Apple Card helped push services-category revenue to new heights for Apple, which reported double-digit growth in its product and services segments for the third quarter of 2020.

As demand for secure and seamless digital payments increases, financial institutions must prioritize a digital-first payments strategy that incorporates the latest trends, says CSI's Matt Herren.

Mastercard reported a sharp decline in payments in its most recent quarter, but some digital seeds it planted before the coronavirus pandemic are already bearing fruit.

As more payment enterprises embrace the ecosystem model, we will continue to see a shift toward composable and dynamic operations flows supported by an engineering-first approach and a smart digital core, Andres Ricaurte of Mphasis says.

The agency's voice carries even more weight in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which has hastened the transition to digital and remote payments.

The company's results put firm numbers on one of the most discussed business trends of the pandemic economy — the acceleration of digital payments.

Citing the benefit of making purchases from home during the coronavirus pandemic, China's UnionPay International is partnering with digital platform Glovo to enable its cardholders in Europe to participate in on-demand shopping.

One way banks can prepare for a smooth cutover to new standards is by implementing a core banking / payment solution that uses ISO 20022, says Infosys Finacle's Peter Ryan.

On-demand delivery service Rappi is leveraging its huge customer base to provide financial products to Latin American consumers through partnerships and joint ventures with fintechs and banks.

Remitly has raised $85 million in its latest fundraising round, valuing the company at $1.5 billion as the COVID-19 pandemic drives consumers to increasingly send remittances digitally.

The pandemic’s physical distancing requirements appear to have accelerated transaction volume and overall use of Zelle, the P2P app operated by the bank-owned Early Warning Services LLC.

Business size and payment volume all play a role in what's needed for compliance, says 2Checkout's Madalin Cojocariu.

The coronavirus outbreak has caused economic activity to crater, and Visa says its focus on services, partnerships and e-commerce has provided stability and a route to growth.

Republicans and Democrats are negotiating a new coronavirus stimulus package, but there’s still no law on the books designed to erase the problems that prevented many stimulus payments from getting directly to recipients.

E-commerce payments provider dLocal has added a merchant dashboard to provide a simpler display of transactional data and multi-currency management for cross-border payments.

The global card issuer will provide its tokenization technology for JPMorgan Chase's virtual card program in early 2021.

Digital wallets arguably reached a tipping point this spring when contactless payments jumped 40% in response to concerns that cash and payment terminals were helping to spread the coronavirus, Vidya Peters of Marqeta writes.

Digital wallets arguably reached a tipping point this spring when contactless payments jumped 40% in response to concerns that cash and payment terminals were helping to spread the coronavirus, says Marqeta's Vidya Peters.

Wirecard AG rose the most since June after it revealed that more than 130 investors are eyeing the company’s assets.

Checkout-free stores still feel experimental, but the coronavirus pandemic is pushing more retailers to contemplate how to reduce human interaction in larger settings.