When e-commerce fraud spikes, it can be tempting for merchants to pile on more controls and risk turning away otherwise legitimate transactions that appear to be fraudulent. The alternative is often to shut off these controls altogether and leave themselves vulnerable to criminals.

The mobile device and its embedded technology can make a strong combination to protect user ID, and comply with new European regulations for security.

More everyday products are becoming connected devices, including refrigerators, washing machines and even mirrors. As each household item evolves, companies are eager to transform them into channels for shopping.

Buying clothes can be a tedious process of waiting in lines to get into the dressing room, and then waiting in line again to make a purchase. As it turns out, eliminating the second half of this process can also reduce the first half.

Linking payments accounts to public profiles is a convenience that makes digital payments as easy as typing a tweet, but after a high-profile trolling incident involving one of President Trump's closest colleagues, it seems there are still issues to work out.

The rush to stake out central roles in the emerging Internet of Things is picking up speed, with IBM and Visa announcing a partnership for adding secure payments technology to everyday objects, including vehicles.

Virtual credit cards are gaining popularity as a one-time-use security method, but payments through these digital cards are expensive for accounts receivable departments to manage.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reduced investments in PayPal Holdings Inc., Nuance Communications Inc. and Freeport-McMoRan Inc., according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.

The growing number of Chinese consumers traveling to the U.S. and other countries is becoming a two-for-one opportunity for payment companies. The market's gigantic and growing — and it has a lot of trouble executing transactions.

The attack goes after the social network customer service channels for issuers and other financial services, and is hard for consumers to spot.

A consortium of 106 Norwegian banks are taking over Vipps, the mobile payments service DNB Group launched that supports person-to-person, mobile, online and in-store payments across Norway.

You’d think financial institutions and retailers in the U.S., with a long list of EMV migration examples to look to in other countries, would have been prepared for fraudsters shifting their attention to e-commerce after security improved at the point of sale. But e-fraud is on the rise, so what's happening?

LG is rethinking its strategy around LG Pay and its newest smartphone, the G6, won’t include a mobile payments feature when it’s unveiled later this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

The password management company was an early supporter of the alliance's standards, and is now joining the organization as it seeks to reduce use of static authentication.

The company already has a domestic market for transfers and other payment services, and is looking to serve the international needs of that audience.

As chat technology advances, making a purchase could be as easy as typing "Buy, Robot." Several banks and fintech companies are developing ways to advance chatbots for commerce and customer service.

Consumers want to use e-commerce, digital payments and other new card innovations, but are still wary of fraud. Here's how to help them get over that fear.

The story of MPESA, Kenya’s mobile money system, and how it came to partner with banks to give all people access to financial services.

Mobile is taking the spotlight as fraudsters shift to account takeovers and e-commerce fraud in the wake of EMV chip cards taking hold at the physical point of sale.

Consumers still primarily use cards and shop at brick and mortar retailers. Merchants need to take that into consideration when forming a technology strategy.