Technology

Discover's new deal with BilltoMobile looks like yet another way to cover its bets as mobile payments evolves in multiple directions.

Tap and pay could just as easily result in tap and steal with contactless cards, a recent investigation in the United Kingdom suggests.

Certain fraudsters that use Zeus-style malware to steal consumers' financial data may be reeling from a recent significant blow.

Seeing a major opportunity in the U.S. market, Monitise PLC and Clairmail Inc. on March 26 announced a merger deal in which they will cross-pollinate and cross-sell each other's technology in their respective markets.

As new card-fraud controls emerge, even cards used to purchase cocktails aboard airplanes are getting closer scrutiny.

If PayPal Inc. strikes with a new payment application, it stands to reason Square Inc. would respond with a new twist on its mobile-payment service.

Unobtrusive until now, a set of unrelated security requirements is about to become pretty unpopular, and costly.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a final report setting forth best practices for businesses to protect the privacy of U.S. consumers and give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data.

A recent acquisition is enabling Trustwave to add malicious-software detection to the data-security scans the company performs to check compliance with Payment Card Industry data security standards.

Life at Fiserv Inc., it seems, is good. And others increasingly are reaping the rewards.