ACI Worldwide to acquire Retail Decisions to boost CNP fraud prevention

July 21, 2014

ACI Worldwide, a global provider of electronic payment and banking products, and Retail Decisions (ReD), a fraud prevention company, today announced that they…

Visa introduces Visa Checkout to replace V.me

July 16, 2014

Visa today announced the launch of Visa Checkout, a payment service that replaces V.me and enables consumers throughout the United States, Canada and Australia…

June consumer spending slowed slightly, but remained healthy

July 15, 2014

Consumer spending tottered a bit in June, but remained on its feet, poised to tackle its next steps forward. While slower than last month, solid June spending…

Slyde app combines loyalty, deals and touchless payments

July 15, 2014

SK Planet Inc., the U.S.-based mobile commerce subsidiary affiliated with wireless giant SK Telecom, has announced its beta launch of a touchless…

UK shoppers are using less cash

Self-checkout and new ways to pay are leading to a decrease in the use of cash in the U.K., according to a BRC study.

Payment security data breach trends to receive scrutiny at September summit

July 9, 2014

Massive data breaches have raised questions about how to better protect consumers' personal and payment data. This will be the focus of a general session at…

Study: Card fraud victimizes one in four consumers worldwide

July 8, 2014

According to a fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries, one in four consumers has been the victim of card fraud within the last five…

The three main things customers want from mobile payments

by Kristen Gramigna — Chief Marketing Officer, BluePay

How can you get customers to adopt mobile payments? Make them a value-added benefit that improves their retail experience.

Survey says 45 percent of shoppers don't trust retailers to keep their data safe

July 1, 2014

Retail marketing firm Interactions has released its third Retail Perceptions trend report, "Retail's Reality: Shopping Behavior After Security Breaches."

Goodwill stores automate POS, cash handling with NCR

July 1, 2014

Retail Control Systems (RCS), a point-of-sale solutions provider for retailers, announced that Goodwill Industries of Chattanooga has successfully automated 1…

Growing e-commerce market drives digital wallet adoption in China, Forrester report says

June 26, 2014

Digital wallets adoption is growing in China, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The growth is attributed to the burgeoning e-commerce market…

One in four consumers are victims of card fraud

June 24, 2014

A global fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries has revealed that one in four consumers has been a victim of card fraud in the last five…

Smaller merchants to get more mPOS options with Spindle, RisePay pact

June 24, 2014

Spindle Inc., a provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced it has signed a strategic agreement with RisePay, a developer of payment gateway systems for…

Retailers using mobile payment platform LevelUp get iBeacon support

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

The Boston-based company says customers increased spend after merchants integrated iBeacon.

Merchants now can integrate Flint Mobile with QuickBooks Online

June 18, 2014

Flint Mobile Tuesday announced the integration of its no-card-reader mobile payment app with Intuit's QuickBooks Online, expediting end-to-end operations for…

First Data introduces Insightics solution for small businesses

June 17, 2014

Payment technology firm First Data Corporation has introduced its Insightics solution for small and medium-sized businesses. According to the company…

Digital River's online merchants now can accept bitcoin

June 16, 2014

Digital River Inc., a global provider of commerce-as-a-service solutions, today announced it has added bitcoin as a payment option for merchants that are…

May sees spending growth of 4.2%, up slightly from April

June 11, 2014

First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for May 1 through May 30, 2014, compared to May 2 through May 31, 2013. SpendTrend tracks…

Apple's iPhone 6 to include NFC

June 9, 2014

This fall's Apple iPhone 6 will include near field communications to enable mobile payments, according to "a source close to the situation," reports…

Sam's Club claims 'first' among major retailers with move to EMV

June 6, 2014

Sam’s Club is set to become the first mass retailer to implement EMV chip-enabled technology, according to an announcement this week from MasterCard. The…