Technology

Two defendants in an alleged identity theft ring that targeted banks in New York City and Westchester County have pleaded guilty.

Online money transfer service WorldRemit has signed a partnership with a telco that serves Africa, Asia and the Middle East to enable its customers to send money to mobile wallet users in those regions.

Ingenico Group, a French maker of payment terminals, has completed its acquisition of Roam.

Digital payments company ACI Worldwide has begun offering bill pay services on ATMs and kiosks sold by LD Systems.

Western Union has expanded its retail presence in Europe through a partnership with the international remittance service UAE Exchange.

Let this be the year that the financial industry stops using the phrase "big data" and remembers that the goal of technology is to make people's lives simpler.

Even though Apple Pay hasn't yet launched in the U.K., experts in the EMV-compliant nation are eager to bring over Apple's mobile wallet to improve card-not-present security.

Turning off your phone before you go into church is probably a good idea — unless you plan to make a donation.

While real-time payment technology is a hot topic among banks in the U.S., real-time data analysis is likely to come much faster.

One of the engines driving Kenya's mobile-money transformation is poised for export.