Data and information management

The U.S. EMV migration is high stakes, complicated and probably won't get done on time to meet the deadlines set by the card networks, according to Vantiv's Patty Walters.

First Bankcard, a division of First National Bank of Omaha, is partnering with the deals delivery company Swagbucks to implement a rewards program for its credit and secured credit card programs.

E-commerce has led to a rapid expansion of the options and methods of executing payments.

FIS has launched a cloud-based, instant issuance system for EMV-chip cards.

BMO's changes to how it organizes treasury and corporate payments can help it streamline client sales and payments product bundling.

Over the course of the NACHA Payments Annual conference, ACI conducted a survey to capture the sentiment of our industry experts and practitioners on hot topics impacting the payments ecosystem. We included mobile payments and real-time ACH, the latter of which generated interesting feedback and spirited discussion that was both insightful and directionally important to where we are headed as an industry.

Contactless payment cards may never have had strong footing in the U.S. to begin with, but perhaps the biggest sign of the technology's downfall is JPMorgan Chase's admission that its Blink cards never quite caught on.

The explosion of startups developing payment tools hasn't ceased, and simple consumer mobile wallets are starting to make way for products suitable for large corporations.

Host Card Emulation, which enables Near Field Communication payments without accessing a smartphone's secure element, has major supporters like Google, Visa and MasterCard. But some are expressing concern over the technology's approach to security.

When more U.S. issuers and merchants start using EMV-chip cards to improve security at the point of sale, fraud will likely surge online.

European companies aren't using credit cards much for payments, which may give Wells Fargo a chance to establish a presence as a corporate issuer.

Card-not-present (CNP) fraud is generating quite a bit of chatter in financial and payments circles today. Much of the talk centers on the link between greater global use of the EMV standard and rising CNP fraud.

Wells Fargo and American Express launched two new credit card products on Tuesday.

EMV-chip cards might take until 2018 to reach full ubiquity, and a lack of education about the technology is hindering adoption, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

American Express Co. is ready for its new small business program, OptBlue, to take the spotlight after several months of testing and a soft launch with acquirers.

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel is stepping down as chairman, president and CEO, effective immediately, Target's board announced May 5.

Fraud schemes are constantly changing, as criminals exploit new channels and methods of perpetrating their crimes. It is the ultimate game of whack-a-mole; stamp it out in one place, and it pops up somewhere else.

While mobile wallet providers try to simplify the payment process by taking physical plastic cards out of the equation, others are looking further into the future to an era where all things are connected.

North American Bancard (NAB) is adding technology from Moki in an attempt to secure and manage its in-store mobile point of sale system.

The U.K.-based high-volume transaction analysis provider Insider Technologies has plans to expand beyond its current customer base in Europe.