Technology

VeriFone has to concentrate on delivering EMV technology to several different customer groups while also making sure its product offerings stay manageable, CEO Paul Galant says.

Visa Inc. has joined the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance's board of directors to help develop and deploy stronger online authentication standards.

Prepaid product and transaction services company InComm has launched a platform for mobile payments and commerce.

Jumio is working with the European Bitcoin exchange Safello to provide faster verification of customers.

Payments company BlueSnap is adding tax tools in an attempt to make it easier for e-commerce merchants to expand to more countries.

WePay has increased its addressable market in the small-business sector by about 600,000 through a partnership with e-marketing and website design provider Constant Contact.

As consumers get more comfortable with biometrics, the technology could have more uses for payments and other financial transactions.

LifeLock Inc. has temporarily pulled its LifeLock Wallet app off the market to address security issues.

WePay's decision to halt a crowdfunding initiative for an adult film actress struck a nerve as payments companies are seen distancing themselves from people in the adult entertainment industry.

Old-school payments networks are looking for ways to speed their pathways. Tech companies are looking to blaze new trails. In the end, however, all roads lead back to one issue — security.