Technology

PayPal is nearing a deal to buy Braintree Payment Solutions, which would give the eBay subsidiary access to transaction fees from more than $10 billion in payments Braintree processes annually, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

In a very short time, Florence Savings Bank has seen its customers demonstrate a fanatical devotion to its new instant debit card issuance system.

MasterCard is actively building payments capabilities for Google Glass, Google's wearable computing device.

A Nevada credit union and two technology vendors will introduce a new mobile payments system on Sept. 24.

Google made two drastic changes to its mobile wallet when it released an NFC-free version for Android phones and then, two days later, unveiled a version for the iPhone. What does the new Google Wallet look like on each device?

United Merchant Services Inc., a vendor of payment processing and point of sale systems, has received funding from The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to expand globally and to enhance its technology platform, client service and sales effort.

The Isis Mobile Wallet initiative has suffered a setback with Capital One and Barclays pulling out of current testing, but the Isis venture has just as many issuers staying on to fuel its upcoming nationwide launch.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s rules for debit-card transaction fees and processing will remain in place while the central bank appeals a decision throwing out the regulations, a judge said.

Groupon Inc. lost a bid for dismissal of a lawsuit complaining the company misled investors about its financial performance before its initial public offering in November 2011.

In an agreement hailed by consumer advocates, the nation's largest bank by assets consented to a major overhaul of its debt collection and debt sale practices. The deal appears likely to become part of the blueprint for reform of an often-criticized industry.