In the face of the current pandemic, what was a growing trend became a necessity for many businesses as shelter-in-place orders changed how they operate day to day, says OnPay's Katelyn Sullivan.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced retailers and consumers alike to consider the benefits of shopping via a mobile app, providers of shopping and loyalty apps were seeking partnerships with security vendors to deploy fraud prevention technology.

Apple's legal dispute with Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite, has exposed a potential nuclear option that the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant can use against any company that sells online.

Besides providing a safe, sanitary no-touch payment option for consumers, there are other advantages to contactless payments, such as line-busting, says Todd Barstow, vice president of payment solutions for GK Software USA.

Immediate will use Visa Direct to provide real-time access for employees to collect earned, but not yet paid wages before scheduled payday.

The pandemic has upended many business tasks, creating a rush among processors to expand the digital experience without complicating it.

Payroll deferral doesn’t appear to give meaningful relief to low-income Americans — but payroll flexibility can fill that gap and then some, says DailyPay's Matthew Kopko.

PayPal released a survey of online small and medium-sized merchants that expressed caution about the upcoming holiday season, as 70% do not plan to hire new or rehire furloughed staff.

London-based Rapyd has added Mastercard and Visa acceptance to its European payments platform to help merchants take advantage of retail’s shift to online.

Dodger Stadium looks odd now — filled with fake crowd noise and cardboard cutout spectators — but in this downtime it's putting in an almost entirely invisible 5G wireless connection and new point of sale system.