Mobile Commerce and Payments

Capital One Customers Complain of Being Locked Out of Accounts

The company said a technical issue with a third-party vendor was to blame for a disruption with deposits and payment processing that stretched into the weekend.

By Lauren McCarthy

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U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner

While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable.

By Erin Griffith

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Cash App Ordered to Pay $255 Million in Penalties Over Fraud

The transfer-money app, owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block, racked up a hefty bill of fines and restitution for what federal regulators called “woefully incomplete” customer protections.

By Rob Copeland

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Payments Are Going Digital, but Many Seniors Still Rely on Cash

“We’re putting another burden on the elderly that we don’t have to,” one researcher said.

By Paula Span

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