Payments

Switching from a horizontal layout — a relic of embossed account numbers — is an attempt by issuers like HSBC, Starling Bank and Bank of America to address accessibility challenges faced by customers with dementia, visual impairments and other conditions.

A new service speeds payments by using artificial intelligence to predict which buyers are most likely to pay.

Though the retailer's threat to drop Visa in the U.K. appears to have subsided, companies like Clik2pay, Affirm and Curve have seized on an opportunity to advance account-to-account transactions, buy now/pay later and cryptocurrency.

The issuer says it can offer installment loans without jeopardizing the kind of growth in credit card volume that it reported for the fourth quarter.

Google has hired former PayPal executive Arnold Goldberg to run its payments division and set a new course for the business after it scrapped a push into banking.

Valuations for payment technology companies skyrocketed over the past year, pushed by a wave of public listings and record venture capital investments. Some potential acquirers are waiting for prices to cool.

It has also taken a stake in Rêv Worldwide, developer of the bank's cross-border traveler account that supports currencies including the U.S. dollar, the euro and the Mexican peso.

Amazon.com Inc. has made a last-minute reversal to its plan to ban the use of Visa Inc.’s credit cards issued in the U.K.

The automaker plans to overhaul its online car-shopping portal, while also developing an in-car system for purchasing fuel, parking and other goods and services.