Technology

CrowdCurity is applying the core principle of Bitcoin—decentralization—to security by offering a crowdsourced marketplace of global security testers.

When Shell introduced its Shell MasterCard through issuer Chemical Bank in 1994, it used the simple message of "The Card That Earns Free Gasoline," which convinced more than 1 million consumers to sign up.

The number of companies that have entered into the merchant cash advance business has grown rapidly over the past year, since it can provide an additional source of income beyond payment transaction fees. An industry that seemed all but dead in 2008 has re-emerged and may be stronger than ever.

One of the biggest arguments bankers have with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is its collection — and publication — of consumer complaints.

Apple has never built an iPhone capable of making Near Field Communication payments, but we know it has been studying the technology closely for years. With its Worldwide Developers Conference taking place this week, Apple may soon reveal what it's been working on.

Apple executives have started talking to high-end retailers to gauge their interest in a mobile payments service, the Apple news site 9to5Mac reports.

Business owners in Southeast Asia who use Bangkok Bank's payment services will be able to accept cards on the Discover Global Network, under an agreement with Discover's Diners Club International Ltd.

Intuit Inc., a longtime frenemy of banks, may end up raising the bar for mobile financial services with its latest acquisition.

B2B payments technology provider IQ Back Office insists that many companies can turn their accounts payable department into profit centers by using electronic and virtual card payments for vendor invoices.

Orderbird says it is ready to migrate into new markets after adding 400 new customers for its iPad-based point of sale system in recent months and adding payments industry veterans to its supervisory board.