Mobile payments

The mobile payment revolution has made mobile banking apps even more lucrative and attractive to crooks.

As major U.S. cities continue to implement contactless tap-and-go acceptance to collect transit fares, at least one bank sees this trend as an opportunity to put its cards on center stage.

In the age of e-commerce and the "Pays," redemptions will no longer be viewed primarily as an expense to be managed, but rather as a tool to create value through higher spending, brand engagement, and long-term loyalty, says Capco's Daniela Hawkins.

Barclays has jumped on a huge range of technology that brings payments closer to myriad activities, but as competition looms, the bank is working to better organize its projects.

Banks are under competitive and regulatory pressure to either compete or partner with fintechs that support services such as mobile payments, and credit unions are in the same boat — though with a very different challenge at the start.

The last stage of moving goods from ships and trains to trucks and warehouses involves a stream of payments that is often clogged with complexity.

Siemens Mobility has announced it’s working with Bytemark, a company Siemens partially owns, to develop a payment solution enabling riders to pay once for a trip across the city using multiple public and private modes of transit, from buses to scooters.

Apple is far from the first to apply a high-tech spin to the ordinary payment card. Several other companies before it have experimented with technology and materials in the hopes of providing a unique form of payment.

Tipping the valet can be tough without cash in hand. It’s only one of many cash-payment scenarios that don't translate well into digital payments, where P2P apps typically emphasize social connections over anonymity.

Keeping up with changing technology can be difficult but institutions are making investments in ITMs, new lending platforms and more.