Payments

Even if a business is located in the U.S., it’s where the service is delivered that determines if the GDPR rules governing data protection in the EU apply, writes Mia Papanicolaou of Striata.

Many community bankers fear the fast-growing P-to-P network will increase costs without adding revenue.

Trustly, a Stockholm-based startup whose technology enables cross-border and online payments, has partnered with optile, a German online payments company, to expand the number of European merchants it supports for direct online bank payments.

A combination of software, operating system and development tools can turn in-vehicle "informatainment" systems into payment gateways, according to Jim Carroll, chief technology officer at Mobica.

The many fintech startups that burst on the scene to compete with Western Union or MoneyGram are morphing into something else — white label providers for companies running on dated infrastructure.

The lack of enforcement actions is troubling and raises questions of what’s ahead, writes Matt Schulz, senior analyst at CreditCards.com.

By adding direct deposit for payroll, Square is diversifying the Cash App as it competes in the P-to-P space with Venmo and Zelle.

Mastercard’s relentless push to streamline payments with digital technology is affecting the structure of its entire organization.

Sentbe, a South Korean international money-transfer company, is expanding its payout options and market reach in a partnership with the mobile cross-border payments network TransferTo.

House legislation to reverse a federal court decision on state interest rate caps would increase access to credit, not expand predatory lending as critics have argued.

Total System Services is implementing software at Walmart and Sam's Club locations nationwide to link loyalty rewards to health care payments, while also recognizing qualified purchases from a consumer's health plan.

As both the volume and value of digital currencies increase, so will inevitable attempts to commit fraud and theft. In this nascent stage, what is protecting cryptocurrency buyers and sellers?

Chicago's government agencies are a mess of disconnected legacy systems that smacks of old-school municipal malaise and revenue loss as people trek to midcentury government facilities and wait in line to pay.

Comdata, a major issuer of fuel cards in North America, has established a partnership with payments processor Noventis to expand the range of Comdata’s suppliers that can accept payments through virtual cards to further reduce reliance on paper checks.

WorldRemit's ambitious goals for its U.S. payment operations say a lot about how immigrants here are changing as customers — they’re digitally savvy, connected and mobile-ready.

U.S. card issuers are adding contactless technology to credit and debit cards — but they are doing so in slow, small steps.

Long after e-commerce removed the biggest obstacles preventing U.S. merchants from selling internationally, there are still untapped pockets of opportunity.

As with most of the company's inventions, an Amazon checking account would more deeply embed customers into an Amazon ecosystem that provides an endless flow of data and efficiencies.

RecargaPay, an eight-year-old mobile payments platform targeting unbanked and underbanked consumers in Brazil, has secured $22 million in funding to reach more users and merchants.

Ant Financial’s Alipay is working with the Canadian payments processor Motion Pay Technology to push Ant's geographic reach in North America.