There is a growing opportunity for voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa/Echo and Google Home in banking and payments, according to new research carried out by Experian in conjunction with Creative Strategies.

Every year, payments experts gather at SourceMedia's Card Forum to discuss the trends shaping our industry. Here are some of the major topics discussed at this year's event in Austin, Texas.

Digital wallets are maturing, meaning card plays will increasingly resemble Chase Sapphire, targeting a specific higher end demographic, writes Alyssa Arredondo, director of financial vertical marketing at Entrust Datacard.

In banking, as in any other industry, a company's brand is a precious commodity. But as the digital economy matures, card issuers are finding a greater need to hand the reins over to their partners.

Payments stayed the same for years, then started evolving rapidly. That has issuers considering different ways to help consumers manage the change.

One of the potential benefits is peer-to-peer connectivity, which could spark P-to-P and other types of digital transfers.

Kreditech will deliver its artificial intelligence and machine-learning credit underwriting and loan management technology to PayU’s network of 300,000 merchants

Transactions register to driver's license plate to allow real-time updates to be sent to parking enforcement officers.

The service for purchasing digital content and paying through a phone bill to more than 79 million mobile phone owners in Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania.

The D.C. company is starting with bars in its local area and plans to expand to other big cities in the near future.

As mobile devices get more complex, self-help will become vital to attract m-commerce and payments, writes James Ramey, CEO of DeviceBits.

Payments at connected devices are expected to grow quickly in the next decade. Gas stations are a key place to look in the short term.

The consumer technology is still early stage, and RBC thinks it's a good time to reach tech-savvy consumers.

Alipay's big partnership with First Data will extend its merchant base, but travelers from China will benefit before U.S. consumers.

Banks and credit unions are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.

Consumers with a Mastercard, Visa or Union Pay card will use the mobile Standardized QR Code app to scan merchant-presented QR codes.

Alipay wants to leverage the millions of Chinese customers who travel abroad by offering them services in different parts of the world.

Current, an app debuting Tuesday, updates the joint account for an era of tweens with smartphones.

Mobile apps are becoming the playground and hiding place for cyberattacks and the criminals who orchestrate them.

Banks are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.