Online payments

Enabling payments for online services is the next big opportunity in e-commerce, says Carl Theobald, CEO of digital transaction technology company Avangate.

PayPal President David Marcus is leaving the eBay unit to lead Facebook's messaging products.

Amazon.com Inc. will enable scheduled payments of fixed or variable amounts in attempt to attract businesses that rely on subscription-based or recurring transactions.

Payoneer, a cross-border payments company, has received an investment from Ping An, a Chinese financial services company, to expand its business in Asia.

Square's new Order app allows consumers to order and pay at Square merchants before arriving at a merchant's store. The process for ordering is different for each merchant, based on the level of information they provide to Square.

The e-commerce payment processing provider Adyen is trying to capture more business in Asia from the growing number of merchants who want to sell to North America and other regions.

By now it is clear that banks' younger customers are there for the taking, should a strong digital brand like Amazon, Google or PayPal ever court them for banking services.

Online cash payment provider Ukash has partnered with the Touch network in Australia.

Payza, a London-based payment technology firm, has simplified its process for enrolling new users.

B2B payments technology provider IQ Back Office insists that many companies can turn their accounts payable department into profit centers by using electronic and virtual card payments for vendor invoices.

Youth payments company Oink, formerly Virtual Piggy, is expanding its international e-commerce presence by working with the payment service company GlobalCollect.

Dwolla is expanding its next-day payments network to all business customers after launching it initially for government agencies and large corporations.

Payoneer, a cross-border payment provider, is exceeding its 40% predicted growth rate with nearly 100,000 applications coming in every month.

The Nebraska State Treasurer's office has partnered with PayNearMe to allow residents who prefer cash a way to make online payments.

Google Inc.'s YouTube is developing a feature that allows the video site's viewers to send funds to content creators.

BillingTree is giving consumers a test drive of its systems for handling car payments electronically.

Payments company BlueSnap is adding tax tools in an attempt to make it easier for e-commerce merchants to expand to more countries.

WePay has increased its addressable market in the small-business sector by about 600,000 through a partnership with e-marketing and website design provider Constant Contact.

WePay's decision to halt a crowdfunding initiative for an adult film actress struck a nerve as payments companies are seen distancing themselves from people in the adult entertainment industry.

MasterCard has agreed to purchase Opus Software's electronic payment and card technology subsidiary ElectraCard Services.