Toopher and miiCard have partnered to provide faster authentication by tying location to user identity.

ThreatMetrix is drawing a clear picture of how big online card fraud is by marking each fraud attempt on a map as it happens.

Chirpify, which handles payments over social media, is launching a direct payment processing option, overcoming its reliance on PayPal’s service.

Inaugural study explores lender, consumer and regulator attitudes on the use of alternative credit decisioning tools to evaluate consumer creditworthiness.

Consumers today are social media addicts, and Getonic is aiming to use their Facebook and Twitter habits to the advantage of online merchants.

How consumers conduct PayPal transactions across the Discover Network demonstrates a shift in how the eBay unit approaches its transition to becoming an in-store payments option.

SAN ANTONIO – Digital Defense, provider of online fraud detection for credit unions, on Monday said it was awarded patent-pending status for its scanning technology’s host reconciliation process.

Apple's one nod to payments during its keynote address at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference is its plan to store users' credit card info in a new iCloud keychain for online shopping.

The National Security Agency's PRISM surveillance program has sparked a major outcry over phone monitoring, but the less-publicized government accumulation of credit card and other payments data can provide far more granular intelligence, according to payments experts.

Microsoft confirmed that the company will eliminate Microsoft Points, its digital currency, in favor of pricing digital content in local currencies.

MasterCard will make the card network's Expert Monitoring Fraud Scoring for Merchants available to Kount's merchant clients.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University FCU has introduced eAlerts, real-time notifications sent by email or text message to members based on the recurring or one-time information they choose to receive regarding account-specific or general credit union information.

MasterCard will make the card network's Expert Monitoring Fraud Scoring for Merchants available to Kount's merchant clients.

Manufacturers of PIN entry devices have received updated Payment Card Industry security requirements.

Wex Inc. and Alegeus Technologies are offering an electronic settlement method for healthcare claim payments that’s designed to be an alternative to automated clearing house (ACH) transactions.

ACA International is seeking member assistance to help compile important data to help ACA advocate for reforms of the Telephone Consumers Protection Act in Washington, D.C.

USAlliance FCU has grown loans with increased cross- sales since launching the Micronotes Cross-Sell solution, which one person is calling "a Swiss Army knife" for gathering member data.

Consumers have high expectations for the future of mobile payments, but many aren't exactly sure what their own involvement will be.

American Express and ShopRunner are promoting a system designed to mitigate online 'cart abandonment' as more e-commerce moves to mobile devices.

Tango Card is pitching its online gift card platform as a way to let big companies provide small-dollar awards to their employees.