Card issuers are accustomed to a world in which consumers choose which card to use at the moment they make a purchase. But in the Amazon Go model that more retailers want to emulate, that choice is made long before the shopper enters the store.

Banks can fine-tune their apps so the customer doesn't give up halfway through a cumbersome sign-up process.

In immediate, unrestricted availability of funds, the only true providers are those networks operated by banks or other financial institutions, writes Jack Baldwin, CEO of Baldwin Hackett & Meeks.

While senders prefer mobile devices, recipients remain stubbornly attached to receiving cash.

New payment modes are expanding quickly, giving momentum to facial recognition and other advanced forms of authentication, according to James Daniels, vice president and head of Asia Pacific at FIME.

Facebook's announcement makes it more important than ever to clarify what a digital security and cryptocurrency are, and what they are not, according to Juan Hernandez, CEO of Openfinance and Carlos Domingo, CEO and co-founder of Securitize.

In seeking to establish a London-style Oyster card system in its city, Manchester officially launched its contactless payments capabilities on the Metrolink Tram.

Investors eye how low rates, flat yield curve will affect bank profits; agency is determining if it has oversight power over Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency.

Merchants outside of China who have the QR code technology to accept Alipay and WeChat Pay are part of a growing trend to serve Chinese tourists who are comfortable paying via their smartphones.

Alibaba’s Singles Day has created a proven template for a successful shopping holiday, and it’s now up to U.S. online giants like Amazon to apply a similar strategy, says PPRO's Steve Villegas.

The technology provides convenience and is growing fast, but is prone to card-not-present fraud, says Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO of Chargebacks 911 and CIO of its parent company Global Risk Technologies.

Corporate payments provider WEX has added Visa commercial virtual cards to its platform for B2B payments.

It’s higher stakes than usual for some of Amazon’s biggest rivals—including Walmart—as the e-commerce giant’s 48-hour Amazon Prime Day event nears.

Finding a fast and easy way to receive payments remains a top priority for these businesses. And yet, they are frequently left out of the industry’s faster payments conversation, writes Steve Robert, co-founder and CEO of Autobooks.

Chief financial officers have to wear many hats to help new payment and fintech companies respond to a fast-evolving market, says Brex's Michael Tannenbaum.

Ensuring a good experience for buyers not only gives companies an edge over their competition, but it has practically become a requirement for company growth. With the increasing popularity of information-sharing websites and apps like Facebook or Yelp, reputations can expand or shatter within moments, writes Nvoicepay’s Alyssa Callahan.

The Prime Day event is also a chance for Amazon to showcase a new range of devices and payment options — but in 2019, Amazon is making some key changes to how it asks its audience to shop.

Fuel card operator WEX is expanding its mobile payments app for fleet drivers to U.S. Shell stations, more than doubling the app’s reach following last year's launch at ExxonMobil stations.

The U.S. card brands are already pushing Indian regulators to relax their data storage rules, and a new quirk in the country’s tax code creates a battle on an entirely different front.

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.