Technology

NVoicePay has expanded its hosted business payments technology to a number of new industries, betting there will be an increasing appetite for outsourced payments automation.

Apple Inc. has taken its time to establish a potential foothold in payments, never seeming to follow the path set by its rivals and never seeming to indicate just how close it is to the finish line.

Michaels is investigating a possible data security attack, CEO Chuck Rubin said in a letter to customers.

PayPal's adjustments to its developer program will provide an early look at how the company's Braintree acquisition will change PayPal's approach to new payments technology.

While this still hinders some customers' adoption of their bank or credit union's mobile bill pay offerings, in reality, today's technology has made mobile bill pay more secure and easier than ever before.

Video game reviewer Clint Basinger feels squeezed by YouTube policies that reduce his revenue from ads, so the founder of Lazy Game Reviews has begun using the crowdfunding payments provider Patreon to restore his cash flow.

Mobile carriers are becoming more heavily involved in the payments world. Many are spearheading tests and full deployments of mobile wallets throughout the world, and some like T-Mobile are launching prepaid cards as well.

Incipio's Cashwrap sleeve for Apple iPhones, announced a year ago as a companion to the Isis mobile wallet, will soon be available for purchase at AT&T company-owned stores.

Retailers are letting Congress know they support federal efforts to thwart cybercrime, while voicing their support of chip-based EMV smartcards combined with PIN authentication as a defense against future breaches.

Finnish bank OP-Pohjola has introduced a mobile point of sale system designed to help consumers take advantage of local tax breaks.