Technology

Amex has a track record of quickly embracing mobile technology, and Monday’s move to enable Apple Pay for corporate card payments is no exception.

Fraudsters, anticipating the U.S. shift to EMV security at the point of sale, are busy looking for ways to hack into the e-commerce sites and consumer bank accounts that will be unaffected by the change in payment card security.

Mobile payments are quickly becoming an integral part of consumers’ daily lives. In order for businesses to stay competitive, it’s important for them to stay on top of the trends in the industry.

Cardmaker American Banknote (ABnote) is pushing a package the vendor says makes it is easy to deliver Apple Passbook functionality on Android devices.

The first version of the Samsung mobile wallet is nothing like the Samsung Pay that is now making its way to handsets. But the one consistent theme in Samsung's strategy is to be the first to experiment with new technologies.

Ultimately, First Data looks ready for a second public life. First Data is expected to bring about a turnaround after going public, giving KKR the opportunity to cash in on its investment.

Many payment companies are hosting hackathons to attract developer talent from outside their own ranks; MasterCard found that its own people are just as eager to bring their ideas to life.

Tangerine Bank, the former Canadian operation of ING Direct, is creating and testing applications on IBM's Bluemix cloud software environment at a facility in Toronto.

Starbucks founder and Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz says he won't be making a run for U.S. president.

First Data and TruBeacon have been selected to provide point of sale technology and business-management software for Scooter's Coffee, an Omaha, Neb., chain.