Payment processing

The push for faster payments in the U.S. has suffered from the lack of a government mandate, which in other countries resulted in a common, streamlined system. Now it's time for the disparate U.S. platforms to come together.

Consumers who own multiple cards often use them as budgeting tools — a credit card for entertainment, a prepaid card for groceries, etc. — but that method typically can't be applied to any purchases that are paid in installments.

California will be the first state requiring public companies to meet gender quotas for their boards of directors, and women in the payments industry see the move as positive — with some caveats.

China’s Golden Week started on Monday and with it, global cities and merchants are boldly promoting Alipay in an effort to capture Chinese tourist dollars. At the same time, merchants are building out a competitive acceptance network that could someday rival the major payment card networks.

The payments industry is engaged in 40 active real-time payments programs worldwide, but it's not as chaotic as it sounds — except in the U.S.

Global Payments hopes to strengthen its position among restaurant merchant acquirers by paying $415 million in cash for food services and software company Sicom Systems.

Sourcemedia's annual PayThink conference is always productive and informative, and this year's event was no exception.

It could be tempting to pick the easiest pricing option to understand and move on. But other times, more complex pricing options can really help businesses save money, writes Angelo Grecco, chief business development officer for CardConnect.

It seems that every year, at least since Apple Pay launched in 2014, it’s the “year of the mobile wallet.” And each year, like clockwork, the banks end up disappointed in the lack of traction in mobile wallet usage and adoption.

The country is lagging behind others when it comes to ensure that a consumer's financial data is available to third parties, and regulators need to step up.