next year through an agreement with Visa Inc.

While consumers hunt for deals during the holiday online shopping frenzy, fraudsters are doing the same — using the credentials they've hoarded from any number of data breaches the past year.

The holidays are approaching, and mobile is going to play a bigger role in e-commerce than ever before. Last year, mobile holiday shopping traffic surpassed desktop for the first time and retailers are expecting even higher mobile traffic this year.