Technology

Wirecard has created a blockchain-based B2B application to streamline payments for merchants buying raw materials like coffee, crude oil and steel.

The advancement of digital wallet technology in the past five years may be having a numbing effect on e-commerce merchants, who favor familiar brands over big-name wallet apps.

Security Group was fined $5 million for abusive collection tactics; the Dutch payments company is now valued at nearly $16 billion.

Ellen Zimiles, global head of investigations and compliance at Navigant Consulting, shares what she's learned about testing and implementing AI in compliance departments, filing defensive SARs, and hiring the right people to maintain an AI system.

Rising technology expense and security challenges will require institutions and ATM operators to get more creative in managing resources, such as finding new uses for discarded machines, according to Mark D. Smith, director of business development for MVP Financial Equipment.

A fintech that has grabbed a sizable chunk of the Australian digital payments market has made some quick merchant scores for its American launch.

Alt Thirty Six is making its digital payment platform focused on the cannabis industry available to the wholesale network of CannTrade, a partnership the companies say will eliminate the need for using cash.

The simplified pricing of fintechs like Square and Stripe has finally caught up with banks' more complex fees, prompting Wells Fargo to restructure its billing for small businesses. Other banks will also face consequences—particularly community banks that depend on local merchants.

The bank’s AI-driven virtual assistant, which lets people quickly search transactions and cancel subscriptions and other recurring charges, was an instant hit. But BofA will have to take a number of steps to sustain erica's early momentum.

Brick-and-mortar stores are rapidly adding self-checkout options usually linked to proprietary mobile apps, giving merchants more control over how payment options are presented.