Technology

Bango, a payment technology company in the U.K., has released its direct operator billing system to some digital merchants.

Shortly after Apple Inc. announced it would open the iPhone's TouchID fingerprint authentication system to third-party developers, Nok Nok Labs began working to integrate it into a product embraced by the Fast IDentity Alliance.

The payment capabilities in the new Fire Phone are just the latest in a series of products that only Amazon could pull off. The e-commerce giant's offerings range from basic services to its own digital currency.

EBay Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe will join Nike Inc.'s board, bringing e-commerce experience to a company that's increasingly looking for ways to use the Internet to boost sales.

Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Hackett helped lay the groundwork for the highly anticipated upcoming regulations on payday lending. Then in August he left his job at the consumer agency.

Some of you might be thinking, “Why is the PCI Security Standards Council so focused on the basics, like password security, with all these ‘advanced attacks’ going on right now?”

Vend will integrate its payment system with QuickBooks Online, making it the second point of sale company this week (along with Flint) to tout a link to Intuit's accounting software.

KKR & Co., the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, led a $3.5 billion private placement for First Data Corp. to help the payment processor it acquired in 2007 repay debt and strengthen its balance sheet.

Clover Network Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp. has partnered with DropThought to add instant consumer and employee feedback to Clover Station, a tablet-based point of sale.

Flint is integrating its iOS and Android small business payment apps with Intuit's QuickBooks Online accounting software, a move meant to enable clients to better manage the data connected to their transactions.