Technology

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.

MoneyGram is working with PicomoPay to enable U.S.-based Facebook users to send funds to MoneyGram agent locations in 200 countries using PicomoPay's Facebook app.

Fleet card provider WEX plans to release an app that tells motorists where the most cost-effective gas station is based on their location rather than just showing the price of gas.

Biometric authentication company NXT-ID will soon roll out a wallet that is designed to digitally store payment cards without a mobile phone.