Payments

Amaten, Japan’s largest gift card exchange platform, is expanding its current operations using blockchain in partnership with the decentralized cloud computing network and smart contract provider aelf.

There are at least 250,000 software companies around the world that have the potential to become electronic payments companies, writes Infinicept's Todd M. Ablowitz.

The Clearing House has been quite clear that it did not think the Federal Reserve's FedNow real-time settlement service would be necessary. But some of its executives are rethinking that stance.

Processors that rely on cross-border payments to reach new territories are feeling the economic squeeze of the looming Brexit deadline.

Its approach appears to exclude retailers and small business owners––the very commercial market that would stand to benefit the most from Libra’s social mission, says HotNow's Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut.

A new study released by the prepaid issuer MetaBank finds that most consumers want businesses to use faster payment methods when sending them money for refunds, rebates and claim payments.

JPMorgan Chase is considering selling the credit card portfolio it built through an almost three-decade partnership with the AARP, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

If the retail giants' Merchant Customer Exchange payments venture collapsed under the weight of trying to create a one-size-fits-all mobile wallet to bypass card networks, then the implosion of that joint venture was the best thing that could have happened.

BBVA Peru is the first bank to deploy a real-time mobile payments platform designed by YellowPepper, following Visa’s May 2018 investment in the Miami-based fintech.

It's unclear whether the Trump administration can or will declare a national emergency as part of the trade dispute between the U.S. and China, but the discourse alone could disrupt major business relationships that involve American retailers, payment companies and Chinese firms.

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with Swiss government officials last week to discuss Facebook’s plans to launch and operate a digital currency.

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology offer many of the basic elements that are essential components for PCI DSS compliance, writes Doug Wick, chief product officer at ALTR.

Crypto technology will play a major role in the central bank's real-time payments system.

As mobile payment applications increasingly integrate with social media platforms, fraudsters are using a mix of bots and human labor to increase their chances of a successful account takeover.

In a world where not all gig workers can afford to be choosy, nor all companies agree to go against internal policy and pay early, innovation in pay advance products can provide a mutually beneficial solution, according to payments marketing consultant Gabriel Onyango.

To other companies, Apple Card's pitch to consumers is not just free marketing; it's an entirely new market for a traditionally business-centric product.

Mastercard Inc.’s European unit formally notified Belgian and German data-protection regulators of a data lapse concerning a loyalty program, officials said on Friday.

Amid success stories like Apple Pay, Google Pay and the Starbucks app, there are many wallet apps that failed to gain traction — or squandered it when they did. But there is a lot to learn from their experiences.

The most popular payment method in Hong Kong is no longer considered safe by many protesters.

An inspector general’s findings suggest that the Texas bank could face more consequences over how it handled fraud cases last year tied to the Direct Express program.