Compliance

Technology safety assessor UL will test EMV specifications on consumer mobile devices as part of standards body EMVCo's early adopter program.

The State Department has added 14 Chinese lawmakers, including a member of the Communist Party’s ruling Politburo, to a blacklist under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act. Banks face sanctions if they do business with them.

Until regulatory reforms are introduced, nonbanks won’t have direct access to Payments Canada's Real-Time Rail, a situation that risks stifling innovation.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., went after Visa and Mastercard during an antitrust hearing Thursday in Washington, suggesting the card brands have likely been looking for a way to increase fees and offset previous legal or regulatory pressure on their pricing structures.

The Arizona Fintech Council, an organization of banks, economic and technology groups, will encourage collaboration and access to the state's regulatory sandbox to promote a version of Europe's open banking policy in the U.S.

The Arizona Fintech Council, an organization of banks, economic and technology groups, will encourage collaboration and access to the state's regulatory sandbox to promote a version of Europe's open banking policy in the U.S.

Nok Nok Labs and digital payments provider Netcetera are teaming up to deliver customer authentication technology to merchants and payments providers to comply with PSD2 and 3D-Secure e-commerce protocols.

With national banks awaiting federal decisions on marijuana banking policy, smaller institutions can capitalize on local laws. That’s the theory Chicago Ventures is putting to the test with a $5 million investment in AeroPay, which banks with Partner Colorado Credit Union.

With national banks awaiting federal decisions on marijuana banking policy, smaller institutions can capitalize on local laws. That’s the theory Chicago Ventures is putting to the test with a $5 million investment in AeroPay, which banks with Partner Colorado Credit Union.

A government-backed digital transaction system will soon have private sector rivals, who will have an inside track to returns on massive investments.