Technology

Amex says it will offer ezeClick to its card members in India as an online payment option that is meant to improve security and speed up the checkout process.

New York's Department of Financial Services (DFS) has sent letters to collection agencies statewide warning them against trying to collect on illegal payday loans.

MasterCard Inc. today announced MasterPass, a digital wallet that supports mobile payments at the point of sale and online payments without the need to type a card number each time.

Today’s modern payment systems have their genesis in a number of older ventures that plied everything from the Web to biometrics to enable digital commerce. Some are gone, and some have evolved unrecognizably into their current form. Here’s a look.

The 16-month contract extension was signed Feb. 20, just one day after TSYS announced its purchase of NetSpend, one of Green Dot's top rivals.

Visa Inc. is providing payment technology developers and mobile network operators with a clearer path to the Visa network.

The chip-and-PIN version of PayPal's Here mobile card reader is set to debut overseas this year, but the splash will be felt in the U.S. as well.

Jumio is launching a mobile version of Netverify, an application that allows businesses to authenticate customers' identities.

Square's sales pitch has largely been based on the ease of plucking its mobile card reader of a retail store's shelf and suddenly being able to accept swiped card payments. But for some merchants, it hasn't been so easy.

Short sales and forgiveness of second liens led relief efforts made by the top five banks as part of the national mortgage settlement, and Californians continue to receive the bulk of the benefits.