Payments

Plaid, the San Francisco-based financial technology infrastructure provider, has received strategic investments from Mastercard and Visa as part of a $250 million round of funding. Plaid did not disclose the two networks' specific investments.

Hackers go in for the kill when challenger banks and others launch retail products. So the companies are forced to step up their defenses — fast.

Telling staff the tech frees up time is an important part of bot-enabled payment strategy, says Troovo's Kurt Knackstedt.

The move adds heft to the blockchain-based Interbank Information Network; many of those terminated in the phony accounts scandal say they’ve been blacklisted.

In response to rising concern about the environment, American Express has redesigned its classic Green Card to contain recycled plastic gathered from the ocean.

Consumers and banks are both concerned about security tied to contactless payments, says Fingerprints' Lina Andolf-Orup.

It's long been understood that transit systems are fertile ground for payment innovations.

The credit card issuer has hired John T. Greene, a former pharmaceutical industry executive, to succeed Mark Graf, who announced his retirement over the summer.

Even without cryptocurrency, blockchain provides necessary security and processing benefits, says Tatvasoft's Vikash Kumar.

Square is testing out a new Cash App feature that would enable users to make free stock trades, according to a video outlining the product’s features seen by Bloomberg.

The new regulation in New Zealand shows other jurisdictions how best to address cryptocurrencies and their use in payments.

A reluctance to embrace change is keeping supply chain payments slow and labor intensive, says Adflex's Pat Bermingham.

The creator of the Zelle precursor clearXchange is heading a company building a blockchain-based international payment technology for banks.

Apple keeps sweetening the deal for prospective Apple Card users, with Walgreens the latest to offer cash-back rewards.

Its newest offering is called Delivery Unlimited, which at $98 a year undercuts Amazon Prime's $119 fee.

The Democratic presidential candidate said on Twitter that credit cards "have enabled many of America’s mass shootings."

The Marshall Islands is proceeding with the creation of a blockchain-based national currency, the Marshallese sovereign or SOV, the country said.

The prevalence of payment cards, against the growing awareness of climate change, is driving some card issuers and manufacturers to revisit the way they use plastic.

A proposal to define wages-on-demand would protect consumers and serve as an example for others.

This ruling by the New Zealand Government shows the jurisdiction’s versatility in broaching how best to address cryptocurrencies and the implementation of regulations around their use in payments, says NEM Ventures' Dave Hodgson.