Payments-industry rivals sometimes put their differences aside to achieve a common goal.

Live Gamer Inc. has typically provided virtual currency services to video game developers, but as Nevada prepares to let casinos take their high-stakes games online, the vendor is betting that its expertise will prove valuable when the games put real cash at stake.

The online and mobile payments company Payveris is working with Alkami Technology to provide online bill payment to Alkami customers.

Borrowers are paying down their card and loan debts. The big exception is student loans, according to new data published by Equifax.

Kaspersky Lab, a developer of secure content and threat management products, has released new versions of its Internet security and anti-virus offerings designed to protect online payments and online banking users.

All eyes have been on Square this month with its investment from Starbucks and its new pricing option, but Intuit says it still has an advantage in mobile payments that Square can't match.

Some experts question whether the United States can meet the deadlines the card brands have set for converting to the EMV chip-card standard from magnetic-stripe cards.

In the coming months, moviegoers with Interac debit cards will pay for their tickets and popcorn with a tap of a card at any of 134 Cineplex Entertainment theaters throughout Canada.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – PayPal will soon extend its reach through Discover's network – enabling direct acceptance of its mobile wallet at more than seven-million American merchants.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FCU has introduced a new “GO” mobile app with a joint promotion in which people can vote on the charitable cause to which its employees will donate their time.

Fair Isaac spotted a spike in U.S. credit card fraud taking place online, by mail and over the telephone.

Securitized credit card charge-offs in July rose from the previous month, but the jump was due to one-time factors. Charge-offs should resume their downward trend this month and reach about 4% by the end of the year, according to Moody's Investor Service.

The Maricopa County (Ariz.) County Attorney's Office is warning about a scam involving callers threatening individuals and claiming to be collecting for the county.

Citing risks from Europe and budget tightening, Standard & Poor's raised the chance of the U.S. falling into recession as the economy struggles to recover.

A Pennsylvania-based start-up is working to expand the availability of local merchants' gift cards through software that makes virtual versions for online use. The goal is to open traditionally local sales to the rest of the country.

Nearly a third of acquirers surveyed still view mobile payments as a threat.

PayPal's point of sale mobile payment system combines over half a decade of initiatives — and a few notable setbacks along the way.

Small business bankruptcies fell in the second quarter ended June 30, shrinking by nearly 17% from the previous quarter, according to Equifax's Small Business Bankruptcy Report.

Consumers are doing a better job paying off their debts, according to an index of defaults on mortgages, credit cards and auto loans.

As a new partner for PayPal, an early partner for Isis and the first issuer to sign on to a new method of participating with Google Wallet, Discover Financial Services is establishing itself as a foundation for mobile payments initiatives.