Retailers

Visa said its investment in Klarna will advance online and mobile commerce across Europe, but there are broader implications for other markets and consumer groups.

Users shop and make selections in a catalogue through eye motions via the headset, and use the same approach to pay.

Square is diversifying its services for merchants to stay competitive and hopes its recognizable brand will play a major role.

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

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.

As the U.S. chip card migration crawls ahead, companies that have not made the switch are at a particularly high risk for fraud.

As self-checkout gains steam, so does the risk for shrink, or intentional underscanning. There are some things retailers can do to mitigate the problem, including appealing to consumers' own morality.

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.