Mobile commerce is blurring the lines between card-present and card-not-present transactions, possibly even making the distinction—and the difference in pricing—irrelevant.

Event-stream processing software can now do things like predict a customer will leave.

ProPay, a unit of the Columbus, Ga.-based TSYS, has introduced a suite of services aimed at simplifying the work of payment facilitators with aggregation and payment processing services.

OpenEdge, the integrated payments unit of Global Payments, has reached a partnership to provide its EMV product to Carolina Software.

Ingenico Group has expanded its iWL series of mobile terminal solutions to include a new Wi-Fi enabled model.

D+H says it wants to help banks with the adoption and integration of new payment origination channels.

When Toronto's Davis and Henderson agreed to spend almost $1.3 billion for Fundtech—the Canadian company's ninth and largest acquisition—it addressed its need not merely for global diversification, but also for a much more streamlined payments technology strategy.

Apple Inc.'s new mobile-payment system is failing to capture all of its potential business, according to a survey, with two-thirds of users reporting problems using the service at the checkout counter.

Mozido LLC has added Host Card Emulation to its mobile payment platform, making an investment in SimplyTapp for access to its patented cloud-based technology.

Davis + Henderson in Toronto has agreed to buy global payments solutions firm Fundtech.

D+H in Toronto has agreed to buy the global payments solutions firm Fundtech.

The prepaid industry is maturing, and leaders are providers that have maintained product flexibility and innovation and married it with the processes, technology, compliance and user experience that is needed in today’s dynamic marketplace.

Chicago-based security vendor Trustwave says 90% of Verifone card readers it tested for the first time still carried the default password. These findings reinforce the perception that many merchants don't follow the basics when it comes to their own security.

A quick explanation of why bank customers and regulators are demanding that the U.S. move to a real-time payments system.

The financial industry and the Federal Reserve are finally on the same page about the U.S. payment system's need for speed. But achieving consensus about what the new system should look like remains a tall order.

Speedier transactions could make a big difference for a wide range of consumers, from hourly workers to patients waiting for medical insurance claims to clear.

It took a decade and a government mandate for the U.K. banking industry to develop a set of rails to transfer funds from one bank account to another in seconds.

Fedcoin could have a lot of benefits, such as helping unbanked buy goods and pay bills online. But about those "know-your-customer" risks....

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has released two statements concerning ways that financial institutions, including credit unions, can identify and mitigate cyber-attacks that compromise user credentials or use destructive software, known as malware.

Major Indian payments vendor Oxigen is planning for some serious expansion—to the tune of 1,500 new hires and roughly $200 million in new fundraising by June—as it starts focusing on suburban and rural India especially in east and central India, according to a PTI report in Livemint.