Payments

Most executives see the value of the technology, but are still looking for definitive use cases before taking the leap.

Amazon's planned acquisition of Whole Foods adds more power to an already substantial marketing program for Amazon.

Host Brett King talks to Bill Barhydt of Abra and Shachar Bialick of Curve.

PayKey enables bank customers to instantly transfer money through popular social media networks and messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Twitter.

The company has added six new markets in Europe, where it has already established a beachhead for its e-commerce technology.

As young people mature, their financial and payment needs mature, as does their use of technology and other emerging innovation.

Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods will make it a force to be reckoned with in the grocery vertical, but its rivals have been preparing for this day for a long time. Here are some of the biggest competitive threats to Amazon's digital take on food sales.

The digital wallet market is expanding quickly, giving banks a chance to cement customer relationships by offering their own apps, writes Mike Lynch, chief strategy officer at InAuth.

The partnership is designed to serve the increasing numbers of tourists visiting Sri Lanka from India, providing payment card options that have local ATM support.

Bitcoin, and the blockchain system that powers it, is one of several virtual currencies and the value of one bitcoin skyrocketed more than 300 percent in the last year.

Moves like Amazon Go and the e-commerce giant's acquisition of Whole Foods require banks to abandon their "defensive" innovation posture, write Richard Oglesby and Brad Margol from AZ Payments Group.

After a year on the platform, American Express is more involved than ever in mining Facebook Messenger’s benefits as a tool for payments and financial services.

Just as we call letters "snail mail," in the future people may consider bank transfers snail money.

Less than a week after buying a firm that helps consumers find the best deposit rates, the Charlotte company said it is paying up to $39.5 million for a site that grades banking products for simplicity and fee structure.

The exchange is adding Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Dash, Monero, Zcash and dozens of other cryptocurrencies in exchange for U.S. dollars.

Payoneer believes British companies will seek opportunities outside of the EU, leading to international payments demand.

Black Friday and other holiday periods with high digital transaction volume may be subject to higher fees.

E-payments are growing fast in China, but a one-size-fits-all approach won't be a winner for merchants, writes Franklin Chu, a managing director at Azoya International.

Theresa Dold joins LevelUp in the new role of vice president of agency strategy to head the company’s focus on restaurant engagement. Dold previously was director of product at sweetgreen, a fast-casual salad chain that last fall stopped accepting cash payments at some of its stores.

Payments executives speaking at NAFCU's recent annual conference in Hawaii offered credit unions insights into the changing payments landscape, tips on understanding millennials' payments behaviors and more.