Chip cards alone are just one option for EMV, as the technology is a foundation for other, more secure payment solutions beyond the chip.

Stripe's quick disruption of the payment processing industry in the U.K. is measurable in at least one simple way — counting clicks.

The global loan platforms present an extreme example of the ongoing clash between the fast-moving financial technology sphere and the staid world of financial regulation.

As mobile wallets and other high-tech payment mechanisms proliferate, they bring with them more options for security. Companies are increasingly looking for ways to use devices' built-in cameras to urge consumers to take self-portraits for authentication.

Though most merchants will be liable for fraud if they do not upgrade to EMV-chip card terminals by the start of October, many do not see themselves affected by fraud on the same scale as the major retailers that have suffered massive data breaches.

Total System Services (TSYS) has launched a new data analytics tool called TSYS Analytics Intellisuite, which will feature dashboards for real-time data monitoring and analysis of consumer portfolios.

Financial technology provider Akcelerant, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temenos USA Inc., on Thursday said five credit unions recently signed for the company's Akcelerant Framework loan origination solution.

Bitcoin possesses the potential to transform the way we make payments, lowering transaction costs and vastly expanding the scope of commerce globally by creating access for markets and individuals excluded from the current system.

The major U.S. telcos may have abandoned their mobile wallet ambitions when they sold off Softcard, but their power casts a shadow over efforts to build ubiquity across the market.

JPMorgan Chase has named retired Army Gen. Raymond Odierno senior adviser to the company on international relations, cybersecurity, leadership development and other issues.

Heartland Payment Systems has certified Digital Dining and its iPad-based point of sale system for its EMV-ready security technologies.

Discover Financial Services topped peers in a J.D. Power credit-card customer satisfaction ranking, ousting American Express Co. from the No. 1 spot for the first time in the survey's nine years.

As banks work to understand potential tech threats to their traditional business lines, Leader Bank in Massachusetts has built its own software to usurp one of its services — lockboxes used by landlords.

Before it dissolves in late September, a bipartisan House task force should take a broader look at de-risking, changing technologies, cybersecurity and the private sector's role in deterring terrorism financing.

Not all government data collection is problematic. Some is actually good, and the facts about particular government data collection programs matter.

The Tel Aviv-based fraud prevention provider Forter insists that the legacy security model for e-commerce won't scale enough to combat the sharp rise in fraud coming in the post-EMV economy.

Alternative payments are taking hold at a brisk pace. Now a major bank lobbying group and payment company is crying foul.

Envestnet's planned acquisition of Yodlee is shedding light on how real-time data about customers' financial data can shape the future of the wealth management and financial advisory business. Jud Bergman, CEO of Envestnet, says the deal will create "an unprecedented level of engagement."

Harper Reed and Dylan Richard first burst onto Chicago's tech scene as part of Barack Obama's 2012 reelection team, and their social media wizardry is often credited for keeping the president in the White House.

Avidia Bank of Hudson, Mass. has contracted payments technology company FIS to offer card-free ATM transactions through a mobile app.