Mobile payments

The grocery chain is speeding payments to counter grocery innovations from Amazon and Walmart.

Faster processing can accommodate digital payment options in line with upcoming regulations and advancements in neighboring countries.

An integration with transfer company bux will remove navigation and manual processes for remittances to India.

Menusifu receives a $3 million round to boost a system that integrates with Alipay and WeChat Pay, enabling Chinese travelers to make direct payments with renminbi from Chinese bank accounts and digital wallets.

The third-party wallets don't market interoperability or share much data, frustrating the process of adding new riders.

Software PIN pads can be compromised by crooks who intercept the PIN after it's typed. MagicCube attempts to position itself "in the middle" to block these hacking attempts.

Alipay has worked with First Data, Verifone, Ingenico and others to connect with merchants in North America, but more as a service for Chinese travelers than a direct competitor to existing payment providers.

iMessage funds will come from cards already stored in Apple's digital wallet, and the service will work with Siri, allowing payments via the personal assistant.

HSBC has been implementing biometric techniques for customer authentication, including voice recognition and Touch ID.

Unattended gas pumps would seem to be the perfect use case for EMV's anti-counterfeiting security, but many gas station owners are putting off their upgrades for as long as possible due to hardships that other retail categories don't face.