Technology

Corporate payments services provider Wex will now offer its travel booking and payment automation service to businesses in Brazil.

The CFPB's semi-annual report to Congress will highlight some of the bureau's new responsibilities, such as taking on authority over large collection agencies and credit-reporting firms.

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and some dispensaries enjoy millions of dollars in annual sales. However, such establishments may not be ideal clients for ISOs unless they and their sale agents exercise caution, say those who work with the medical marijuana industry.

Consumer sentiment rose to its highest mark in five years as a result of the rebound in housing and record stock prices - both of which are helping make Americans more confident the expansion will continue.

Nacha, the electronic payments association, is launching new initiatives that leverage programming language and the automated clearing house network to aid business-to-business payments and low-value check processing.

There's a lot payment companies can lean from downfall of the Pony Express, according to Brett King, founder of the financial services startup of Moven.

Global Payments will begin offering merchants currency conversion services at their point of sale terminals through an integration with Planet Payment.

Viewpointe has released the Viewpointe ACH Originator Compliance Self-Assessment, a tool for businesses that use automated clearing house payments to assess their compliance with network rules.

With bitcoin in the media spotlight, everyone seems to have an opinion on the price. Few recognize the profound implications of decentralized money for the monetary system, society and government – not to mention the emerging business opportunities.

ACI Worldwide has launched the ACI Universal Payments Platform, throwing its hat into a busy ring of companies building technology to allow financial institutions, processors and retailers to keep up with the nimble startups and other factors that are reshaping the payments industry.