New rules bring PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay under federal oversight
Big Tech and other large payment services will need to behave, or else...
Signatures are becoming obsolete, so why are we still signing receipts?
Despite advanced payment systems, signatures stubbornly stick around
Another CrowdStrike-like outage could collapse cashless societies
All-digital systems are dangerous for the global economy, pro-cash organizations say
The Google Pay app is shutting down in the US, to be replaced by Google Wallet
Yet another app is consigned to the infamous Google graveyard
PayPal is cutting 2,500 jobs globally in major workforce reduction
The payments giant is slashing 9% of its workforce a year after firing 2,000 people
FedNow, the US Federal Reserve's instant payment platform, is now live
The Fed is getting on par with the European Union and the rest of the world
PayPal, Venmo and other payment platforms don't provide insurance coverage, US government warns
P2P payment apps are not banks, and users could eventually lose all their money
Google Pay bug gives users free cash: if you spent it, you can keep it
It doesn't always pay to be honest
Epic Games is trying to stop Google from taking Bandcamp off the Play Store
Epic and Bandcamp say Google's sales cut would hurt artists and customers
Apple may soon turn iPhones into credit card payment terminals
You won't need any extra hardware to use this feature
Consumer Protection Agency orders US tech giants to hand over data on payment systems
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to make sure consumers are being protected
A new Apple Pay flaw allows hackers to steal money from your locked iPhone
The attackers can bypass the iOS lockscreen to make large, unauthorized payments
PayPal now allows U.S. users to 'checkout with crypto'
Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum are Bitcoin Cash are accepted
New EU legislation set to force Apple to share access to NFC tech
Part of a broad set of legislative changes in the region
Apple Pay could offer QR code payments in iOS 14
An easier way to send and receive money?
Apple Pay makes up 5 percent of global card transactions, could double by 2025
The service looks poised to become a PayPal competitor
Facebook introduces 'Facebook Pay,' a new payment platform for Messenger and Facebook
WhatsApp and Instagram support is on the way
PayPal's new refund policy has sellers up in arms
Sellers are angry as PayPal says it will start keeping sales fees when making refunds
Reddit experiments with tipping users real money
Only one person in one subreddit can accept them right now
T-Mobile now lets you finance a smartphone for 36 months
Countering the rising cost of smartphones through smoke and mirrors
Portrait bank cards are designed with practicality in mind
Today's landscape bank cards are a solution to a problem that no longer exists
London street performers are now accepting contactless payments
No loose change required
The pros and cons of mobile payments
They're convenient when they work, but mobile payments aren't ready to replace your wallet just yet
Instagram rolls out in-app payments to some users
Right now, the feature's only for bookings, but it will expand