Payments

As the CFPB moves closer to updating its debt collection regulations, revising restrictions on phone calls and other communications with consumers must be a priority.

Facebook Inc. intends to drive a global expansion of mobile payments on WhatsApp from London, accelerating its efforts to make money off the popular messaging service.

It's not likely most lenders or credit card issuers would jump at the chance to give more money to a customer having trouble making payments. But for some borrowers, that may be the best solution to this problem.

Payment acceptance and secure authorization software provider myPINpad is partnering with payments aggregator Clik in Southeast Asia to offer merchants PIN-based security on mobile devices.

Small business owners using Square's payments platform and business tools may soon be asking "Elle" for assistance with customers.

Caving to pressure from lawmakers who recently cracked down on stores that eschew cash, Amazon has altered its business model to accept cash at its newest Amazon Go convenience stores and bookstores.

Using AI to verify receipts alleviates the need for auditors to aimlessly review every single receipt submitted within an expense report, says Travis Andrade, a senior product manager at AppZen.

More businesses are converting to electronic documents and management tools to streamline operations and cut costs, but those upgrades often skip the last part of that journey — how to accept B2B payments in a digital economy.

After quiet experiments, Citigroup is expanding perks designed for credit cards to encourage sales of other banking products.

More U.S. consumers are defaulting on their credit cards, but banks may be holding onto the riskiest loans instead of passing them off to investors, according to a report from Barclays.

A former call center worker says he lost his job last year after reporting that employees were given incentives to market credit cards to ineligible borrowers.

Global cross-border payments network Thunes has completed a $10 million financing round led through global venture firm GGV Capital to boost its financial services efforts in emerging markets.

Bank of America Merchant Services is working with subscription management platform Recurly to help merchants generate revenue and drive subscriber engagement and customer loyalty.

Mastercard hopes to tap into existing partnerships and clients from multiple business lines to combine services in a single menu for small to mid-sized businesses, a market where fintechs have made great strides over the past few years, enough to draw extra attention from established companies.

There are emerging payment innovations and strategies, such as card controls and online payment technology and analysis, that can help banks and other financial institutions connect with small businesses, writes Erik De Kroon, CEO and co-founder of Yordex.

The bank is hoping the venture will encourage more companies to use Quorum, the Ethereum-based blockchain it built five years ago.

Facebook’s pursuit of a crypto-based payment system would seem to be filled with potholes and red flags. The social network’s stealth project isn’t much of a secret, and another Facebook virtual currency has already failed years earlier. But Facebook also has a lot in its corner — enough to threaten the e-commerce and payment processing establishment, should its crypto project take off.

Mastercard has agreed to acquire digital bill payment platform Transactis, a deal the card network expects to close during the second quarter of 2019.

Transaction fraud, attacks, compliance and political uncertainty are a toxic mix, argues Ian Stone, CEO of Veualta.

Digital coin could be used for purchases across the internet; Berkshire vice chair says he would have let Sloan stay on at Wells.