Doing payments well is really hard, as payments "disruptors" are finding out.

Some of the best uses for analytics in banking today include rewards programs, customer intelligence and risk management.

The challenges banks face remain largely the same, but the solutions with which they take them on have evolved.

How this year's FinTech 100 and Enterprise 25 rankings were calculated.

Common wisdom suggests small, nimble startups have an advantage over larger, clumsier organizations. But in financial technology, this tends to not be the case.

New approaches to security and customer interaction technology dominate BTN editors' picks for this year's Top 10 FinTech Companies to Watch.

More independent sales organizations are using fees to force merchants to take Payment Card Industry security standard compliance seriously.

With a population of 1.35 billion people, more than half of whom already use mobile services, the People's Republic of China represents the largest and perhaps the most attractive, if somewhat challenging, market for mobile commerce on Earth.

Zions Bancorp. and its vendor, Tata Consultancy Services, shared more details Tuesday about the bank's ongoing core system conversion- a rare project, especially for financial institutions this size.

FICO plans to help credit and debit card-issuing banks cut down on fraud through its new service that uses a mobile phone to determine a cardholder's location.

If ISOs want to stand out in the acquiring industry, they have to bring something valuable to the table — something that will deliver a lasting edge in terms of competitiveness or efficiency.

On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) plans to ship 40,000 Near Field Communication payment readers to North America by the end of the year.

Consumer lending in September fell to its lowest point since early in the year, according to the latest American Banker Index of Banking Activity. Commercial lending provided a minor bright spot, but credit quality may be buckling amid intense competition.

Total Systems Services (TSYS) and Womply, a big-data startup, are nearing their goal of providing Womply's Insights platform to 10,000 of TSYS' clients by the end of the year.

In the cluttered mobile payments market, mShift Inc. says it has a chance with its AnyWhereMobile system, which expands on its expertise in mobile banking.

Payments processor Elavon will handle mobile payment transactions generated through iZettle mobile card readers in Europe.

Square Inc.'s new partnership with Staples treats the office supply seller as both a distribution channel and a showroom for its Square Stand point of sale system.

MasterCard Inc. has partnered with the apparel seller J. Crew to target "digital mom" shoppers with the MasterPass digital wallet.

Citibank Hong Kong and wireless carrier 3 Hong Kong are jointly launching the 3 Citi Wallet, which was designed for Hong Kong, but establishes a technology Citi can export to other regions.

Xoom Corp. has expanded its bill-paying services in the Philippines through a partnership with the Bayad Center.