A US trade group is asking the payment-card industry to delay the October EMV transition plan that will leave the retail food stores and pharmacies it represents liable for fraudulent transactions if they are unable to meet the deadline.

Peer-to-peer lender Ratesetter has partnered with with self-invested pension providers London and Colonial and European Pensions Management to allow Sipp holders to lend within their pension tax wrapper.

The Ingenico Group and Intel Corporation have announced a partnership that will incorporate payment technology into the Internet of Things (IoT).

UnionPay debit cards have become the most popular global payment method, generating more transactions than MasterCard and Visa according to The Nilsen Report.

Uber has hired Facebook chief security office Joe Sullivan to tackle data breaches at the cab-sharing company, just months after admitting that the company’s database was breached in May 2014.