Retailers

U.S.-based payment processor Total System Services (TSYS) has launched a service called Chip Card on Demand that provides issuers the option to add EMV chips to compatible magstripe cards during the production process.

Dwolla is dumping its transaction fees to instead focus on making money from added features, services and custom software. It's a business model that others have tried before with mixed results.

IHL, which tracks retail payment trends, has slammed EMV in a recent report, calling it "a colossal waste of time, effort and capital to the retail industry."

There have been various media reports about some of the security shortcomings within Apple Pay. The shortcomings are not security holes per se, in the sense that a hole is generally unintended. No, the security issues were deliberate, done with the goal of making signups and initial usage as easy as possible for shoppers.

The traditional cash register is making way for new technology based on tablets, smartphones and other, sleeker devices. These products open up a range of new capabilities for the retailer and the consumer.

Verifone CEO Paul Galant is not happy with his company's performance in Asia, and plans a number of changes including personnel and the separation of China as its own region.

Nacha recently announced a rule change allowing for same day ACH payments. This decision was a heavily debated throughout the industry for several years.

At the Wayfair network of retail brands, more people are using its mobile commerce apps, but only a smaller percentage are on board with using those apps to make purchases.

Another year brings another attempt by Google to develop the winning formula that will allow it to compete long-term in the mobile payments war.

American Express' recovery from losing its partnership with Costco got a boost as it reached an agreement with Starwood Hotels to introduce a new payment card.

Traditional assumptions about how demographic groups adopt digital channels are fading as comfort with new technology becomes common, according to new research from payment processor Total System Services (TSYS).

Visa and Verifone hope to reach merchants that are anxious to follow the shopping experience as consumers make purchases through a combination of apps, websites and in-store visits.

It comes as a shock to few people that we’re currently in a period of high fraud, in an environment that can be characterized with words like “high risk” and “unstable.”

Revel Systems found its niche in the point-of-sale landscape by developing software that turned an iPad into a payment terminal. But a WiFi-based device such as a tablet is only as strong as the WiFi signal it's connected to.

Intuit, which works with numerous small-business owners through its QuickBooks software and other products, is learning that convincing merchants to adopt EMV technology will require more than just educating them on the technology and the consequences of missing the card networks' October deadline.

One of the iconic images to come out of Google's Android Pay presentation last week is its app loaded with one American Express card — and three retailer loyalty cards.

Retail chain Sally Beauty knows that it was sick and when. Now the challenge is to figure out what made it sick.

EVO Payments is set to purchase Deutsche Postbank’s merchant acquiring business, P.O.S. Transact.

Android Pay is far more than a rebranding of Google Wallet. It's a reboot of Google's approach to mobile payments, picking the best of Google Wallet and Apple Pay while shedding the ideas that distract from each product's core focus.

As the deadline nears for U.S. EMV adoption, more processors are partnering up to help their clients speed through the certification process.