Research: Can Bitcoin succeed?

April 10, 2014

The mixed news and reviews of Bitcoin leave the public to wonder: Is Bitcoin on its last legs, or will it become a part of the mainstream payments…

VeriFone unveils its first handheld EMV-capable payment terminal with Bluetooth, 3G radio and Wi-Fi

April 9, 2014

VeriFone Systems has announced the VX 690, its first handheld EMV-capable payment terminal featuring Bluetooth, 3G radio and Wi-Fi connectivity. According to…

Leaf unveils Payment Apps

April 7, 2014

Leaf, creator of a mobile POS tablet specifically designed for commerce, has launched its Payment Apps, a marketplace through which merchant acquirers…

Coupons.com adds ability to load digital coupons onto credit cards

April 7, 2014

Coupons.com Inc. announced it has released updates to the Coupons.com website and the Coupons.com mobile apps with a service that lets consumers add coupons…

A prepaid card for Bitcoin believers

April 4, 2014

This week a company called Prepaid Bitcoin announced the official launch of — a prepaid Bitcoin card.

EMV Migration Forum expects major increase in US chip adoption within a year

April 3, 2014

U.S. EMV chip adoption is poised for exponential growth in the next year resulting from an estimated 17–20 million EMV chip cards and millions of EMV-capable…

OfferPipe simplifies mobile card-linked offers

April 2, 2014

TranSend, a provider of infrastructure software to the payments industry, has announced the launch of OfferPipe, a new mobile card-linked offers marketing…

BPC Banking unveils SmartVista for Retailers

April 2, 2014

BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of open system payment solutions for the global financial industry, has announced the launch of SmartVista for Retailers…

Square adds bitcoin acceptance to online marketplace

April 1, 2014

Square recently announced that merchants selling goods and services on its online marketplace, Square Market, can now accept bitcoin for payment, the mobile…

Alliance Data to provide private-label credit card, loyalty program for retailer Venus

March 27, 2014

Alliance Data Systems Corp., a provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, today announced that its retail services business, which manages more…

On Capitol Hill, retailers urge adoption of PIN-based cards

March 26, 2014

The National Retail Federation told the Senate today that it's time for an overhaul of the nation's fraud-prone credit and debit card system, saying banks…

Infinite Peripherals approved by Visa Ready

March 26, 2014

Infinite Peripherals, a developer of mobile point-of-sale devices, announced that it has been approved by the Visa Ready program, which indicates that the…

Merchant Warehouse acquires gift, loyalty provider Opticard

March 26, 2014

Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies, has announced the acquisition of Opticard, a provider of gift and loyalty programs for organizations…

IRS rules virtual currencies are property

March 26, 2014

The Internal Revenue Service Tuesday issued a notice that virtual currency is treated as property for U.S. federal tax purposes.

ECB says virtual currencies can't be ignored

March 25, 2014

Virtual currency schemes should not be ignored or dismissed as they continue to become more popular worldwide, a member of the European Central Bank's…

Appeals court upholds Federal Reserve's 21-cent debit card swipe fee cap

March 21, 2014

A federal appeals court has today handed down a ruling in a back-and-forth drama that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street…

Wincor Nixdorf to use MEI banknote recycling systems in retail checkout lanes

March 21, 2014

Wincor Nixdorf is to use the MEI BNR banknote recycling system in its retail payment terminals.

Mobile POS set to grow 95 percent worldwide in 2014

March 21, 2014

The adoption of mobile devices for POS transactions is exploding worldwide, as retailers and consumers alike get more accustomed to retailers asking for…

Most Americans hold retailers responsible for data breaches

March 19, 2014

Security software firm Feedzai has announced the results of its nationwide survey of U.S. adults, which found that 60 percent of those who knew about data…

Report says Target knew about the data breach, but did nothing

The retailer had a working anti-malware system in place before the breach, but it was ignored.