Gift card giant Blackhawk Network has partnered with Bakkt, which offers an app to manage various digital currencies.

Companies that can pay people quickly and flexibly will have an advantage, says Payslip's Fidelma McGuirk.

PayPal Holdings Inc. said it would achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 as it looks for ways financial technology can prevent climate change.

To embrace social commerce, merchants should prioritize data privacy, communication of delivery timelines and a seamless checkout experience.

David Heun, associate editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Laura Socha, senior partner at Capco, about the trends driving the advancement of payment technologies in Canada.

While working with government agencies and supermarkets to implement the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the company also had to innovate on the fly.

Online ordering, outdoor pickup and digital shopping features are more than emergency workarounds, and merchants need to make them a regular part of their strategies, says Signifyd's Mike Cassidy.

Payment tech firms and challenger banks are leaning into the pandemic in a way that's gaining trust of clients, says Anvil's Mang-Git Ng.

A surge in e-commerce across Asia began long ahead of the pandemic, according to new data from the Tokyo-based credit card network JCB.

Despite Japan being a heavily cash-based economy, e-commerce has created significant opportunities for banks and mobile wallet providers.

As the digital transformation journey accelerates the need for more collaborative, agile and tailored solutions between banks and fintechs becomes essential, says MYHSM's John Cragg.

Incumbent banks’ market position is underpinned by strong consumer trust and massive scale, but these historic advantages can no longer be taken for granted, Simon Wilson of Icon Solutions writes.

Michael Moeser, senior analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Marcy Campbell, vice president of digital in-store commerce and global professional services at PayPal, about how payments will change as more consumers return to stores.

The move toward a cashless economy in China reveals a boom in actionable data, says Azoya USA's Franklin Chu.

The minor league team is opening a new stadium and year-round market with checkout-free concessions, part of a broader trend at sports facilities to dump paper, plastic and lines.

Payments technology has advanced quickly in the past decade because newcomers in the industry have operated fully, or at least partially, in the cloud.

Bradley Riss is chief commercial officer at Checkout.com, a firm that acts as a payment gateway, acquirer and processor through a single channel, covering cards, passthrough wallets, stored value wallets and alternative payment options such as point of sale credit. It charges a fee based on processing and card payment costs rather than the percentage+ model that most payment API companies charge. The model is designed to make the service customized to different merchants and serve as a base to offer other merchant products.

The country has lots of smartphones, few plastic cards, and it's just starting to get rid of cash.

The abrupt shutdown of retail a year ago led to a rise of digital shopping — and fraud. And the most tech-savvy consumers may be the most vulnerable, according to TransUnion data.