Android Pay's announcement lacked the jaw-dropping excitement of last fall’s Apple Pay release. As you can tell from the name, the Android Pay playbook is remarkably similar to Apple Pay.

Redwood Credit Union recently earned the highest mark on Glatt Consulting's Credit Union Industry HealthScore.

Payment processor Elavon has signed a multi-year agreement to provide payment gateway and security technology to Wyndham Hotel Group.

Starbucks says it will offer its mobile order-and-pay application to customers at stores in 21 more states in the southern and central U.S.

Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard have agreed to promote electronic payments throughout Central and West Africa, accelerating use of payment cards for consumers and mobile card readers for merchants.

Azimo, a mobile remittance startup out of London, has raised $20 million from investors at Frog Capital, MCI Investments, Greycroft Partners and e.ventures, according to a report in TechCrunch.

China UnionPay Co. acquired a stake in Hong Kong's Joint Electronic Teller Services Ltd. as the bank-card payments processor seeks a greater presence outside the mainland.

First Data likens its new Clover Mini payment terminal to Apple's product line: it's a device made to fill a niche that everyone else thought was already being served.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Share One, a CUSO that is a developer of credit union core processing, said it recorded a 75% increase in gross sales and an 87% increase in new system sales.

Uber is a successful but sharply divisive brand. To Capital One, Uber is also an ideal partner for reaching a millennial customer base that would rather pay for everything through an app.

After several years of dormancy, Apple resurrected Near Field Communications (NFC). However, it remains to be seen if NFC will ultimately prosper and become the kind of ubiquitous payment technology that today is unique to payment cards.

Credit unions serving federal employees are now on heightened alert following revelations of a huge data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

The mega-banks' P2P venture, clearXchange LLC, has developed technology that could give it a key role in any implementation of faster payments in the U.S.

MasterCard will begin offering tokenization for app, e-commerce and recurring payment programs as it expands MasterCard Digital Enablement Services (MDES).

Square Inc. will eventually be a publicly traded company and could conduct an initial public offering this year if it wanted to, its former chief operating officer said.

BBVA has not been afraid to grasp new payments technology and run with it, especially with its BBVA Wallet.

As Apple Pay grows, the security of Apple's mobile devices becomes more critical. With fingerprint identification built into every new iPhone built since 2013, why is Apple now strengthening its rules for PIN authentication?

Multinational banks that delay preparation for the European Union's proposed General Data Protection Regulation could pay a steep price: hundreds of millions of dollars in fines.

The race to keep credit and debit cards safe from thieves — yet still offer convenience — is never ending, but America First Credit Union says it has taken a big leap forward with its new "Card Guard" security tool.

The mega-banks' P2P venture, clearXchange LLC, has developed technology that could give it a key role in any implementation of faster payments in the U.S.