First Data is making a push into offline and online gambling payments processing, providing new services that cover a riskier set of transactions than those it already handles for businesses that operate casinos.

The NFC tattoo is far different from the inked lettering and designs many people have. It's even a stretch to call it a "tattoo" – despite the branding, it's really more of an adhesive bandage with a high-tech spin.

A Montreal-based laboratory for Fime has earned Visa's accreditation to perform tests for its contactless EMV payment specifications.

Apple Inc. has reinstated the Blockchain bitcoin wallet application to its App Store almost six months after booting the popular program.

Franklin University, a large private university in Ohio, will use ACI Worldwide to support the college's online tuition and fee payments plan.

If there's one lesson bankers and retailers can take away from the hacking incident at online ticket seller StubHub, it's that they need to educate their customers about the dangers of using the same passwords on multiple sites.

If there's one lesson bankers can take away from the hacking incident at online ticket seller StubHub, it's that they need to educate their customers about the dangers of using the same passwords on multiple sites.

Amazon.com, which just launched its own smartphone, may be nearing the launch of a mobile card reader that would work like Square's device, according to reports. Such a move would complement the company's many recent payment initiatives.

More consumers are skipping the mall and buying online instead. Many traditional retailers have already moved online to maximize their sales among customers who either don’t have access to their physical shops due to distance, or for whom shopping online is simply more convenient.

The credit union-driven CU Wallet is mindful that if it comes on too strong with its mobile-payment pitch, consumers will be turned off.

Apple has big plans for payments, but it's not outspoken about what they are. However, more of its behind-the-scenes efforts are starting to leak; these six reports came in just the past two months.

PayPal will support the new Amazon Fire phone, which went on sale this week, in the latest move by the eBay subsidiary to make sure it has an app for any newly launched mobile device.

Transport for London, the government agency in charge of city's rail and bus systems, plans to introduce contactless payments for rail customers in mid-September.

SAN DIEGO — Financial institutions this year have shown greater interest in marketing to "mobile-only" consumers, and mobile deposit is becoming the preferred way to load prepaid cards and deposit checks.

MOLINE, Ill. — If time really is money, then IH Mississippi Valley CU had a lot to lose when paper documents were missing in action.

WASHINGTON — Small credit unions that deploy a full suite of technology offerings — including remote deposit capture, mobile and online banking — stand a better chance at sustainable growth than those that do not.

RYE, N.Y. — USAlliance Federal Credit Union has become the first North American financial institution to adopt the European in-branch Customer Relation Manager (CRM) kiosk solution, HappyOrNot.

Zing is releasing an iPad app that leverages Web hosted technology to access a large selection of business functions through the point of sale.

Machine-learning fraud detection, which self-updates to adapt to fraud trends, is growing in popularity but hasn't rendered hands-on methods obsolete.

Visa will be counting on its bank partners to spread the message about its revamped Visa Checkout to consumers.