You tap your phone, swipe your card or click "pay now," and the payment goes through. It is simple on the surface, but a complex infrastructure is beginning to shift underneath. Globally, governments, ...

U.K. regulators approved the acquisition, which is part of Global Payments' plan to scale its point of sale restructuring.

The stock moves suggest FIS came out on top in the recently announced transaction. But some analysts see logic in Global Payments' latest move. The payment-technology world is getting a shakeup thanks ...