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Host Card Emulation can bring contactless mobile payments to a wider variety of phones, but there's still some security concerns. That's where 'trusted execution environment' comes in.

In an newly created role, Deborah Guild, the bank’s current chief technology officer, will lead a revamped security unit.

EMV was a necessary advancement that wasn't guided by customer preference. For mobile payments and other m-commerce plays, instant consumer adoption isn't always a sign of success.

People are warming up to mobile payment apps like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, but concerns over fraud and ID theft could still pose headwinds.

The EMV migration includes support for chip cards and NFC contactless payments, giving banks room to compete in the contactless payments market just in time for wearables to take off.

The chip card migration took up a lot of merchants' energy over the past couple of years. As chip cards mature, merchants can and should turn to the variety of new payment options in the year ahead.

For the first time, the chairmen of the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America are women, marking an important milestone for the industry.

Congress has proposed repealing the Durbin Amendment, a move that would be costly to small businesses which have benefited from the reform.

Philip McHugh, a top-ranking executive with Barclaycard, will join the processor Total System Services Inc. as its senior executive vice president and president of merchant solutions, effective May 1.

The third party wallets and mobile point of sale systems are advancing, making the next year the right time for merchants to work on strategies to improve user experience at checkout.

Wall Street women on what the Women's March meant to them; UBS implementing a more female-friendly approach to wealth management; Beth Mooney outlines post-merger ambitions; and more.

The method is still based on paper money, but the model includes steps that get consumers ready to adopt e-commerce. Given the region's smartphone penetration, that's an inevitability.

The breaches at large retailers and other companies are continuing, making it time to fully embrace a new authentication method.

In markets such as Africa there's a huge market for mobile payments, but a regulatory environment that has not caught up

Google appears to be following through on promises to integrate the major payment networks’ digital wallets within Android Pay.

While the true impacts of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union are still unknown, there are a number of factors that will pressure payments innovation.

The wave of new technology for CFOs should include easier invoicing and a user experience that resembles consumer e-commerce.

BBVA Compass has renewed its long-term payment services agreement with TSYS for processing consumer, commercial and small-business credit cards.

As payments become "invisible," easier execution will also make transactions more safe and power marketing programs

The PSD2 rules go into effect in 2018, providing a new opportunity for financial technology companies to compete with banks. But there's also an opportunity for banks.