Retailers

Merchants have an appetite for mobile technology, but they don't always know how to feed their hunger, according to PayPal's Brad Brodigan.

Nearly 80% of consumers making payments to doctors or hospitals would prefer to do so through a one-click method on their health-plan provider's website, according to data from health care payments provider InstaMed.

Wirecard AG has added a link to Google's search engine marketing service to its Checkout Portal.

Ingenico Group has provided its EMV-enabled terminals and software to the retailer Batteries Plus Bulbs, in preparation for the October deadline for EMV-chip card adoption.

In the race to deploy digital payments technology, small businesses have an opportunity to level the playing field with larger companies and better meet the demands of today’s consumers.

Square's partnership with Apple to enable small merchants to accept Apple Pay is just one blip in Apple's overall strategy, but for Square it's a fundamental rethinking of its approach to its audience.

Merchants face a confusing onslaught of terminal updates, encryption, tokenization and EMV, placing organizations like the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) in the role of trying to make sense of the changes.

We already know that American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa are on board with Android Pay. MasterCard has mooted its launch date to be ‘in the coming months.' So, the global support network is in place, but broader questions remain: Will it take on Apple Pay? How will it compare, or even compete, with Samsung’s offering?

Apple Pay's launch was seen as so bank-focused that some retailers griped or outright rebelled against the Apple mobile wallet. But today, Apple made a major peace offering to the merchant community — and it's working with Square to make that happen.

Amazon.com Inc. built a Web- retailing empire by persuading consumers to pay for books, electronics and other merchandise online. Now it's targeting the next generation of shoppers.

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.