E-Commerce & Payments: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

Cash and plastic cards are relics of the past. The best mobile payment apps we've tested let you easily make contactless payments, send friends money, or shop online with your phone.

Shopify and Wix Stores are excellent options for setting up an online store, but which is tops for opening a shop? I compare the two services to determine which one is best for your business.

If you have an online store, the best e-commerce tools we've tested are essential for managing stock, handling purchases, and satisfying customer orders.

If you have trouble lining up your phone with tap-to-pay options, NFC Release 15 coming later this year means you won't have to get your device as close to the POS system as before.

Starting June 13, Wallet users will no longer be able to access linked PayPal accounts. They can, however, continue using PayPal-branded debit cards.

Shopify is a top-tier e-commerce platform that has many useful tools for selling physical or digital goods in person or online.

Samsung Wallet has several notable mobile payment options for swiftly making purchases or sending cash to friends, but it lacks the accessibility and convenience of the competition in some areas.

Venmo is a convenient mobile payment app focused on social connections, but its default settings share too much information publicly.

Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Apple Pay work together to give iPhone users plenty of options for paying stores and friends.

The vote to strip CFPB of this power comes shortly after Elon Musk announced X Money. Two Democrats are asking the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to investigate.

The agency had dismissed the case 'with prejudice,' which means victims of fraud won't be able to claim relief. It comes as Trump and DOGE move to dismantle the CFPB.

PayPal is a convenient and ubiquitous payment platform for shopping online and sending money to family, friends, and businesses.

Volusion is a robust e-commerce solution with zero transaction fees, a strong site editor, and many marketing tools, held back by tier-based customer support and annual revenue limits.

Cash App is a pleasantly simple platform for sending and receiving money, making in-store payments, investing in stocks and bitcoin, and filing taxes.

Ecwid makes it simple to create an online store and export it to other popular marketplaces, but it locks important features behind higher-end tiers.

Google Wallet is a robust app that lets you make in-store and online payments and store various digital tickets in a central location.

Shift4Shop is a feature-rich e-commerce platform that's free to use if you hit a certain sales level, but its clunky setup process and unintuitive website creation tools sully the experience.

Square Online is a simple-to-use e-commerce service that lets you create attractive, feature-laden online stores that integrate with popular social media platforms.

If you're ready to get your finances under control, these are the companies our readers trust most for budgeting, investing, and online payments.

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says hundreds of thousands of Zelle consumers 'were largely denied assistance' after being scammed.