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Harsh winter weather continued to subdue consumer spending growth in February
March 12, 2014
First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for Feb. 1, 2014, through Feb. 28, 2014, compared with Feb. 1, 2013, through Feb. 28, 2013.
read nowSecureBuy gets Canadian patent for signature capture tech
March 11, 2014
SecureBuy announced it has been granted intellectual property protection for its real-time, online biometric signature capture technology under Canadian patent…
read nowCreditCall, skyauth provide mobile payments for Berlin pop-up stores
March 10, 2014
Skyauth has launched its mPOS service for short-term-retailers by signing up its first customers, eight pop-up stores in Berlin.
read nowMcAfee report details link between 'dark Web,' data breaches
March 10, 2014
The "McAfee Labs Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2013," released today, highlights the ease of purchasing POS malware online, and of selling stolen credit card…
read nowVisa, MasterCard unite to advance EMV migration
March 7, 2014
MasterCard and Visa have formed a new cross-industry group intended to increase payment system security, the companies announced today. Initially, the group…
read nowNRF says PIN essential on new credit, debit cards
March 7, 2014
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mallory Duncan in response to today's announcement…
read nowNew PCI SSC e-learning program to focus on protecting data, preventing breaches
March 6, 2014
The PCI Security Standards Council has announced a new series of online training courses designed to help companies keep customer payment data secure and…
read nowVeriFone wins 2014 MPE Award for mobile POS
March 5, 2014
VeriFone Systems Inc. has announced that it won the 2014 Merchant Payments Ecosystem Award in the mPOS category at MPE 2014 in Berlin. VeriFone was selected by…
read nowStudy: 38% of Americans have chucked checks
March 4, 2014
Asked how often they write personal checks, the most common response among Americans is "never" (37.8 percent), followed by "several times a month" (25.…
read nowOverstock surpasses $1 million in Bitcoin sales
March 4, 2014
Overstock.com, Inc. announced it has sold over $1 million in product to Bitcoin users since the online shopping site started accepting the cryptocurrency on…
read nowHP releases tablet-based POS
February 25, 2014
This week at Mobile World Congress, HP announced a Windows 8.1 tablet-based point-of-sale solution that it says will make it easy for small business retailers…
read nowROAM adds chip-and-PIN to its mobile POS
February 24, 2014
ROAM, an Ingenico company and a mobile commerce platform provider, announced it has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip-and-PIN acceptance with the…
read nowPCI SSC makes sure nothing gets 'lost in translation'
February 21, 2014
Today, the PCI Security Standards Council, an open global forum for the development of payment card security standards, announced that the PCI Data Security…
read nowAPG Cash Drawer releases Bluetooth interface for cash drawers
February 21, 2014
APG Cash Drawer LLC, manufacturer of mobile cash drawer solutions and other POS related products, has announced the release of the BluePro Bluetooth interface…
read nowMerchant Warehouse announces partnership with Teamwork Retail
February 19, 2014
Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies and merchant account services, has announced a new partnership with Retail Cloud Technologies, maker of…
read nowMerchant Warehouse supports Isis SmartTap in Boston
February 13, 2014
Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies and merchant services, has announced it is bringing Isis SmartTap capabilities to the point-of-sale…
read nowConsumer spending slowed in January
February 13, 2014
First Data Corporation has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for Jan.1, 2014, through Jan. 31, 2013, compared to Jan. 1 2013, through Jan. 31, 2013.
read nowSears offering curbside pick-up
February 12, 2014
Sears has announced that it is offering customers the ability to place mobile orders for products and receive them at the store within five minutes, without…
read nowRevel Systems POS platform adds Bitcoin integration
February 12, 2014
Revel Systems, an iPad POS provider, has added Bitcoin integration to its platform. Now, users of the Revel POS can accept bitcoins as payment, giving their…
read nowVolusion platform unveils integration with Stripe
February 11, 2014
Volusion Inc. has announced a new integration with Stripe for the Volusion platform, which is designed to offer its small to medium-sized merchants an…
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