NCR Corp.'s (NCR) purchase of Menlo, Calif.-based Digital Insight Corp. for $1.65 billion is a bid to deliver an end-to end omnichannel experience to bank customers, according to company executives who commented on the deal.

The PayPal Digital Gifts website is a new e-commerce hub that sells virtual gift cards that can only be purchased using the eBay subsidiary's digital wallet.

Citigroup Inc. is expanding its ThankYou Rewards program by providing customers with virtual account numbers linked to their Citi credit cards and rewards accounts to redeem points at online merchants.

BTC China, the nation's largest Bitcoin exchange, has had low-level discussions with regulators seeking recognition of the digital currency that would allow it to be used to buy goods and services in the country.

NCR has been working to become a "hardware-enabled, software-driven business" for eight years. With its purchase of online and mobile banking vendor Digital Insight and transaction switching and fraud detection software company Alaric Systems, it's taken a big step forward.

NCR has been working to become a "hardware-enabled, software-driven business" for eight years. With its purchase of online and mobile banking vendor Digital Insight and transaction switching and fraud detection software company Alaric Systems, it's taken a big step forward.

While nearly two thirds, or 61%, of U.S. online consumers have heard of a digital wallet, only 11% actually use one, an indicator that wallet providers still face challenges reaching consumers, according to Forrester Research.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County Credit Union this week launched its new website, featuring a new design that is easier to navigate regardless of the device being used to access it - including smartphones.

MasterCard worked with Intel and Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors to establish a digital service that allows consumers to initiate online transactions by tapping their MasterPass card or Near Field Communication-enabled smartphone against a built-in NFC reader.

New York's city council recently voted to allow campaign contributions to be made by text message.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. started offering a cloud computing service known as Ju Baopen for banks and securities firms, as China's largest e-commerce company ventures into financial-related services.

A mobile wallet project in Hungary is taking the leap from testing to market rollout after receiving positive feedback from initial users.

After clashing with regulators and being blacklisted by many banks and credit unions, many emerging-payments companies are seeking a warmer welcome outside the U.S.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported 1,186 complaints against debt collectors in October, according to an analysis of newly published data.

An estimate by Standard & Poor's rating agency puts the additional expected costs for major U.S. banks to settle mortgage-related issues at between $55 billion and $105 billion.

SmartMetric Inc. says it is in the “advanced development” stages of a plastic payment card that will unlock through a fingerprint scan and operate as a digital wallet.

Fraud schemes that rely on social engineering and other attacks to steal sensitive information are especially dangerous this time of year, when the hustle and bustle of the holiday season may lead consumers to let their guard down and skimp on security.

Fraud technology startup BillGuard is adding analytics and savings add-ons to its iPhone app.

McDonald’s has more than 34,000 locations in nearly 120 countries, making it an ideal testing ground for payments innovation. As such, many payments providers try get on its menu.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Rumors of the death of paper checks have, once again, been greatly exaggerated.