Payment processing

Expense management provider Bento for Business has launched its Bento Pay B2B payment app with partner Dwolla, which has specialized in B2B payments the past few years after initially operating mobile wallet and financial institution faster payment services.

The San Francisco-based fintech is using JPMorgan Chase’s real-time payments service to power the new overdraft prevention tool.

The tougher authentication standards will take time and effort, but will strike a blow against fraud, writes Andrew Mortland, vice president of product at Accertify.

E-commerce's dramatic expansion gives any merchant the opportunity to sell in any market. That leaves payment providers scrambling for an angle in a crowded market.

The difficulty of detecting synthetic fraud has caused it to quickly develop into the primary method of attack for criminals, says Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO of Chargebacks 911 and CIO of its parent company Global Risk Technologies.

The London-based retail foreign exchange firm ChangeGroup has acquired the retail branch arm of the Swedish finance group SVEA Ekonomi to serve consumers who continue to demand cash payments.

India has taken a hard line on cryptocurrency, but other blockchain payments innovation is thriving.

There is no silver bullet when it comes to cybersecurity—and that goes double for the cloud, says Justin Fier, director for cyber intelligence and analysis at Darktrace.

In recent years, the in-aisle payments and checkout-free stores have become increasingly common across the U.K. retail market, especially in the supermarket and grocery sector. Now High Street fashion outlets are coming under pressure to introduce faster and more convenient payment options to keep up with consumer demands.

From housing finance to Facebook’s crypto plans, moderators questioning the presidential candidates in Texas next month would have no shortage of financial policy topics from which to pick.