Technology

Florida startup GRUBBRR, whose software enables restaurants to add touchscreen ordering and payment, has teamed with payment platform provider FreedomPay to speed the rollout of its services.

For banks and other financial institutions to survive and thrive in the age of mobile payments and e-commerce, they need to continue to enhance their mobile apps with more innovations, tighter security features and more time-saving capabilities.

New designs and easier authentication can boost adoption, says Fingerprints' Thomas Rex

The German challenger bank says it has quickly attracted Americans from every state and various demographic groups to its mobile banking app.

For banks and other financial institutions to survive and thrive in the age of mobile payments and e-commerce, they need to continue to enhance their mobile apps with more innovations, tighter security features, and more time-saving capabilities, says Informa Financial Intelligence's Gina DeCorla.

Two of the largest U.S. fueling station chains are adopting technology that separates the act of pumping gas from the transaction — and in the process, enabling that the purchase of fuel to become a gateway to in-car shopping.

Mastercard will financially back Indian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs' embrace of multi-channel installment financing as a payment option in addition to cards.

American Express has focused the past few years on overcoming a couple of its stigmas — that not all U.S. merchants accept Amex cards, and that younger cardholders were not intrigued by the status of holding an Amex card.

Projects in both countries are picking up steam and serving as an example to the rest of the world, says ACI Worldwide's Craig Ramsey.

The payments industry is a hotbed of innovation, and many of its larger players are eager to claim patents on new developments.