Technology

American Express Co. is ready for its new small business program, OptBlue, to take the spotlight after several months of testing and a soft launch with acquirers.

James B. Lipham is retiring as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer at Total System Services Inc.

CaixaBank now allows customers to monitor their bank account, make donations to charities and obtain payment cards through a Facebook application.

Mopay has entered into a carrier billing relationship with Baidu Mobile Game.

Amazon.com Inc. now lets customers shop through Twitter.

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel is stepping down as chairman, president and CEO, effective immediately, Target's board announced May 5.

Fraud schemes are constantly changing, as criminals exploit new channels and methods of perpetrating their crimes. It is the ultimate game of whack-a-mole; stamp it out in one place, and it pops up somewhere else.

While mobile wallet providers try to simplify the payment process by taking physical plastic cards out of the equation, others are looking further into the future to an era where all things are connected.

North American Bancard (NAB) is adding technology from Moki in an attempt to secure and manage its in-store mobile point of sale system.

The U.K.-based high-volume transaction analysis provider Insider Technologies has plans to expand beyond its current customer base in Europe.