American Express has filed a notice with the Attorney General in California, informing some of its cardholders that their account information may have been compromised.

Members of a House Energy subcommittee had many basic questions for technologists, entrepreneurs and legal experts testifying at a hearing on digital currency.

Thames Card Technology Ltd. is providing the plastic payment card production for startup "challenger bank" Mondo in the U.K. to test a debit card paired with a mobile banking app.

There is seemingly endless research on the attitudes of millennials toward banks, but the major takeaway from all of it is that banks can't expect millennials to want to bank only one way.

Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India says it has launched the first Host Card Emulation-based contactless mobile wallet in India.

MasterCard has a few tricks up its sleeve, or rather, its golf glove.

Incorporating stronger data elements and automated processes within aging payments infrastructure remains a monumental task for Swift and any others working to streamline networks or initiate faster payments.

Merchants that postponed their EMV migration are feeling the sting of losses connected to the EMV liability shift. They are now shoring up their fraud defenses and—in some cases—speeding up their EMV-migration plans.

NFC mobile payments continue to grab headlines, but to really drive uptake and ensure full market coverage, combining contactless cards with next-gen mobile banking apps is surely the right way to go for new banks.

The real-time, person-to-person payments service launched last week by U.S. Bank and Bank of America with clearXchange will service as a litmus test for whether, and how much, consumers are willing to pay for quick money transfers.

The real-time, person-to-person payments service launched last week by U.S. Bank and Bank of America with clearXchange will service as a litmus test for whether, and how much, consumers are willing to pay for quick money transfers.

Cross-border online payments provider Payoneer has added escrow payments to its services after completing its acquisition of Armor Payments.

Payment processing and technology provider Vantiv Inc. is partnering with merchant acquiring bank Credorax to expand cross-border e-commerce payments for Vantiv clients.

Biometric authentication has been "replacing" passwords for a long time, but for the most part accounts still rely more on remembered credentials than physical identifiers.

Sitting this one out could allow banks to establish the rules on how the distributed ledger is used and regulated, experts warn.

Data security vendor and researcher Trustwave has appointed company veteran Michael Petitti as senior vice president of global alliances.

The focus on the smart-home device marks the latest frontier in the ways in which banks and payment companies are testing features on cars, fridges, watches and other internet of things.

An agreement between CU*Answers and eDOC Innovations would allow credit unions to adopt its online imaging solution, which includes remote e-signature capability. Cooperative CUSO are providing the technology at no cost.

The confusion over how banks categorize chargebacks has become the latest minefield in the transition to EMV chip cards in the U.S. And the sheer volume of chargebacks has forced some merchants to turn to legal action, questioning the entire migration process.

Bluetooth beacons — small nightlight-sized devices that can communicate with a mobile app as shoppers move throughout a store — may have the same potential for bank branches as they do for mega-retailers like Target Corp.