Compliance

Firms need to evaluate risks ranging from hackers spreading false information about the bank to an executive’s inappropriate social media posts.

Financial institutions see their best chance to repeal interchange debit fee caps, but merchants are confident they can prevent Congress from taking up the issue again.

A new cap on credit-card transaction fees that comes into force on July 1 means there’ll be less revenue available to fund lavish award programs.

The certification covers compliance, risk and strategy expertise as the payments industry becomes increasingly digitized and global.

Ever since Apple opened its Siri voice assistant to outside developers late last year, payment companies have been experimenting with the potential of voice-controlled payments. Here's a look at what some of the early adopters have already accomplished.

A new joint venture with Gas Station TV will help Verifone Systems Inc. expand its services in the coming year, providing more exposure for the terminal manufacturer's merchant clients and a stronger media service for its petroleum clients. In addition, Verifone will expand its role as a software provider.

A number of small banks have disclosed material weaknesses in loan-loss accounting and other procedures. Reasons vary, but a common thread appears to be that accounting firms are facing pressure to beef up their scrutiny of internal controls in financial services.

Users of virtual currencies like bitcoin are backing an industry group to oppose tax authorities’ efforts to collect detailed information about the customers of a popular digital currency exchange.

A trade group owned by the nation's largest banks wants Congress to require state governments to collect information about the true ownership of the companies they incorporate. Such a law could reduce the banking industry’s cost of complying with anti-money-laundering rules.

Connected devices are expanding quickly, as are payment apps. The combination may make following commerce and security mandates harder in the future.