Technology

All eyes have been on Square this month with its investment from Starbucks and its new pricing option, but Intuit says it still has an advantage in mobile payments that Square can't match.

Fair Isaac spotted a spike in U.S. credit card fraud taking place online, by mail and over the telephone.

Securitized credit card charge-offs in July rose from the previous month, but the jump was due to one-time factors. Charge-offs should resume their downward trend this month and reach about 4% by the end of the year, according to Moody's Investor Service.

Citing risks from Europe and budget tightening, Standard & Poor's raised the chance of the U.S. falling into recession as the economy struggles to recover.

Nearly a third of acquirers surveyed still view mobile payments as a threat.

PayPal's point of sale mobile payment system combines over half a decade of initiatives — and a few notable setbacks along the way.

Small business bankruptcies fell in the second quarter ended June 30, shrinking by nearly 17% from the previous quarter, according to Equifax's Small Business Bankruptcy Report.

Consumers are doing a better job paying off their debts, according to an index of defaults on mortgages, credit cards and auto loans.

As a new partner for PayPal, an early partner for Isis and the first issuer to sign on to a new method of participating with Google Wallet, Discover Financial Services is establishing itself as a foundation for mobile payments initiatives.

PayPal next year will extend its reach through Discover Financial Services' network, enabling direct acceptance of the PayPal digital wallet at more than seven million U.S. merchants.