Google's reported efforts to launch a buy button within mobile search results—and only mobile search results—is the latest sign that traditional e-commerce processes may not survive the transition to mobile devices.

Mobile wallet makers are not content to stay in their own backyards. Many prominent names in mobile payments are increasingly active on foreign soil.

Samsung has decided to discontinue its Samsung Wallet service as it prepares to launch Samsung Pay.

London-based Givvit has chosen Judo Payments to enable payments within its mobile gifting app.

Southern Refreshments is updating its fleet of Georgia vending machines to include cashless options and mobile Near Field Communication (NFC) readers, a move that it hopes can boost spending.

Walgreens' vision for creating a patient-centered pharmacy combines mobile health care, digital health technologies and its Balance Rewards prepaid and loyalty system.

While Apple's taking an early incremental approach to Las Vegas, terminal manufacturer Ingenico is very bullish on the technology picking up steam with the gaming industry and its patrons.

Walmart is partnering with Alipay, the payments affiliate of Alibaba Group to accept mobile payments in 25 stores in Shenzen with the goal of having it available in all 410 Walmart stores in China by the end of the year.

More than 400,000 USAA customers, five of which are over 90 years old, have opted to use biometric traits to authenticate themselves within the bank's mobile app.

Canadian telecommunications companies Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) and SaskTel now offer their customers mobile payments through TD Bank.

Beacons—those little Bluetooth mechanisms stores use to beam ads to shoppers' phones—may someday play a critical role in payments. But the technology is still years away from being a practical alternative to cards and NFC-based mobile wallets.

Rumors of an alliance between China's e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba and Cupertino, Calif.-based technology giant Apple are heating up again — and are coming from a very high-placed source.

Federal and state regulators said that mobile telephone carriers Verizon Wireless and Sprint have agreed to settle allegations that they bilked consumers out of millions by allowing third parties to "cram" unauthorized charges onto their customers' bills.

Square Inc. says it has received more funding for its Square Capital program, which grants loans to Square merchants based on their transaction history.

For many industries, the introduction of open standards has been a key driver for innovation. The rapid evolution of the internet and online services offer a vivid example of the degree to which open standards can enable immense innovation and growth.

Latin America is becoming a must-have market for mobile payments, replete with fast growing m-commerce adoption and card network investment.

Google's Android may have more smartphones in circulation, but Apple's iPhone is responsible for the bulk of the spending from mobile wallets.

As many companies scramble to find the winning formula for mobile payments, they are coming to market with distinctly different ideas. It's still not clear what the best tactic should be, but a few mistakes stand out as lessons for others.

Card issuers, already fighting the threat of mobile wallet initiatives that draw funds directly from bank accounts, must now contend with a new partnership that makes carrier billing a more viable replacement for bank cards at the point of sale.

Munich-based payment company Wirecard AG will support the implementation and financial processes behind the launch of Orange Cash in Spain.