Payments

The Internet of Things may be ripe for development, but the process of adding secure payments to Internet-connected products is an evolving concept.

Automakers are rushing to embed payment capabilities and web-enabled features in their cars, with Honda being the latest to make tasks such as parking and fueling an automated part of the driving experience.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is full of big ideas, from Internet-connected toasters to AI toothbrushes. A few inventions revealed at this year's show could have big implications for payments.

Regulators here made strides to encourage innovation in 2016, while Brexit cast doubt on the London fintech boom. Yet the cross-Atlantic payments battle is just beginning.

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American Express has prevailed in its latest round of legal sparring with the Justice Department.

Wells Fargo's innovation group has appointed Peggy Mangot for the newly created position of senior vice president of its design and delivery leadership team.

2016 was very good to these financial services executives, who succeeded where others failed, sold their businesses for large sums, felt the love of regulators or could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It's possible to use mobile wallets such as Apple Pay to enroll vending machine customers into a loyalty program — a concept that seems at odds with the impulsive and anonymous nature of most vending machine purchases.

Traditional checking hasn't faded nearly as fast as original predictions at the dawn of online banking. Checks will remain a major part of payments, though there are some signs of an eventual decline.

India’s latest efforts to shift to digital payments and reduce the nation’s tight grip on cash are in the spotlight, following the government’s recent cash recall and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) giving its blessing to about a dozen digital payments startups. The newest, BHIM, is controlled by India’s government and is off to a fast start after its first week.

Clarity Money, an artificial intelligence-driven payment concierge, launched on Wednesday, a move its founders hope will provide consumers with an advanced financial health tool.

As payment apps that mix social media components gain momentum, industry experts are wary that law enforcement will place even more surveillance and policing roles on payment processors.

China isn't living up to promises to open its card market, a shortcoming the incoming Trump administration should remember when forging trade policies.

Ant Financial, parent of the Chinese online payment giant Alipay, may soon expand to South Korea with a new service called Korea Pay.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., is facing regulatory delays in its bid to buy a credit card business from the outdoor equipment chain Cabela's.

Bank Hapoalim Ltd.’s credit-card unit may be valued at about $1 billion as the lender prepares to divest the business to comply with new Israeli regulations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

PayPal's digital money transfer service Xoom will allow Japanese immigrants and others in the U.S. to send money for deposit into bank accounts in Japan.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., is facing regulatory delays as it looks to buy a credit card business from outdoor equipment chain Cabela's.

Amazon's checkout-free shopping model, currently in testing with employees, is a clear threat to the status quo for retailers. But does it also pose a risk for banks?