SCVNGR's LevelUp, which is not content to listen only to its merchant clients, is once again giving consumers a voice in evaluating its mobile payments experience.

PayPal Inc. is continuing its wearable payments push with the introduction of an app for the new Android Wear smartwatch line.

McDonald's is testing a payments-capable variant of its McD App in some restaurants in Georgia.

Consumers will be making payments with a tap of their wristwatch as Google Inc. launches its Android Wear platform for wearable devices.

David Sear will be leaving his post as chief executive of Weve Ltd. as soon as the London-based mobile commerce transitions to his successor, the company says.

Stripe is partnering with China's Alipay online payments service to streamline checkout for consumers in China who make purchases from Stripe's merchant clients.

Jusp is adapting its business model to target larger clients for mobile payments. It added a service called Payments List that attaches to a business's back end, and it also allows the mobile point of sale service to work with Windows PCs.

Castle Rock's water utility has successfully launched a wide range of socially-driven alternative marketing techniques to spark adoption of its automated billing options.

By combining their payment and personal financial management technologies, Payveris and Geezeo are working to help banks fight the threat of nonbanks becoming consumers' preferred financial destination.

LoopPay now offers an iPhone charging case that doubles as a mobile wallet.

The Brazilian unit of PayPal Inc. is seeking to buy competitors to expand its business in Latin America's biggest economy.

First Data is under pressure on a several fronts. While tasked with easing its debt, the Atlanta-based processor is also responding to the many disruptions brought by mobile technology and other innovations.

When people pay to use transportation, they're generating substantial data that's not being used to its full potential, says Phil Silver, director of business development for Urban Insights.

Philip W. Tomlinson, CEO of Total Systems Services (TSYS), will retire on July 31. He will be succeeded by M. Troy Woods, the company's president and COO.

Mobile payments technology provider SimplyTapp is opening its developer platform to allow card issuers and mobile app developers to quickly integrate Host Card Emulation, a technology that simulates a Near Field Communication contactless payment.

Online payments and electronic wallet provider Payza has added two features to its eWallet: Credit Card Top Up and Credit Card Withdrawal.

SIMalliance, which has been outspoken against the use of Host Card Emulation to simulate a Near Field Communication-based contactless payment, is now saying HCE technology can lead to more use of the phone's secure element.

Spindle, a mobile commerce provider in Scottsdale, Ariz., has integrated its payment aggregation services with RisePay's merchant platform.

A new startup called TruBeacon has developed a range of Bluetooth-based technology for mobile payments and other uses and market segments, including health care, data management, payments, rewards, community banks and credit unions.

Walmart is testing a program that uses its mobile app, website and tracking technology to give back to customers who paid too much for something at the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer.