PayPal, having long ago charted the state-by-state regulatory waters for U.S. payments companies, is urging a reform to the rules in an effort that could ultimately help other players in its market.

Stockholm's homeless magazine vendors no longer need to ask if you can spare any krona. They take cards.

Digital content providers will have more options to accept payments through Live Gamer Inc.'s Pay+ product.

Wells Fargo, which was one of the first banks to offer mobile banking apps to business customers in 2007, has been making some updates. The site allows clients to divide tasks across different people — one person might initiate a payment template, another person may make a payment for that template, and a third might approve the payment, for instance.

Intuit is experimenting with payments applications for Google Glass, smartwatches and fitness bands.

Snapette has updated its iOS and Android apps to allow users to purchase products directly on the apps and have the merchandise shipped to the buyer.

Just two years since its inception, the Credit Union Financial Exchange has made big strides developing vendor-agnostic standards.

COLUMBUS, Ind.—With banking transactions increasingly moving toward mobile, Centra Credit Union has successfully adopted smartphone lending technologies here, which has more than doubled the number of loans closed each month.

VERNON HILLS, Ill.—Just two years since its inception, Credit Union Financial Exchange (CUFX) has made significant strides in developing vendor-agnostic standards for the credit union industry with the goal of making product and service integration easier and less expensive.

TAMPA, Fla.—The winner of the second annual PSCU KnockOut Innovation Summit, GTE Financial's "Delta Force," has created an app that will enable consumers to easily switch their current banking relationships to a credit union.

ATHENS, Ohio—While there are benefits to moving an in-house core system, there are also more responsibilities requiring a new set of protocols.

SPOKANE, Wash.—When members are satisfied with mobile and online banking transactions, or employees can traverse member account information with ease, it's sometimes forgotten what makes that all possible-the information technology department.

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin Credit Union may have just started cutting a path to building mobile apps at a fraction of the usual cost.

Payfone Inc., a provider of mobile- phone security, is raising $10 million from Early Warning Services LLC, a provider of fraud-detection tools for banks and financial-services companies.

Optimal Payments Plc, which is based in Isle of Man, has registered with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to provide services to Internet gambling businesses licensed by New Jersey.

WePay is enjoying strong volume in crowdfunding payments, and is keeping an eye on regulatory developments that may affect its next opportunities.

Hong Kong-based MPayMe has every intention of taking its Znap mobile commerce app to the U.S., but doesn't want to be categorized as just another mobile payments option.

Schnucks Markets Inc. has agreed to a proposed settlement in a lawsuit filed on behalf of customers over the data breach that occurred at some of its stores earlier this year, affecting up to 2.4 million payment cards.

Consumer confidence dropped last week to the lowest mark in eight months, a likely consequence of Americans showing concern the the budget standoff would harm the economy.

The payments industry is facing pressure from outside companies that are toppling many preconceptions about how payments should work. But industry veterans are fighting back, and they shared their strategies at SourceMedia's 2013 ATM, Debit & Prepaid Forum.