Amazon is moving into new markets armed with local storage lockers and partnerships, while many traditional retailers still lack the proper online capabilities, claims Arik Shtilman, CEO and co-founder of Rapyd.

Just four months after receiving an e-money license from Central Bank of Ireland, fintech startup Soldo has raised €54 million ($60.5 million U.S.) to help fund its relocation from the U.K. into Ireland ahead of the possible Brexit split.

The latest skepticism to Facebook Inc.’s plans for its new cryptocurrency called Libra comes from India as Asia’s third-largest economy is not keen on allowing the digital currency in the country.

Once a dataset’s data and lifecycle events are in a known state with lineage, new and exciting opportunities are possible, writes David Levine, head of data product strategy for PeerNova.

The incident underscored the vulnerability of digital payment platforms to technical troubles. Visa and Mastercard have each experienced serious outages within the last couple of years.

E-commerce payments and fintech services provider PayU has acquired a majority stake in Southeast Asia online payment software company Red Dot Payment in order to expand into the Asian market.

The technology behind bitcoin has spread far and wide, boosting bank and payment innovation. The competitive impact on the traditional payment industry will be felt for years to come, according to Demetrios Zamboglou, COO of BABB.

Swish is expanding to physical stores to extend usage among the millions of Swedes who use the app for account-to-account transfers.

It’s too early to measure the market effect of New York City's contactless transit payment acceptance pilot launched barely a month ago, but many merchants in the immediate area may not be ready if demand spikes.

Seamless transactions are the key to engaging and holding onto consumers, says Tim Tynan, CEO of Bank of America Merchant Services.