Technology

Credit bureau Equifax Inc. is leveraging its trove of consumer data to streamline the purchasing process on the Web and mobile devices.

First Data has completed a licensing agreement with MasterCard to enable EMV debit MasterCards to work on the Star Network.

PayPal now offers the chip-and-PIN version of its PayPal Here mobile card reader to merchants in Australia.

Vodafone's M-Pesa mobile money service, known for quickly developing a devout following of users in Africa, will help the telecom expand in parts of Europe that its more high-tech payment offerings can't reach.

MasterCard's payment processing subsidiary DataCash is leveraging the card network's development arm to lure merchants with a mix of technology that includes mobile payments, digital marketing and augmented reality.

Bitcoin startups are much more outspoken about security than traditional payments companies are, and the new Ciphrex wallet is no exception, claiming to be the first to use multi-signature transaction management.

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., unveiled legislation on April 2 to increase fraud protections for debit card customers.

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis is rebranding its payment cards for small businesses under the name "U.S. Bank Business Edge."

Target Corp. is backing the moving of class actions related to the retailer's massive data breach to the company's home state of Minnesota.

PayStand has launched an online payments platform that allows a variety of payments modes, including Bitcoin, electronic checks and cards.