Technology

After years of supporting payments research and building a reputation of being friendly toward technology startups, American Express is bringing its key technologies under the Amex Enabled Digital Solutions umbrella.

A group of attorneys general from eight states and the District of Columbia have jumped into the debate over PIN versus signature requirements for EMV cards, choosing the side of retailers.

Community banks are embracing branch innovations to deliver a more personalized experience to customers, and differentiate themselves from larger competitors.

First Data and NCR Corp. are flexing their scale muscles in an agreement that brings the technology strength of both companies to the grocery, petroleum and convenience store industries and expands NCR's ATM footprint.

Pilots have to pay for gas and let air traffic controllers know when they need it, but a mobile payment app can help them do that while eliminating paperwork and managing other tasks common with flying corporate, private or charter planes.

A few months after introducing its mobile wallet in the U.S., BBVA is attempting to lure adoption through 'instant' cash-back credit card rewards for qualified transactions at checkout.

A point-of-sale malware that steals payment card data has resurfaced after a few years with a diabolical twist — it cleans up its crime scene, making it difficult for businesses to realize their networks are infected.

The October 2015 “liability shift” date has come and gone. For years leading up to it finance and payments pundits (and eventually the general population) discussed the impact of this date to force merchants to migrate to EMV-enabled credit cards, from the decades old magnetic stripe standard.

Within less than 12 hours, LoanDepot Inc., a fast-growing mortgage lender, aborted its plan to go public and Fitbit Inc., the maker of wearable devices, priced a secondary offering below the previous day’s close.

Customer expectations for digital are a moving target, and banks and their vendors are quickly trying to figure out which products and services to add next.