The Spanish bank says it is first to bring Visa's version of cloud-based mobile payments to market.

PayPal has added a new fingerprint identification option to its app for users of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S tablet, furthering PayPal's push to be an early adopter of Samsung technology.

As Bitcoin's first-mover momentum spreads the digital currency's adoption, the "proof of work" model it uses to confirm transactions is coming under scrutiny, providing an opportunity for alternative currencies to win favor.

The launch of Android Wear, Google's platform for smartwatches, has opened the floodgates for new payment ideas. Some developers are flocking to Google's platform, and others are ignoring Google entirely.

The telco-owned Isis mobile wallet is trying to determine whether its brand is damaged by consumer awareness of the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, as it's commonly called by the U.S. media.

PayByPhone has been selected by Florida International University in Miami to provide a cashless payment service for its campus parking lots.

The long-awaited rebound in credit card loans has arrived, fueled by looser credit standards and a larger appetite for debt among U.S. households.

Bitcoin and other digital currencies will get more attention from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after prodding from a congressional watchdog.

Revel has added a dashboard for Yelp and Foursquare to its point of sale tablet, giving businesses a way to respond immediately to any complaints or praise posted to social media.

Businesses cling to the paper check even as technology moves more payments into the mobile channel. Deluxe Corp. is bridging these two trends with an app starts a payment on a mobile device and ends it with a printed check.

PayPal has at least temporarily shut off two-factor authentication for the PayPal mobile app after a security researcher found a way to bypass that second factor.

Ibotta, a twist on a mobile couponing app, is driving traffic to merchants by making consumers perform tasks to earn cash-back offers.

The surprising absence of Near Field Communication technology in Google's new line of wearables deprives the smartwatch ecosystem of a significant option for mobile payments.

SCVNGR's LevelUp, which is not content to listen only to its merchant clients, is once again giving consumers a voice in evaluating its mobile payments experience.

PayPal Inc. is continuing its wearable payments push with the introduction of an app for the new Android Wear smartwatch line.

McDonald's is testing a payments-capable variant of its McD App in some restaurants in Georgia.

Consumers will be making payments with a tap of their wristwatch as Google Inc. launches its Android Wear platform for wearable devices.

Intuit has added PayByCoin, a free extension for QuickBooks Online that allows business owners to accept Bitcoin.

David Sear will be leaving his post as chief executive of Weve Ltd. as soon as the London-based mobile commerce transitions to his successor, the company says.

Stripe is partnering with China's Alipay online payments service to streamline checkout for consumers in China who make purchases from Stripe's merchant clients.