Technology

A Google executive has confirmed the company has established Android Pay, a previously rumored platform upon which developers can build payments into applications.

Bank of the West has joined the early adopters of technology that lets customers pay bills by photographing them with their smartphones, potentially reinforcing the customer-retention benefits of online bill pay.

CO-OP Financial Services has vastly expanded its real time person to person payments reach, adding a credit union-led alternative to the faster payment models being pursued by banks.

First American Payment Systems is bringing another mobile point of sale system into the crowded marketplace of companies seeking small-merchant business.

Two years ago, Isis (Softcard) and Google Wallet were the only two ‘viable’ wallets in the market, and I use the word ‘viable’ loosely.

Samsung Electronics Co. rebooted its premium Galaxy smartphone line with the S6 and S6 Edge, featuring payment software that makes them compatible with about 90% of card readers.

Uber Technologies, which operates a cab service and often partners with mobile payment providers to execute transactions, said an unauthorized third party accessed the company’s database last year and may have taken data on about 50,000 drivers.

Uber Technologies Inc. said an unauthorized third party accessed the company's database last year and may have taken data on about 50,000 drivers.

Visa has agreed to buy marketing and payments company TrialPay as part of the card network's broader strategy to improve merchant relationships.

Jack Hartings is a vocal proponent of reduced regulation for small banks. But the CEO of Peoples Bank in Ohio wants Washington to force other industries to share the burden of improving cybersecurity and cleaning up after breaches.