Visa, Chase add Apple Pay capabilities for merchants, customers

October 17, 2014

Visa and Chase both announced this week that its customers and merchants will soon have access to Apple Pay. Starting Oct. 20, iPhone 6 or 6 Plus users will be…

Expect 47% of US terminals to be EMV-enabled by 2016

October 17, 2014

The estimates are based on forecasts provided by acquirers representing approximately 80 percent of U.S. purchase volume.

ShopKeep adds EMV, NFC acceptance to new reader

October 16, 2014

ShopKeep said its new card reader brings the latest advancement in U.S. payment technology to thousands of merchants.

September spending shows slight retreat from August

October 14, 2014

Following a summer in which spending growth hit several year-long highs, September spending slowed slightly when compared to August numbers.

European PCI community confab addresses future of payments security

October 13, 2014

The conference focused on providing a greater understanding of PCI standards, solutions and services and their application in today's business environment.

PCI 3.0 is a wake-up call for SAQ C merchants

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

Merchants should be prepared to increase their security measures if they are going to comply with the PCI 3.0 standard.

EarthLink launches PCI Compliance Solutions Suite

October 7, 2014

EarthLink Holdings Corp., a managed network and cloud solutions provider for multiunit businesses, announced the launch of a new PCI Compliance Solutions…

Acromobile partners with Bitnet for merchant bitcoin acceptance

October 7, 2014

Acromobile Payments with bitcoin acceptance is available to any merchant as a fully integrated Order-to-Bitcoin-to-Cash solution with integration to leading…

Global Payments boards the Apple Pay train

October 2, 2014

Payment products provider will allow its partner developers to add Apple's system in their offerings through an SDK.

Scandit releases Mobile App Suite for Retail

October 1, 2014

According to the company, Scandit’s Mobile App Suite for Retail provides a series of fully customizable, cross-platform mobile applications for retail…

Sephora, Starbucks, Home Depot rank highest in digital gifting benchmark

September 30, 2014

Sephora, which has ranked among the top five spots for the past two years, took the number one spot for the first time this year.

MCX intends to expand network through InComm partnership

September 30, 2014

InComm, a provider of integrated point-of-sale technology products to retailers, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Merchant Customer Exchange…

PayPal and eBay to become separate companies next year

September 30, 2014

Move comes months after investor Carl Icahn suggested a split so that both entities could focus on their strengths.

Home Depot breach reportedly generating card fraud

September 25, 2014

Banks aren't confirming it and Home Depot insists that no PIN data was taken, but sources say bank accounts have been compromised.

New guide caters to restaurateurs, retailers looking to boost income with ATMs

'How to Profit from ATMs: A Guide for Retailers and Restaurateurs' delivers 40 pages packed with essential information about the business of owning, operating…

Square plans to add bitcoin, Apple Pay acceptance

September 23, 2014

Square CEO Jack Dorsey recently said the company's register service will eventually accept all forms of payment, including bitcoin and Apple Pay.

LightSpeed adding Apple Pay compatibility to its mobile POS

September 22, 2014

With LightSpeed Payments, retailers will no longer need to deal with a third party to begin accepting credit and debit cards or to access critical information…

Home Depot data breach comes into focus

September 19, 2014

The account information for 56 million payment cards was compromised in a malware attack that lasted five months.

ID TECH lists new mPOS as Visa Ready

September 19, 2014

UniPay is a combination magnetic stripe and EMV mobile reader that connects through the audio jack port of a mobile device.

Why the Alibaba IPO is a golden opportunity for online retailers

For online retailers, Alibaba’s enormity is a good illustration of the vast size and opportunity presented by Chinese e-commerce, which has recently been…