Technology

Chief information officers discuss their institutions' biggest challenges, the emerging technologies that excite them the most, investment plans for 2015 and more at the FinTech Forward pavilion at the BAI Retail Delivery show.

For payment technology developers, the stakes couldn't be higher as the FCC develops new rules that could support or eliminate net neutrality, a system in which Web access is equal for most users, regardless of size.

Allied Payment Network, an online payments company in Fort Wayne, Ind., released a new platform for small-businesses payments.

Alibaba's cooperation with Apple may start with offering Apple Pay in the Chinese market through an intermediary to skirt regulatory hurdles, Alibaba Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai told a Chinese-language news wire.

Xapo, a bitcoin startup headed by financial services entrepreneur Wences Casares, is launching its wallet app on iOS, a move that shows the company has turned some attention to ease of use.

Uber, the ubiquitous black-car company that popularized the use of mobile apps to book rides, will switch to a two-tiered payment system to continue operations in India.

Check, a mobile payments and financial management provider owned by Intuit, has completed updates to two of its mobile apps.

Risk management and compliance vendors were the fastest-growing companies in the FinTech Forward top 100, reflecting the industry's new priorities.

This year, bankers seemed to remember in a big way that first-class technology is critical to their competitiveness — and relevance.

The leaders of the most successful tech companies serving the financial services industry share hints about their business and product strategies for the coming year and observations about customers' tech preferences.