Technology

To combat the billions of dollars consumers lose in “gray charges,” or charges they are misled into paying, BillGuard has released an iOS mobile app.

Distressed homeowners are redefaulting in droves on loan modifications received through a government program, costing taxpayers billions and raising questions about the Treasury Department's oversight of mortgage servicers.

Fortumo Ltd., which provides mobile payments through carrier phone bills, has entered agreements with China Unicom and China Telecom.

The U.S. should follow the model that worked for the U.K. in its "seamless, coordinated" transition to the EMV-chip card standard seven years ago, Auriemma Consulting Group states in a new report.

Groupon has modified its Breadcrumb POS mobile payments app to allow it to handle payments even when the wireless signal cuts out. It was no easy feat.

Visa CEO Charlie Scharf responded to the retailer-backed Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX)'s recent moves in mobile payments by pointing to the growth of Visa's V.me digital wallet, its penetration among merchants, and the fact that MCX's wallet still hasn't launched.

Mobile wallet provider Lemon Inc. has begun providing the payment function that had been missing from its mobile wallet.

Jack Dorsey, the celebrity CEO of mobile payments company Square — who also has aspirations to one day be mayor of New York — was the inspiration for an upcoming graphic novel published by actress Alyssa Milano.

Citi Bike, a New York bike-rental initiative sponsored by Citigroup, disclosed a breach of payment card data.

U.K.-based mobile point of sale company iZettle now charges a range of 1.5% to 2.75% based on the merchant client's monthly volume.