Mobile payments

Square has removed its cloud-based Wallet app from the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores, apparently to make room for a new app called Square Order.

Swedish mobile payment company iZettle has raised $55 million (€40 million) in Series C funding to expand its operations.

The car phone may be a relic of a bygone era, but more automobile and parking companies are looking for ways to put the mobile phone back in the driver's seat. And in many cases, payments are making the connection.

The explosion of startups developing payment tools hasn't ceased, and simple consumer mobile wallets are starting to make way for products suitable for large corporations.

Host Card Emulation, which enables Near Field Communication payments without accessing a smartphone's secure element, has major supporters like Google, Visa and MasterCard. But some are expressing concern over the technology's approach to security.

NCR Corp. has integrated its NCR Silver iPad point of sale system with Retail Intel, a cloud-based service provider that can pull in sales data from QuickBooks.

Mobile billing provider Boku Inc. is expanding its reach into 14 new countries in Europe through a new agreement with Deutsche Telekom.

MasterCard plans to launch au Wallet, a prepaid card program that will be available to subscribers of Japanese mobile operator KDDI's au-brand mobile network.

India's merchants are beginning to embrace mobile card readers, fueled by the nation's growing dependence on payment cards and smartphones.

Total Systems Services (TSYS) is partnering with ShopKeep POS to extend the processor's range of mobile and tablet-based point of sale offerings.

Chase Paymentech has launched Mobile Dashboard, an interactive reporting display for merchants.

After a month of testing in Chicago's West Loop, the city is ready to roll out a mobile payment system for all of its parking meters.

Vending machine technology companies Byndl and USA Technologies are partnering to provide cross-channel marketing and customer service through mobile devices.

Google is testing a way to use its Wallet on Google Glass through verbal commands, according to a report by TechCrunch.

Mopay has entered into a carrier billing relationship with Baidu Mobile Game.

North American Bancard (NAB) is adding technology from Moki in an attempt to secure and manage its in-store mobile point of sale system.

As mobile devices become more integral to consumers’ lives, they present more opportunities for interaction with banks, payment companies and merchants. Here are a few companies that are pushing mobile technology into the future.

Masabi Ltd. will provide its mobile ticketing service to commuters using rail lines on New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority system, the London-based transit payment provider says.

PayPal is launching a new logo and brand campaign to appeal to a broader audience.

Bringing a point of sale terminal to market isn't as easy as it used to be. Since the introduction of contactless and mobile payment tech, the number of tests a manufacturer must pass for certification is "unbelievable," executives at U.K.-based Spire Payments say.