BillHero, a bank-agnostic bill pay app, now lets users pay their bills through a Facebook Messenger chat bot.

Nearly half of U.S. consumers say they have been hit by credit card fraud within the last five years, and those breaches are becoming more commonplace, according to a survey released Tuesday.

When those of us in the payments industry think about moving money, we think of the many points that distinguish money movement options – is it a transfer or a bill payment, will it utilize a card network or the ACH, will it be sent immediately or processed in a batch?

MasterCard has taken a broad view of the "smart cities" concept, working with multiple organizations toward a common goal.

Amazon's Prime Day event is marketed as a summertime version of the Black Friday shopping holiday, but it also serves as a proving ground for the retailer's most experimental ways of selling its products.

Helena Community Credit Union in Helena, Mont., converted its core processing system to Symitar's Episys.

Offering a new product or considering a merger may boost returns, but the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says changes in strategy can be risky.

More than 46 million P-to-P transfers traveled over the rails of Early Warning's clearXchange during the first quarter of 2016 accounting for about $16 billion, according to the the bank-owned payments network. It’s the first time the organization has released numbers quantifying the service’s P-to-P payments volume.

Swift has tapped British defense contractor BAE Systems and Dutch security firm Fox-IT to support an information sharing and threat intelligence program for member banks.

Spanish gasoline retailer Repsol this week augmented its Near Field Communication-based mobile payments services by launching an app enabling motorists to pay for fuel without leaving the car.

Banks frequently blame "the rules" in shunning partnerships with fintech startups. However, compliance can be a positive force, not something that inhibits growth.

Despite the many big companies opening their programming tools to external developers and merchants, the market for user-friendly technology is just getting started.

What's most intriguing to payments industry insiders is what Walmart left on the table when designing Walmart Pay, and what those decisions could mean for retailers and bank card issuers.

Mobile wallets remain in a nascent stage until service providers can deliver value beyond just payments.

Big banks were seen as winners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but their support for the pact is in question as a result of their treatment in a data-related provision.

Small banks are trying to figure out how to provide the digital services today's customers want while still retaining the human touch that distinguishes them from larger rivals. A small bank in Cincinnati says it has hit on the right formula.

Wendy’s Co., which reported a payment-card hack earlier this year, said that the breach affected about 18 percent of its U.S. locations.

Developers of smartwatches deliver numerous capabilities and features on those devices that consumers typically use on a smartphone, including payments. But a consumer in the U.K. no longer needs an expensive smartwatch simply to move money from their timepieces.

Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the North Carolina Money Transmitters Act, as requested by the state banking commissioner's office.

Barely 24 hours into his new role as CEO at RushCard, Ron Hynes has found the silver lining to the company's 2015 technical glitch that led the company to pay a $20.5 million settlement.