Equifax is working with the mobile payments company Zumigo to jointly develop fraud prevention software.

MasterCard has launched its MasterPass digital wallet technology in New Zealand.

Shopify is working with payment services provider 2Checkout to allow merchants to accept payments in more currencies and regions.

Following Microsoft's announcement that a security flaw in its widely used Internet Explorer browser could put online banking users at risk, credit unions are scrambling to ensure that their IT systems are protected.

Target Corp.'s choice to work with MasterCard Inc. for chip-and-PIN credit and debit cards next year makes a strong statement about payment security.

Square has launched an order-ahead feature and other services to boost its appeal to brick-and-mortar merchants, but history has shown that merchants can be fickle about which features they'll pay more to use.

Target Corp. took two big steps to put the holiday data-breach nightmare behind it today.

WePay is adding application programming interface (API) capabilities to its risk management product, Veda, in an effort to streamline the way WePay's clients enroll new customers and handle transactions.

The U.S. is roughly two years into its migration to chip payments, but in the last few months I have seen the tide turn and this migration start to really pick up speed. But before I talk about where we are now, it’s important to understand where we have been and how we have arrived here.

Microsoft has acknowledged a security flaw in its widely used Internet Explorer browser that could put online banking users at risk.

U.S. Bank will enable real-time person-to-person payments through Fiserv's Popmoney.

The Justice Department is grabbing the spotlight with Operation Choke Point, a controversial investigation that's drawing U.S. banks deeper into the fight against consumer fraud. But below the radar, another federal agency is tiptoeing in the same direction, and again drawing stiff opposition from the banking industry.

MoneyGram is working with PicomoPay to enable U.S.-based Facebook users to send funds to MoneyGram agent locations in 200 countries using PicomoPay's Facebook app.

Fleet card provider WEX plans to release an app that tells motorists where the most cost-effective gas station is based on their location rather than just showing the price of gas.

In my experience as a financial technology investor focused on the needs of the emerging middle class, I have found that attitudes around payday lending generally diverge into two main camps.

BTC China halted local-currency deposits to clients' China Merchants Bank Co. accounts, as lenders close accounts with Bitcoin exchanges amid government measures to check surging trading in the virtual currency.

Biometric authentication company NXT-ID will soon roll out a wallet that is designed to digitally store payment cards without a mobile phone.

After previous tests resulted in mobile phone payments taking a little longer to complete a transaction than a contactless Oyster card, Transport for London is again trying Near Field Communication-enabled phones for payment on its rail network and Tube underground rails.

Corporate payments company WEX has partnered with card identity company Conferma to produce virtual card technology for global travel.

Swift, the financial messaging service, has launched a new version of its Bankers World Online directory, which includes added information to aid international payments.