Online payments

Payments providers experienced in cross-border transactions need only look to the Asian market to find the next golden opportunity.

Payment technology provider Stripe aims to equip global entrepreneurs with the necessary banking and payments relationships to launch an online business in the U.S.

Online gambling is like gun shows and weed—legal and very lucrative, though with enough regulatory baggage that most service providers are reluctant to go near them.

Data indicating a sharp rise in e-commerce fraud attacks since the first EMV installations at the point of sale in the U.S. is not yet available, but fraud's shift to the digital landscape and its favorite targets is apparent.

The speed required by omnichannel commerce extends not only to payments and processing, but increasingly, also to vetting, registering and onboarding new users.

ACI Worldwide has begun to lend a hand in The Clearing House’s effort to create a real-time payments system in the United States.

An Istanbul-based payments startup says it’s signed a deal that smooths the way for companies seeking to follow it into Iran’s $400 billion economy.

Silicon Valley companies like Marqeta, Stripe and Braintree cut their teeth on the open network concept, creating a place for themselves at the table of future embedded payments, instant card issuing or instant credit.

Visa is rolling out a new transaction-notification service service today through the application program interface-based Visa Developer Platform the network unveiled last week.

PayPal technology exec James Barrese will leave the company April 1, according to an SEC filing.

Cross-border payment provider Payoneer will partner with digital marketing company Tradedoubler to provide commission-based payments between advertisers and online publishers.

For the first time in its nearly 60-year history, Visa is inviting third-party software developers onto its network with the goal of advancing digital commerce.

For many e-commerce merchants, the migration to EMV-chip card security at the point of sale — and the expected shift of fraud to the Web — is akin to a message in a bottle that hasn't washed ashore. Too many simply don't know about it.

A Federal Reserve task force has issued criteria for its faster payments initiative, part of a long journey to build a framework to securely and efficiently accommodate the near real-time processing for digital commerce.

The digitizing of payment transactions has become important enough at Visa and MasterCard to remain a top investment priority, even as the networks brace for the economic fallout of collapsing oil prices and volatile stock markets.

The rush to be a "one stop shop" for merchants by bundling mobile, Web and in-store payment technology is prompting many companies to join forces, resulting in several high-priced mergers and acquisitions in recent years.

Visa Inc., the world's largest payments network, said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 24 percent as consumer card spending increased.

The rush to be a "one stop" for merchants by bundling mobile, Web and in-store payment technology is proving to be a heavy lift, in terms of cash, resources and IT skills.

PayPal Holdings Inc.’s fourth-quarter sales beat estimates, reassuring investors concerned about the company’s prospects as an independent company amid mounting competition from Apple Inc. and Square Inc.

Twitter's move to pluck American Express' top exec for digital partnerships as the social media network's first marketing chief was more than an executive reshuffle—it signals a new strategic direction for Twitter to double down on in-app e-commerce, some observers say.