Technology

Apple Inc. showed how to combine biometrics and tokenization in a mainstream product, and now companies of all sizes are working to build on this combination.

The credit union-led CU Wallet is working to attract small-business support by drawing on the local ethos that credit unions have nurtured for years, but it faces a formidable challenge as device makers such as Apple and Samsung bake their own wallets into the hardware.

Two companies have partnered to serve the rapidly expanding mobile personal finance and remittance markets in Africa and Asia.

Global e-commerce and payment solutions provider Mozido has acquired a majority of NettCash, a Zimbabwe-based mobile wallet provider, to strengthen its foothold in Africa.

For the first time, physical goods are the most purchased items on mobile devices, according to a recent report from Javelin Strategy and Research. But the bigger takeaway is what this means for bringing mobile payments into other channels.

First Data is looking to sell shares of its stock to address its "indebtedness," the company announced Monday.

NCR has launched a new tablet-based point-of-sale device aimed at minimizing security risks for the merchants that use it.

Ashley Madison, an online extramarital dating service that claims to protect users’ privacy and security, has had its customer database compromised.

Ashley Madison, an online extramarital dating service that claims to protect users' privacy and security, has had its customer database compromised.

Toronto's mass transit system is embarking on a mobile ticketing initiative that the system's operators hope will become the dominant payment system within three years — a time frame that demonstrates how hard it is to migrate to new payment technology.