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For the first time ever, President Obama has called on best-in-class executives from several sectors to convene at Stanford University on Friday in order to discuss how to move forward with his cybersecurity initiative. The event is designed to help corporate leaders work together with the...

New York City Councilman Mark Levine is expected to unveil a proposal on Thursday that will allow the city to accept bitcoin as payment for fines. The bill would allow the municipality to accept the cryptocurrency for things like parking tickets and court fees, but could also include an added...

  One of the innovators in mobile payments, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) finally stopped dragging its heels on becoming Apple Pay-friendly this week when it released the latest update to its iOS app. When Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) launched Apple Pay back in October, Starbucks was...

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) has become the first airline to accept Apple Pay at 35,000 feet, the company announced overnight. Beginning next week, passengers will be able to use Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Apple Pay to purchase food, beverages, amenities and upgrades onboard...

A partnership between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) could be a match made in Heaven. In the meantime, Alibaba might need to channel its inner Apple if it wants to attract investors. "Sheer top-line growth is what the market is going to focus on,...

Jim Suva of Citigroup on Wednesday commented in a note that there are five reasons why shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will continue trading higher following its better-than-expected quarterly report on Tuesday. 1. Device Acceleration. As wireless carriers shift to a move that allows...

Hackathons are becoming quite popular among developers who are working on apps for the upcoming Apple Watch. The device may not be out yet, but WatchKit has inspired many developers to come aboard. At least two more community-driven Apple Watch-specific hackathons are already scheduled for 2015....

Thomas McCrohan of Sterne Agee published a report on Friday detailing his top 10 predictions within the Payments and Financial Technology sector. Below are the analyst's predictions: eBay Inc's (NASDAQ: EBAY) PayPal will launch an alternative banking product which may include a...

A new year and a new slate of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) headlines. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is ready to bring Apple Pay to more locations -- including those outside of the United States. Apple could also dominate the wearable tech space even if only a small fraction of...

Hackers have found a way to bypass fingerprint authentication. Is this bad news for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)? The process sounds pretty simple. According to the Utah People's Post, hackers started by taking a photo of a thumbprint that was left behind on a glass surface. They printed the...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) successfully registered one million credit cards in three days when Apple Pay launched earlier this year. The mobile payment solution has been praised by analysts and security experts ever since it debuted. Their views could change now that hackers have found a simple...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) on Tuesday announced that it has signed up dozens of more banks, retail stores and startups to adopt its payment platform, Apple Pay. Dan Costa, Editor-in-Chief of PC Magazine, was on CNBC to discuss the tremendous pace with which Apple is working on making Apple...

There is little doubt that American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) has held on its own in the rapidly-changing world of payment processing and transactions. However, with more unconventional methods like bitcoins and mobile payments coming into the game, will American Express still be a dominant...