Payments

Payvia is looking to burst through the traditional mobile funds transfer model in emerging markets by adding a wide range of digital services and new forms of content.

Tablet point of sale technology provider ShopKeep POS has hired Todd Lasher as vice president and general manager of its channel business.

Alliance Data Systems Corp. reported chargeoffs for private-label credit cards the company oversees were down a tick in June and delinquencies were flat from the year-ago period.

Jumio's Mobile Consumer Habits study is grabbing headlines and laughs for revealing that 9% of U.S. adults admitted to using their smartphones during sex — but the survey's other findings have more serious implications for the future of mobile payments.

DeviceFidelity has chosen MoneyGram to be the money transfer provider for its moneto mobile wallet.

Prepaid card and technology provider InComm has launched an in-store digital sales program, allowing consumers to buy digital gift cards and other virtual items alongside physical ones at brick-and-mortar merchant locations.

Prepaid card provider epay has rolled out Google Play gift cards at more than 5,600 food and discount stores in Germany.

Western Union's Business Services division will offer a global tuition product that allows international students from South Korea and China to pay tuition in their own currencies.

Have you ever imagined starting your own bitcoin exchange? Soon, Vancouver-based Bex.io will make that possible by deploying exchange functionality under a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Kipochi, an African online service launched this month, is looking for a way to connect the digital currency Bitcoin to M-Pesa, Kenya's widely-used mobile payments system.

Dubbed the "Athens of America" because it's rife with colleges and universities in the area, Boston is becoming a hub for tech startups as recent grads — and even dropouts — bring fresh perspective to the payments industry.

C-Sam Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. and HyperSoft Co. Ltd. have jointly developed "Salon de Wallet," a mobile wallet for beauty salons in Japan.

Corethree Ltd. has developed a mobile wallet that allows drivers of electric vehicles in the U.K. to locate charging stations and pay through their smartphones.

Cloud payment processor i2c Inc. and Heartland Payment Systems have teamed to provide prepaid card processing services. Their first collaboration is to add features to the National Restaurant Association’s Edge prepaid card program.

Virtual Piggy has linked its youth payments engine to Innovation First International, which makes robotic toys and educational tools.

Payments and marketing are getting closer than ever, and several companies are blurring the line between where the payment ends and where the pitch begins.

W. Alexander Hoffman is the new senior vice president of global product management and emerging channels at MoneyGram International.

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase will offer instant purchases for users that supply identity information, with others having to wait four days for transactions to complete.

A report breaking down credit card debt by state lists Mississippi as having the nation's highest card delinquency rate in the first quarter ended March 31.

Google requires the early adopters who buy its Google Glass headset to purchase it using Google Wallet. What are the implications for Google's payments strategy?