Retailers

Many companies in the payments industry position themselves as the answer to the competitive threat of Amazon. But that's not the only option out there.

Cyberattacks are on the rise, but that doesn't mean becoming a victim is inevitable. The right preventative measures and best practices can help secure digital assets and customer data, writes Robert Fifield, co-founder of Payably.

Klarna recently received a banking license in Sweden, and is in the midst of an international expansion.

As contactless payment cards gain more momentum in U.K., supermarket giant Tesco wants to be sure its store loyalty card doesn't get left behind.

Because of the opaque nature of internet retailing and widely publicized data breaches, security concerns remain a pervasive gating factor to digital commerce. Key to countering this is providing consumers with the tools to monitor and control where their payment credentials are stored online.

Ingenico is using acquisitions to build scale and respond to the growth of new technology in the payment services industry.

Like almost everything else related to Amazon's incursion into retail, the company's premium loyalty program has achieved a scale that appears ready to swallow the rest of the industry.

Hub brand requirements are modest compared with retail systems. They communicate reputation and trust to a relatively small set of sophisticated firms they hope to serve.

Though a 33% decline in net income was attributable to large one-time gains that the credit card issuer recorded in the second quarter of 2016, Amex faces major challenges in the pursuit of growth opportunities.

Turning a pre-existing digital payment network into an in-store line buster has been a key play for Starbucks and Square, and Amazon is weighing in with its own app that allows its huge network of users to streamline retail experiences.