Technology

The year 2019 kicked off with a series of mutli-billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions designed to shake up the dynamics of the payments industry. While this was taking place, Elavon had its own plan for extending its influence through M&A.

As merchants and fraud prevention specialists develop new strategies for fighting fraud, organized criminals find new vulnerabilities to exploit, a trend that shows no sign of letting up, says ClearSale's Rafael Lourenco.

A report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council cited a bigger share of originations and servicing by nonbanks as a potential vulnerability in the financial system.

Nationwide Building Society is investing in the U.K. fintech charity app Percent, broadening Nationwide's support of charities and expanding Percent’s user base beyond its traditional core segment of students and young adults.

The online lender, which has received state approval to establish a virtual currency business, can now offer a full range of investment services — including trading in digital assets — in New York.

In the race to make shopping as easy as possible, a growing group of companies has turned to a strategy that seems impossible in our security-saturated world: the honor system.

Third party and payment attacks are an expanding threat, says says Jscrambler's Rui Ribeiro.

Instead of imposing interest rate caps, policymakers should require online lenders to provide clear disclosures and promote partnerships with banks.

'Why fix what isn't broken?' is the wrong question for AP automation, where manual processes are adding labor and costs, says Nvoicepay's Ron Nachmann.

Paytm and Walmart are each offering credit in India to obtain a competitive advantage in an environment that's typically more welcoming than that of China.