Technology

The growth and monetization of Square’s Cash App boosted the company's quarterly earnings, along with the sale of its food delivery unit Caviar.

Investors and deep-pocketed payments firms have funneled hundreds of billions of dollars into the payments industry, demanding results in areas as wide ranging as digital processing, consumer experience, risk management and compliance.

In underbanked markets, app-based firms can't live on digital alone, says dLocal's Michel Golffed.

National Credit Union Administration board member Todd Harper also emphasized the risks of poor succession planning during remarks on Wednesday.

The U.K. is the latest market where eBay will assume direct control of its payments experience, as part of its prolonged breakup with PayPal.

One platform under development will let financial technology startups use a single portal to obtain licenses from multiple states, and another will let states collaborate on examinations.

Fintechs like LendingClub and Varo Money illustrate how the traditional financial system is changing. Banks that don’t rapidly evolve with technology will be obsolete.

The technology can quickly sift through and analyze contracts, nondisclosure agreements and other legal documents, says InCloudCounsel's Troy Pospisil.

The decisions made five years ago are creating problems for contactless payments today.

JPMorgan would consider buying other businesses; collectors would be allowed to pursue debt past the statute of limitations, if they warn borrowers.