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Square is adding more features to set its reader apart from the various other smartphone plug-ins that can also read magnetic-stripe cards.

JPMorgan Chase's Chase Paymentech has begun supplying retailers and other merchants with new terminals that can accept payments from smartphones and cards embedded with computer chips.

U.S.-based card networks are making it clear they are hungry for a bigger piece of Canada's debit card market, which is making the nation's merchants nervous.

PNC Financial Services Group has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a class action relating to its overdraft protection practices.

Fraudsters are taking their attacks on banks and payment companies to alarming new levels using automation and cloud-based servers, according to a new report from Guardian Analytics and McAfee.

The banking industry, facing a rash of lawsuits over fee-disclosure signs on ATMs, is hoping for help this week both from Congress and the Supreme Court.

Consumers weary of shuffling through various credit cards to get the best rewards could get relief from a new service that automates the selection of the proper card.

To get to the Olympics this year, most people pay for tickets. One couple might get there by paying for a soda.

The long-time leaders in manufacturing payment terminals are adapting to respond to the likes of Square Inc., which this month said that some 2 million individuals and small businesses are using its dongle and mobile application to accept cards using smartphones.

American Express Co. has hatched a new name for its corporate digital payments service to drive home the message that it offers more than just cards for buyers initiating transactions.

More banks are adding prepaid card programs, but lingering regulatory uncertainty is holding many back.

Mobile wallet mania is experiencing another surge that some consider overblown.

The credit card tech provider Paynet Systems has added a tool to its Credit Card Machine app that allows merchants to request reviews on social media at the end of a transaction.

Times are changing: Consumers are increasingly using mobile and prepaid accounts, making less use of cash and gift cards. Here are seven trends spotted by Javelin Strategy & Research.

MasterCard, with a headcount of 6,700, is taking some of its cues in mobile payments from the likes of PaidPiper, a six-month-old company with just 10 employees. The card network is relying in part on ideas from the start-up to design its software tools for developers in mobile payments.

The Girl Scout troops are once again proving to be an ideal test case for mobile card acceptance.

Consumer use of payment cards is very much in flux, and contradictory trends are making it hard for issuers to react.

Hispanic customers of JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have long been able to pay bills or transfer money online — but only in English.

Consumers are increasingly using payment cards at vending machines, and the owners of the devices are reaping the benefits through higher ticket sales and increased transaction volume.

Fraud is eating 1.5% of the revenue from airline tickets sold online as merchants struggle to block criminals without making the purchase process too cumbersome for consumers.