Technology

Building the processing tech was the easy part. Finding the right mix of users and transactions posed many challenges.

Square Inc. has agreed to buy a majority stake in Tidal, the streaming music service led by rapper Jay-Z, as part of an effort to expand the company’s suite of financial tools to musicians and emerging artists.

Linking a variety of services to a payment account opens a new more flexible world of financial services, says Tribe Payments' Alex Ressish.

COVID-19 has pushed an increasingly popular, non-traditional POS lending product into the mainstream.

As the Federal Reserve continues to explore issuing a digital U.S. dollar, the Biden administration and key congressional leaders are endorsing the idea as a way to expand banking access for underserved consumers.

Chris Larsen, co-founder and former CEO of the payments company, is donating $1.7 million to help merchant associations improve the city's lighting, crosswalk markings, sidewalks and trash receptacles.

Some bank regulators are allowing companies that offer digital currencies to apply for a charter, potentially giving them a path to the Federal Reserve system without proper oversight.

If policymakers are serious about revitalizing low-income communities, they should require all fintechs and other nonchartered lenders to adhere to the Community Reinvestment Act.

The post-pandemic world requires serving multitasking consumers. Checkout.com exec and "Card Forum: Contactless" presenter Bradley Riss discusses how that works in a preview of our virtual conference.

Challenger banks and fintechs can't be considered rivals, says Episode Six's John Mitchell.