Facebook is updating its desktop applications to allow game developers to sell virtual goods from ads posted in the user's news feed or along the page's right-hand column.

Liberty Bank for Savings in Chicago has launched an all-digital payments account for millennials, or consumers between the age of 18 and 34.

A new malware botnet is using thousands of compromised computers to launch attacks on point-of-sale systems with the intent to steal card data, says a warning from security company FireEye.

Bitcoin enthusiasts are serious about Bitcoin merchant adoption, some might even say obsessed. But cryptocurrency nerds may find their obsession lucrative with BitPay's referral program.

MasterCard and Sacombank are equipping the Ben Thanh market in Vietnam with mobile point of sale capabilities, introducing digital payments to what had been a cash only market for more than a century.

DoubleBeam, a mobile commerce solutions provider, is partnering with SK Planet Inc. to integrate its Slyde beacon-enabled shopping app into the GoPago mobile point of sale system.

Apple Inc. has not joined the Faster IDentity Online Alliance and its quest for more secure online authentication, but the technology giant has played a significant role in helping develop the foundation for new standards.

Financial institutions worldwide are invited to join the initiative to help prevent a threat that's plagued them for decades: A machine filled with cash is like catnip for criminals, and skimming has been the No. 1 way crooks steal data from consumers using the machines.

If Seamless Distribution AB is going to pitch U.S. merchants on being able to duplicate the successful Starbucks mobile payment experience at their businesses, its new relationship with prepaid product provider InComm potentially provides a significant boost.

Prepaid processor i2c, Inc. has opened a new office in Singapore as it extends its operations the Asia Pacific region.

Online payments processor Skrill Group has appointed former Weve CEO David Sear as Group Chief Commercial Officer.

Jim Harper, global policy counsel at the Bitcoin Foundation, wants the trade group's new lobbying firm, Thorsen French Advocacy to model their government relations work to his efforts in introducing Capitol Hill to PayPal in the early 2000s.

The advent of vicious new malware strains like HijackRAT and Svpeng is creating anxiety for many credit union and bank CEOs.

In Ireland, credit unions are speeding up the launch of their electronic payment alternatives and working with Visa and MasterCard to offer debit cards to compete more aggressively with local banks.

For the financial and retail industries, mobile is becoming a significant part of the strategy for delivering valuable content and services to customers. Two technologies in particular are available on many of today’s smartphones and are being looked at to enhance consumer experience: Near Field Communications (NFC) and Bluetooth low energy (BLE).

When even a millennial with a six-figure income and a 750 FICO score can't snag a loan with a decent interest rate, there's something wrong with the system.

Alternative payments provider ZipZap has added new Central and South America nations to its cash-to-Bitcoin network.

First Data has launched a payments platform for online and casino-based gaming.

DANVILLE, Pa. — Service 1st Federal Credit Union here may be an early adopter of offering biometric fingerprint scanning to members.

Wallaby Financial has hired Scott Grimes to be senior vice president of risk and operations, a new position for Wallaby, which sells mobile and web-based payment marketing.