Apple's plan to launch Apple Pay in the U.K. with the support of a solid number of issuers came as no surprise — except for the omission of Barclays, the leading issuer and acquirer in the country.

Apple is doing a lot more with its mobile wallet, with a focus on making Apple Pay a more palatable option for retailers. The company is also making moves to beef up the features visible to consumers and expand to new regions.

Jack Dorsey will be doing double duty soon. The 38-year-old Missouri-native will be serving as the interim CEO of Twitter, while also continuing to serve as the CEO of Square Inc.

Reconnecting to his youthful punk rock days, billionaire Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Money U.K. is offering a credit card featuring the Sex Pistols.

Facebook is expanding use of its "buy" button through merchants on the e-commerce platform Shopify, allowing consumers to purchase items from Shopify merchants on the social media site.

The digital currency world is readying itself for more regulatory penalties over the failure to meet Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering requirements following federal agencies' action against Ripple Labs last month.

Mobile banking has virtually hopscotched here with members having instant, face-to-face access to Xceed Financial Credit Union associates via a smart phone, laptop or desktop computer.

Citizens Financial in Providence, R.I., has signed a five-year agreement to outsource some of its IT infrastructure to IBM.

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.

Banks are under significant pressure to modernize payments or lose customers to more nimble digital challengers. But regulatory obligations, which at times hold banks back from being innovative, are also the reason banks become the hero in resolving disputes over charges.

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.

When trying to attract millennials as new members to a credit union, it helps if the credit union's CEO happens to be one.

The October deadline for EMV-chip card adoption is fast approaching, and banks that are behind the curve are turning to instant issuance to quickly get chip cards into the hands of their customers.

When a millennial enters your CU, are they likely to see someone who likes them sitting in the corner office? They do at Shell Geismar FCU, but that's not the only thing the credit union has going for it when it reaches out to the youth market — a recent core conversion is also powering the effort.

A massive hacking at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that breached identification data of an estimated 4 million current and former federal government workers, "may include" some current and former NCUA employees, the agency said.

The Bitcoin Foundation's goal of promoting the new digital currency was quickly overshadowed by the personal and legal problems of its management. Now, under new leadership, the group aims to return to its original mission.

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.

PayItSimple is extending the distribution of its installment payment technology by partnering with merchant services company North American Bancard (NAB).