Shugar has previously held technology positions at eBay, Yahoo, Verisign and The Thomson Corp., among other companies.

As mobile apps that allow consumers to order and pay before reaching the retailer expand, traditional hardware providers are rushing to adopt the technology, as evidenced by Ingenico's expanded Five Guys deployment.

The hype surrounding voice technology, bots and machine learning suggests that artificial intelligence is increasingly common in financial services. But that is not the purist’s view of what AI represents.

Directors take back $75 million more from two former executives and release scathing report on bank's fake accounts scandal; UBS executive sees decade-long wait for transformation.

Given the spike in online fraud that accompanies the chip card migration, there are a lot of new authentication methods. Most of them still rely on information that's not dymanic and vulnerable.

First Data is teaming up with the bank to deepen the pool of knowledge and connections from which startups in the program can benefit.

The company is touring the U.S. in a large truck that contains its latest point of sale technology for banks and merchants.

Private information about consumer and business accounts was exposed. The bank immediately cited vendor error.

The Federal Housing Administration needs additional funds to replace a 1960s-era computer operating system and make other necessary tech updates.

Starling Bank in the U.K. is building from scratch. Unlike other neobanks, Starling sees its future as a hub of financial products, not necessarily the generator of every product. CEO Anne Boden explains.

A new company, bridge21, says it is using bitcoin to allow users to send money from the United States to Mexico at better rates than traditional payments companies.

Just like ATMs before them, financial institutions' websites are coming under fire for not being handicap-friendly, and DoJ is about to turn up the heat.

Five banks and the tech firms R3 and HQLA^X are using distributed ledger technology to make it easier to transfer liquid securities and collateral.

Genpact's new platform promises to reduce the number of past-due invoices to less than 3% in most companies.

Speakers at PSCU's 2017 Member Forum offered insights on a host of issues related to payments, cybersecurity, leadership and more.

Big banks may have scoffed when a gaggle of financial technology upstarts promised to reinvent their business. Now they want to buy them.

Merchants are concerned emerging technology can't keep up with the growing online fraud threat. But there are some steps that can increase security.

Financial services was the top industry targeted by malware in 2016, so banks need to be strategic in building their defenses against attacks.

Shortly after spinning off PayPal, eBay shed another unit, the e-commerce powerhouse Magento Commerce, which is working to spread its wings beyond its core specialty of e-commerce sites.

Access to banking information ensures advisors can perform holistic planning, fintech firms say.