The technology to deposit checks into prepaid cards or mobile wallets using a smart phone is less than two years old, but already the channel is proving to be 33 times more prone to fraud than mobile deposits into bank accounts, according to data from Fidelity National Information Services Inc. …

Kevin Woodward Online gambling, now legal in only three states, could produce a big payoff for payments companies. Payment companies hoping to hit the jackpot by providing services for online gambling in the United States will want some patience, education, and a bit of luck. Just three states—Delaware, New Jersey, …

Our Guide spotlights how mobile payments and digital currency drive payments innovation. by John Stewart, Jim Daly, and Kevin Woodward Alternative payment schemes are becoming almost too numerous to count. A few months back, one payments-industry veteran listed all the mobile wallets he knew of and came up with about …

Consumers wanting a way to make online payments with some anonymity may be able to use the new Pay in Private virtual prepaid card service available as an iPhone or Android app. n “It’s not a solution for everybody,” Klein tells Digital Transactions News. “It’s a solution for a segment …

  Consumers carrying around the next-generation Samsung Galaxy S5 smart phone will be able to use PayPal with a tap on the device’s biometric sensor. The smart phone, scheduled for release in April, will have a fingerprint sensor that enables consumers to use their online PayPal accounts to pay for …

The Bitcoin virtual currency continued its march toward the payments mainstream with the recent announcement by online game developer Zynga Inc. that it would test Bitcoin acceptance with some of its popular games. n “In response to Bitcoin’s rise in popularity around the world, Zynga, with help from BitPay, is …

By Kevin Woodward Smart phones and tablets continue to garner a larger share of payments as consumers increasingly use the mobile devices for more than talking and sending text messages, finds a survey from Amsterdam-based global gateway provider Adyen Inc. In the Adyen Global Mobile Payments Index, covering May through August, …

By Jim Daly The Isis mobile-payments service on Wednesday said five specialty point-of-sale hardware makers would integrate Isis’s SmartTap technology into their products. The companies join a number of major POS terminal makers, including U.S. market leaders VeriFone Systems Inc., Ingenico S.A. and Equinox Payments, already committed to supporting Isis …

Ronald Mazursky and Jehan HamediAn analysis of customer chatter on social media shows how the T&E giant may have to repair its new prepaid product to make it take wing. The recent announcement by American Express Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of upgrades to the Bluebird product seemingly responds to …

Elizabeth WhalenSales of lottery tickets at ATMs and gas pumps open up new opportunities for states and retailers. Several years ago, while walking through the lobby of a Florida hotel, Daniel Cage noticed an ATM set up next to a lottery kiosk. He had just finished a conversation about how …