Technology

Many futurists and pundits predicted email would be obsolete by 2020, replaced by a new, superior communication channel.

They’ve scrapped the newspapers and beefed up the food, but most Starbucks cafes in the U.S. don’t look all that different today than they did a decade ago. That’s about to change.

As bans on sports betting ease in more states, payment processors are counting on new revenue streams, particularly as the NFL season gets underway.

There are lots of reasons for companies to have multiple payment accounts, though reconciliation can be a pain. But there are ways the cloud can mitigate the headaches, says Nvoicepay's Mike Fortmann.

The equation is no mystery to those in payments or financial services: Expand your digital footprint, and you expand the opportunities for hackers to damage your network.

The company sees increasing consumer demand for cryptocurrency, especially in Asia, and gradual acceptance among financial institutions.

Despite the growth of digital advice, there's resistance to the business inside banks because of internal politics and a lack of data sharing, the company's CEO says.

Amazon is reportedly testing technology that allows contactless payments via a hand gesture, applying technology that would provide valuable insight to fuel other initiatives such as Amazon Go.

The Fed's development of a real-time payments systems has sparked a pointless debate about paper checks.

Dwolla is quickly adding to its product line by arranging for clients to connect directly to the payment company's third party collaborators.