Technology

Starbucks has integrated its app with technology from corporate spending management company Concur, demonstrating the vast new uses of the coffee chain's mobile commerce offering.

Visa is putting a more global push behind Visa Checkout than it has in any previous attempt to create a universal digital wallet for e-commerce.

Plenty of card issuing institutions have not fully implemented the EMV technology and will not be ready by the card network-imposed October liability shift.

Pay.gov, the federal government's web portal for collecting payments to federal agencies, is now offering PayPal and Dwolla as payment options.

Samsung's plan to acquire LoopPay gives the mobile phone maker a technology that can reach more merchants faster than Near Field Communication (NFC), the technology used by Apple Pay and Google Wallet.

Orrstown Bank in Pennsylvania has introduced two-way text messaging between customers and its service agents. It's the latest effort in the banking industry to make communication easier for mobile-first customers.

Mobile banking technology company Monitise is by all appearances for sale, though it may have to get creative to find a buyer.

Decisions about when and how to implement EMV technology in credit and debit cards are difficult. Many banks have decided to slowly phase it in, despite the fact the delay will open them up to greater potential liability.

After a number of high profile security breaches in the past couple of years, consumer trust in the payments system is more fragile than ever.

In two recent overseas incidents, payment companies redefined "security" to suit a specific situation, rather than keeping it the constant that their customers expect.