Technology

Virtual Piggy has linked its youth payments engine to Innovation First International, which makes robotic toys and educational tools.

Businesses that provide payments services to companies that collect or use consumer data should closely watch the FTC’s recent lawsuits against two processors and fully assess the legal risks that might be associated with their business relationships.

Capital Services plans to begin offering its internally-used suite of payments, consumer and portfolio management tools to a broad market of financial players.

Payments and marketing are getting closer than ever, and several companies are blurring the line between where the payment ends and where the pitch begins.

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase will offer instant purchases for users that supply identity information, with others having to wait four days for transactions to complete.

Google requires the early adopters who buy its Google Glass headset to purchase it using Google Wallet. What are the implications for Google's payments strategy?

Developers should consider incorporating rewards and other tools such as receipt tracking in new mobile payment applications to promote broad adoption.

With the summer driving season in full swing, Shell Oil Products U.S. is attempting to boost the appeal of its branded payment cards.

GoCardless is using a link to Sage's accounting software to improve the experience of automating business-to-business payments in a market that typically lags the consumer payments market.

Financial institutions with at least $10 billion in assets knew they would take a hit to their revenue when the Durbin amendment capped interchange pricing. But smaller issuers, who were exempt from the cap, have seen a drop as well.