Data and information management

Tim Hortons and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce have begun offering an interactive credit card that can change its funding source at the push of a button.

Half of all frequent credit card users are unbothered, or feel relieved, when a legitimate transaction is blocked, a new study found. The results show that cardholders are appreciative that banks are becoming more vigilant about fraud.

PayPal has added a new fingerprint identification option to its app for users of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S tablet, furthering PayPal's push to be an early adopter of Samsung technology.

The long-awaited rebound in credit card loans has arrived, fueled by looser credit standards and a larger appetite for debt among U.S. households.

PayPal has at least temporarily shut off two-factor authentication for the PayPal mobile app after a security researcher found a way to bypass that second factor.

It's the mortgage industry equivalent of driving five miles below the speed limit to avoid detection by Smokey's radar.

Hundreds of thousands of people are in Brazil for the World Cup football tournament. While Brazil poses risks for payment crime, there are things payment companies and issuers can do to help their customers mitigate danger, such as communicating preventative measures.

Nearly 20% of consumers worldwide lack confidence that their banks can protect them from payment card fraud, yet nearly half do things that potentially expose them to fraud, new research says.

Online payments and electronic wallet provider Payza has added two features to its eWallet: Credit Card Top Up and Credit Card Withdrawal.

SIMalliance, which has been outspoken against the use of Host Card Emulation to simulate a Near Field Communication-based contactless payment, is now saying HCE technology can lead to more use of the phone's secure element.

Shortly after Apple Inc. announced it would open the iPhone's TouchID fingerprint authentication system to third-party developers, Nok Nok Labs began working to integrate it into a product embraced by the Fast IDentity Alliance.

Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Hackett helped lay the groundwork for the highly anticipated upcoming regulations on payday lending. Then in August he left his job at the consumer agency.

Some of you might be thinking, “Why is the PCI Security Standards Council so focused on the basics, like password security, with all these ‘advanced attacks’ going on right now?”

Digital coupon company Savor has extended the reach of its mobile shopping app, and plans to add Bluetooth beacons and card-linked offers to bring deals to consumers while they are in a store.

Visa Inc.'s CyberSource will provide its fraud management services to the travel industry through a partnership with Amadeus.

An issuer's decision to deploy EMV chip-and-signature credit cards in the U.S., rather than the chip-and-PIN model common in other countries, has as much to do with technology constraints as it does with Americans' reluctance to using a PIN.

The way in which customers navigate e-commerce and online banking sites provides analytics that could ultimately help secure their accounts.

WePay has hired digital payments expert Steven Pellizzer to serve as CFO as the company strengthens its international ambitions.

Document capture company Parascript and data manager Bull are looking for mistakes on checks in Brazil, a market in which payments fraud can be particularly complex and vexing for banks.

Corporate payment provider WEX has entered into an agreement to acquire Evolution1 for $532.5 million in cash.