Payments

Square Inc. now allows its merchants to establish an online store through the Square Register app.

Square Inc. is active in the U.S., Canada and Japan — and a recent post to its Twitter account indicates its next move is imminent.

VeriFone is testing a mobile point of sale system built on the Windows 8 Pro operating system for use on tablets that integrate with retailers' existing systems.

Banks may believe they can provide the best mobile wallet experience — but most have done very little to create their own product.

SimpleTuition's SmarterBucks has launched a blog that's designed to add expert commentary to a program in which card payments contribute to student loan repayment.

The U.S. Supreme Court reinforced companies' power to funnel legal disputes into arbitration, ruling in favor of American Express Co. in an antitrust clash with retailers over the credit cards they must accept.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America Corp., Capital One Financial Corp. and Discover Financial Services reported Monday that their credit card delinquencies and net charge-off rate fell in May from April.

WOODLAND, Calif. – Yolo FCU said it is reissuing credit and debit cards for its members whose card information may have been breached.

The inconvenience associated with long waiting periods-sometimes seven days-for a replacement debit/credit card became too burdensome for Fort Community Credit Union. A faster solution was needed to meet members' expectations.

Square has completed a major overhaul of the cloud-based Square Wallet, which allows consumers to make purchases from a linked payment card by "checking in" at a Square merchant. Here are some of the key differences in the new Wallet app.

Tango Card is pitching its online gift card platform as a way to let big companies provide small-dollar awards to their employees.

Leading into Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, starting Monday in San Francisco, a patent application surfaced that provides fresh details on Apple's approach to mobile payments.

Mobile payments company, Boku Inc. and PlayJam, which provides a platform for games on televisions, are working together to allow consumers to make purchases on smart TVs.

Though Apple doesn't have a dedicated mobile wallet, its plans for mobile payments are at least as old as the iPhone itself. Here is a rundown of the many ideas Apple has explored in its mobile payment patents.

Bell ID plans to offer software that will improve the appeal of Near Field Communication technology as a contactless payments option and quell debates over who should control the secure element in a phone handset.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Golden 1 CU said it has signed a contract extension with The Members Group to process card transactions.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska USA FCU on Thursday said it has selected Alaska Option, of which it is part owner, as its processor for Visa debit signature transactions.

Three years ago, Visa executives told investors that one of their goals was to enter new businesses, but Visa CEO Charlie Scharf, who joined the company in October, says that is no longer the case.

Mobile payments worldwide will grow significantly in transaction volume and value in 2013, but Near Field Communication payments won't be part of that momentum in North America, according to new Gartner research.

Law enforcement officials have arrested 11 people suspected in a $200 million global credit card fraud operation, according to the Serious Organized Crime Agency, a unit of the British government.