Technology

Shopify is working with payment services provider 2Checkout to allow merchants to accept payments in more currencies and regions.

Target Corp.'s choice to work with MasterCard Inc. for chip-and-PIN credit and debit cards next year makes a strong statement about payment security.

Square has launched an order-ahead feature and other services to boost its appeal to brick-and-mortar merchants, but history has shown that merchants can be fickle about which features they'll pay more to use.

Target Corp. took two big steps to put the holiday data-breach nightmare behind it today.

Viableware has added the ability for full-service restaurants to accept EMV-chip cards with its handheld card reader, Rail.

WePay is adding application programming interface (API) capabilities to its risk management product, Veda, in an effort to streamline the way WePay's clients enroll new customers and handle transactions.

The debit networks and card brands have largely resolved two years of debate over routing EMV debit cards, but an ongoing court battle over debit fees and routing makes the full scope of their responsibilities unclear.

The U.S. is roughly two years into its migration to chip payments, but in the last few months I have seen the tide turn and this migration start to really pick up speed. But before I talk about where we are now, it’s important to understand where we have been and how we have arrived here.

U.S. Bank will enable real-time person-to-person payments through Fiserv's Popmoney.

The Justice Department is grabbing the spotlight with Operation Choke Point, a controversial investigation that's drawing U.S. banks deeper into the fight against consumer fraud. But below the radar, another federal agency is tiptoeing in the same direction, and again drawing stiff opposition from the banking industry.