Mobile card readers like Square and PayPal Here must inevitably offer an EMV-chip card option to U.S. merchants, but how soon is too soon? And what are the consequences of arriving too late?

Payment processor epay plans to offer proximity-based mobile advertisements to consumers in the U.K., with plans to extend the technology to other regions over the next year.

Global Payments' integrated solutions division has released CustomerBuilder, a new application designed to enable users to create, distribute and track digital card offers.

TIO Networks has acquired the assets of VeriFone Commerce Solutions Inc., a Web-based bill payment services provider also known as ChargeSmart.

The Department of Homeland Security sounded an alarm last week about this young strain of malicious software.

Feedzai is launching new apps to enable the more than 150,000 online retailers using Shopify and Bigcommerce to protect their stores from cyber-criminals with machine-learning fraud detection software.

In politics, every penny counts to secure a candidate's position in office. Bitcoin's low cost of acceptance, accompanied by increasing clarity from regulators over its role in campaigns, is making it a more appealing choice for accepting donations.

Square Inc. has purchased food delivery company, Caviar, in a move to add non-payment features to its mobile payment and ordering system.

General Motors' auto-finance arm has received a Department of Justice subpoena related to the underwriting criteria it used on securitized subprime auto loans, the company said Monday.

P.F. Chang's has provided an update on the data breach it disclosed in June, revealing that the incident affected 33 restaurants with a specific timeframe for each location.

Authentify is unveiling an extension to its mobile device-based authentication software.

Roam, a Boston-based unit of Ingenico, has begun offering its mobile payment services on Leapfactor, a business software platform.

WASHINGTON — The banking industry is stepping up pressure on the Senate to pass a cybersecurity bill this fall that would expand information sharing on cyber threats between private companies and the federal government.

Even though the adoption of the EMV initiative is voluntary, you don’t want to be the one looking for a chair when the music stops. Missing the October 2015 deadline for implementing Chip and PIN could come with a costly price tag for banks and merchants.

Amazon's new mobile wallet can't make payments, but it benefits from working with Blackhawk Network to connect to gift and loyalty cards from Blackhawk merchants.

As consumers extend their spending across the globe, the various hurdles they face are becoming targets of innovation.

MasterCard is putting its digital payment efforts in the spotlight. The Purchase, N.Y. card network is also adding to the number of non-payment services it offers to digitally focused companies.

While banks continue to be optimistic about the potential growth possibilities of mobile photo bill pay, in which customers pay invoices by taking pictures of them, trade groups and imaging experts note the technology is not as straightforward as mobile check deposit.

Stellar, a new protocol for transmitting money, is launching under the guidance of several payments industry experts.

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