Payments

Sweden’s iZettle is following a now-familiar playbook to fuel its expansion in Europe with its acquisition of intelligentpos, a company specializing in business-management tools popular with restaurants and other small to midsize businesses.

Android Pay has added scale, winning support from banks including Chase, Santander and TSB, and broadening its Web payment capabilities.

USAA has updated its digital platforms to give customers more control over unexpected declines on large transactions and access to service representatives on its website.

Square Inc. has long hinted it plans to expand to Europe and new clues suggest its base camp will be in the U.K. for an ambitious push into several countries. But its rivals got there first, and have had years to build their defenses.

Mastercard and Visa have now each entered a détente with PayPal, agreeing that a highly competitive stance is not of much use if it makes it too hard for consumers to pay for things.

Ideal Payments, a provider of payment solutions based in Baghdad, has launched a mobile payments app in Iraq.

Mobile technology is radically changing the way people hail taxis, book lodging, consume entertainment and find prospective dates, but the same magic isn’t happening with how people spend money.

History is filled with the stories of failed mobile wallets. The few that survive today have found a way to set themselves apart.

E-commerce payment gateway Instamojo is adding digital wallet payment acceptance to its platform, further pushing initiatives to have consumers in India using less cash.

As merchants and app developers seek to emulate disruptors like Uber or Airbnb by embedding payments in the user experience, the pressure will mount to be one of the few apps that consumers regularly use.

New, stricter regulations on loans to active-duty service members take effect on Oct. 3. Here’s a guide for getting ready.

Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has entered China’s booming mobile payments market with Mi Pay, a contactless payments service running on China UnionPay’s network with support from 20 local banks and six mass-transit systems in the country.

The mobile wallet is transforming from a standalone app into just a feature of a bigger commerce system. Here are a few companies that have done away with the wallet concept.

Mobile can make in-store payments easier and add dimensions to marketing, but consumers will drive the shopping experience, placing unprepared merchants at a disadvantage.

As the threat of card not present (CNP) fraud continues to rise, a recent survey suggests many consumers are willing to take extra steps during a transaction to block online card fraud if their bank offered the option.

U.K.-based startup called Moneybox has launched a microinvesting app to encourage the millennial generation to invest the change that results from payments.

Samsung is adding support for Samsung Pay contactless payments in its new Gear3 smartwatch amid a marketwide proliferation of transactions for connected devices and clothing.

Australian banks wants Apple to open up its payments system to third parties. U.S. banks are likely following the situation closely as many are looking to renegotiate their contracts.

Green Dot Corp. has tapped one of its board members, Mary Dent, to take the helm of its banking unit.

Health care stands to benefit from automated and easier-to-understand billing and payments, but PatientPay is betting that ridding the system of paper is required on the benefits end as well.