Users of the Goldman Sachs-issued card found themselves unable to make payments or view account details.

When people stopped using Wag's core business during the pandemic, the company added multiple technologies to allow it to sell pet food, offer digital training and provide other services. Those same upgrades will stay in place as former clients come back.

The technology giant is looking for a negotiator with experience in buy now/pay later, faster payments and cryptocurrency.

The companies are working to thwart abuse on the Honey platform, a deal-finding system that PayPal acquired in 2019.

As stores that went online-only start to reopen their physical locations, JPMorgan Chase is looking to bolster its position among European merchants by adding software from ACI Worldwide that's designed to support payments across multiple channels.

The fintech, which is reportedly building a checking and savings account into its app, is using its banking charter to speed the development of new services as it races its rivals to deliver an all-in-one app.

The small merchants that migrated to digital during the pandemic focused heavily on web sales, with less emphasis on e-wallets for mobile.

Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said it would be “terrible” for iPhone and iPad users if a judge ordered the company to allow third-party app marketplaces, in addition to its own App Store, as Epic Games is demanding in a high-stakes antitrust battle.

Fake fundraising or phony customer service tricks people into handing over money or account details, Yinglian Xie of Datavisor writes.

So far, mostly larger businesses are embracing digital payments, says Avidxchange's Cameron White.

It is time for banks to figure out their role in the future financial ecosystem to avoid becoming a casualty of the creative destruction process.

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Regulators must urgently usher the unbanked or underbanked individuals into the wider financial ecosystem as they continue to craft open banking rules, says FISPAN's Clayton Weir.

The sudden plunge — and recovery — of bitcoin's value highlights the problems in using such volatile currencies in commerce.

The next step for retailers is to bring consumers the benefits and experience of being in store, from the comfort of their home, says FIS' Dan Brames.

The concept amplifies spending visibility from the center of the business way out to its edges, creating more transparency.

As contactless payments skyrocket, the chance for fraud gets larger, says ClearSales's Rafael Lourenco.

Cryptocurrencies provide a streamlined way for content creators on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube and other platforms to accept donations directly from fans.

American Express has created a path for PayPal to immediately accept digital versions of consumer credit cards as soon as the cards are approved.

Ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek agreed to combine with e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia to create the largest internet company in Indonesia, before seeking a stock-market debut at home and in the U.S.