Articles about Payments

Google Pay has announced three new features which it says will make online payments simpler and more flexible for shoppers. The update focuses on providing more choice, convenience and value, and covers both everyday purchases and larger transactions, as well as international money transfers.

For US buyers, Chrome’s autofill feature will now display reward details for over 100 credit cards, expanding from the smaller set previously supported. This addition makes it easier to see which card offers the best benefits for a specific purchase before checkout.

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In today's fast-paced digital landscape, many product teams are under pressure to deliver payment solutions faster while ensuring accessibility and security across platforms.

To help address these industry needs, payments company Visa is announcing today that for the first time its Visa Product Design System (VPDS), an all-encompassing platform within the Visa technology stack designed to improve the product design and development process, will be publicly available.

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A new report from Recorded Future's Inskit Group looks at the emerging and evolving key fraud threats in the payments industry.

It identifies nearly 1,200 scam website domains linked to networks of scam merchant accounts. Most of the scam merchant accounts discovered were registered in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, and scam tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) grew more subtle and sophisticated throughout the year.

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The speed with which enterprise-level artificial intelligence has moved from the realm of theoretical -- if not outright science fiction -- to a widely adopted business tool has been nothing short of astonishing. The mad dash to find and implement applications for new, AI-based solutions is reminiscent of the rapid ascension of cloud technology in both fervor and consistency: the race to the cutting edge is taking place across industries.

Where sectors differ is in the level of caution they’re bound by their respective norms and requirements to apply in the process. While those in all industries ought to approach new technologies and tools with healthy prudence, in my personal opinion (and I am not an attorney), those of us in the electronic bill payment and presentment (EBPP) space must additionally consider the regulations that govern individuals’ privacy and the security of their data when it comes to something as private as their finances.

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