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Twitter's board is expected to name Jack Dorsey CEO sometime in the next few days, according to technology site ReCode.

U.K. e-commerce firm Powa Technologies is teaming up with Mexico-based point-of-sale software provider Sophitech to launch a tablet-powered cash-out counter for Mexican businesses.

Western Union and Walgreens have come together to offer a new bill payment service.

When major card networks revealed the EMV chip card liability shift timeline four years ago, the Merchant Advisory Group was quick to make its stance clear: A conversion to chip cards won't mean a thing without a PIN authorization to go with it.

Klarna—a receive-now pay-later company—has added American Express to its supported payment methods in Sweden, Finland, Germany and the United States, as of Thursday, the company announced.

The Alibaba Group is pouring more money into Indian payments powerhouse Paytm, with one report putting the investment at the equivalent of about $680 million, giving Alibaba control of 20% of Paytm's parent company, One97 Communications.

Sallie Krawcheck, the former Bank of America and Citigroup executive, is adding a female-oriented investing platform to her ventures meant to promote women in business.

Citigroup has agreed to issue private-label credit cards for Wawa, a Mid-Atlantic convenience store chain.

When Samsung Pay launched in the U.S. on Monday, it did so on schedule but with less issuer support than had been expected, with only Bank of America, Citi, American Express and U.S. Bank announced as participants.

Research suggests that women in male-dominated fields like banking and finance often worried about encountering gender stereotypes. This makes them less satisfied in their jobs and more likely to quit.

Santander Bank has hired Siobhan Schroth as market director for corporate and commercial banking in New York and New Jersey.

Verifone has entered an agreement to use Barclays' Pingit mobile payment app as part of Verifone's PAYware Ocius mobile gateway. Initially, this deal will support only e-commerce sites but Barclays said the pair may bring the technology to the physical point of sale in a later phase.

Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., has named Deanna Hart chief financial officer of the company and its bank.

The rankings of the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance include some familiar faces (KeyCorp's Beth Mooney of course), but also plenty of newcomers (including U.S. Bancorp's Kathy Rogers, JPMorgan Chase's Thasunda Duckett and Wells Fargo's Yvette Hollingsworth Clark). We also look at efforts to bring more women into boardrooms and have an op-ed by the CEO of HSBC USA.

Once placed inside of payment cards, computer chips can catalyze uses well beyond merchant security, argues MasterCard's Carlos Cornejo, who adds the card network plans to expand card utility through the mix of chips and tablets.

Sound Financial Bancorp in Seattle has hired a former Federal Home Loan Bank executive as chief administrative officer of its bank.

Washington Federal in Seattle said its chief financial officer, Diane Kelleher, plans to step down at yearend.

Square has opened an office in St. Louis, which will serve the mobile point of sale company's clients in the Midwest.

Mobile and e-commerce payments provider Loviit has expanded to the United Kingdom, where it hopes to reach merchants with global ambitions.

As payments technology went into warp speed the past four years, many banks, acquirers and independent sales organizations (ISOs) faced the difficult task of keeping up with all of the potential changes.