Technology

When remittance company Xoom decided to not withdraw money from its customers' bank accounts until the funds reach the recipient, it was betting the added goodwill from users would outweigh the added risk of fraud.

Apple Inc. beefed up security features for customers buying applications, songs, videos and e- books from the company's digital stores.

The percentage of U.S. households holding some form of debt declined from 74% to 69% between 2000 and 2011, according to new statistics released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Zipmark's payment service targets the dying — but not dead yet — paper check.

The major regional debit networks have unanimously chosen Discover's technology for a common code, or application identifier, for routing EMV debit transactions in the U.S. — but the debate isn't over yet.

One of the first successful adopters of in-store mobile payments and digital rewards, Starbucks plans to launch new initiatives that will expand the company’s loyalty and payment programs across channels.

Heartland Payment Systems and SCVNGR's LevelUp are taking their merchant services and payments bundle, which they earlier tested in a handful of cities, nationwide.

A decline in initial unemployment claims and a rise in real average hourly earnings offset negative forces, keeping the Deloitte Consumer Spending Index steady in February.

Leaf, a company that offers a payments-specific tablet, is opening to more processors in an effort to lure merchants away from Square and other point of sale acceptance companies.

Visa CEO Charlie Scharf says a card network changing its pricing and rules for digital wallet providers is "totally appropriate to do" as rival payment companies evolve.