Soon the question every clerk asks at checkout may not be, 'paper or plastic,' but instead, 'mobile bar code or NFC?'

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council plans to recruit more soldiers in its ongoing war against fraudsters and cybercrooks. A new program allows any qualified individual to become a certified PCI Professional.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Digital FCU is now offering members access to “File Vault,” its branded version of DigitalMailer’s new My Virtual StrongBox.

Visa cardholders will be able to receive immediate fashion offers via text message under a mobile-offers test Visa is conducting with Neiman Marcus.

VeriFone's stock price tumbled after the maker of payment terminals reported third-quarter sales that fell short of analysts' estimates, citing unfavorable currency swings, competition in Europe and a fire in Brazil.

Google, like its mobile-pay rival Isis, relies on phones built with Near Field Communication chips to support its mobile wallet. So the growing number of NFC-equipped phones should give the Google Wallet a strong boost — shouldn't it?

Two organizations whose purpose is to set the specifications and framework for two of the leading emerging-payment types in the U.S. are joining forces to speed up the spread of mobile payments.

Acculynk says it has hit "an absolute home run" in completing an acquisition that brings its online PIN-debit technology to small and midsize merchants.

Ingenico continues to pursue U.S. market share to capitalize on the breakup of rival payment-terminal maker Hypercom last year, and wireless terminals are a key part of that strategy.

Online marketplace Etsy is putting more marketing muscle behind its PayPal alternative, Direct Checkout, as it waives processing fees this month and makes Direct Checkout a requirement for accepting its virtual gift cards, which launch next month.

PayPal's deal to receive point of sale payments over Discover's network may not be as beneficial for Discover's offerings, particularly its Pulse PIN-debit network, as it is for PayPal's. But it's still a good deal for Discover.

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – South Metro FCU has signed with Cachet Financial Services to implement the company’s remote deposit capture service.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Financial Plus CU has gone on LKCS’ enhanced electronic statement platform.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU has updated mobile banking apps for iPhone and Android through CapTech.

The Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America has begun using a mobile card reader from VeriFone in its Annual Popcorn Sale.

Walmart's recently disclosed test of mobile checkout technology could whet consumers' appetites for a later and more aggressive rollout of mobile payments.

PayPal has promoted Rohan Mahadevan, who has worked with the online payments company since 2004, to be its new vice president for Asia.

Through local partnerships, Western Union Business Solutions is bringing its business-to-business funds-transfer service to Chile, Cyprus and Jordan, enabling businesses and organizations in all three countries to make international payments faster.

Subprime borrowers are receiving as large a portion of new car loans as they did right before the start of the financial crisis, according to a study by Experian's auto finance research unit.

Vodafone, Telefonica's O2 unit and Everything Everywhere are set to win unconditional European Union approval for a joint venture to create a U.K. mobile-phone payment platform, according to two people familiar with the decision.