Technology

An estimate by Standard & Poor's rating agency puts the additional expected costs for major U.S. banks to settle mortgage-related issues at between $55 billion and $105 billion.

SmartMetric Inc. says it is in the “advanced development” stages of a plastic payment card that will unlock through a fingerprint scan and operate as a digital wallet.

With a new CEO and an infusion of private equity funding, Cynergy Data plans to grow both organically and through acquisitions.

Fraud schemes that rely on social engineering and other attacks to steal sensitive information are especially dangerous this time of year, when the hustle and bustle of the holiday season may lead consumers to let their guard down and skimp on security.

Fraud technology startup BillGuard is adding analytics and savings add-ons to its iPhone app.

McDonald’s has more than 34,000 locations in nearly 120 countries, making it an ideal testing ground for payments innovation. As such, many payments providers try get on its menu.

Direct Auto Insurance now offers customers the ability to pay their bills with a text message, allowing customers without smartphones to pay their bills on the go, too.

Customers of U.K.-based Nationwide Building Society now have Visa’s V.me digital wallet as a payment option when shopping online.

A Baby Boomer who has banked with the same small financial institution for more than 37 years hardly fits the mobile profile. But look below the surface and this mom is actually a prime candidate.

Banks in Hong Kong have established standards for the creation of a Near Field Communication-based mobile payment infrastructure in the region.