The millions of people displaced by war, famine and other hardships face distinct challenges and dangers when accessing and using money, and these pain points are being addressed by a blockchain-powered payment app that is part of Western Union's accelerator program.

H&M will enable Klarna as a payment option in its 580 U.S. stores beginning this fall, building on a partnership the two Swedish companies established last year.

Many businesses mistakenly see alternative payment methods as only for consumers, but there are use cases for B2B, argues Pat Bermingham, CEO of Adflex.

By creating a close tie between digital debit cards and the major third-party mobile wallets, Bank of America is doing something few banks are — and expecting a payoff in broader use of digital financial services and “top of wallet” spending.

Apple Card's user experience will pressure contactless and digital wallet innovation, an area where banks have already fallen behind, contends MyGini's Mehmet Sezgin.

By creating a close tie between digital debit cards and the major third-party mobile wallets, Bank of America is doing something few banks are — and expecting a payoff in broader use of digital financial services and “top of wallet” spending.

The speed and the bipartisan nature of the demand for an investigation into Facebook's Libra are telling, giving ammunition to those who warned the cryptocurrency space is underregulated and unsafe

Merchant holdouts are finally warming to the likes of Apple Pay, years after the mobile wallet's launch. Competitive offerings have also flourished from mobile operating systems and phone providers.

Banks are rightly focused on PSD2 as an international gateway for fintechs to disrupt banking, though potential deregulation in Singapore can give digital payment companies another route to take share directly away from banks.

Facebook's plans to launch its Libra cryptocurrency dominated much of the discussion at American Banker's Digital Banking conference last week, but attendees also debated what big tech company might strike next and what future digital innovations are in store.

Libra has only been public for a few days, but it has been enough time for regulators around the world to savage the project and schedule hearings. Jorn Lambert, executive vice president of digital solutions for Mastercard, said the project's objectives are aligned with the regulators' concerns.

The Facebook digital-currency unit has a logo nearly identical to that of the challenger bank Current, which has been around since 2015.

Bill Ready, the former CEO of Braintree who helped PayPal build its digital strategy over the past six years, announced plans to leave the company.

Community bank executives, payments officials and others said Libra faces an uphill battle amid heavy competition and regulatory scrutiny.

Large U.S. banks and merchants are finally working together to support contactless payments. But two of retail's biggest chains, Walmart and Kroger, aren't on board, and for good reason.

Many might think that the technological disruption of the industry is already underway, but it’s likely that the most significant restructuring is still yet to come.

Facebook's Libra project didn't come from nowhere. The social network has a long history of experimenting with digital payments, and launched a separate (and ill-fated) digital currency a decade ago.

In a bid to keep pace with coffee arch-rival Starbucks’ delivery and mobile order-ahead services, Dunkin’ is working with Grubhub to roll out New York delivery.

The company will create a regulated subsidiary offering a digital wallet; San Francisco Fed wants CRA credit for loans that help prepare for climate change.

Wirecard will supply all digital payment POS services for KaDeWe, a dominant department store operator in Wirecard’s home market of Germany, as part of an expanded relationship.