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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…
read nowA prepaid card for Bitcoin believers
April 4, 2014
This week a company called Prepaid Bitcoin announced the official launch of — a prepaid Bitcoin card.
read nowEMV 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…
read nowOfferPipe 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…
read nowBPC 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…
read nowSquare 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…
read nowAlliance 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…
read nowOn 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…
read nowInfinite 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…
read nowMerchant 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…
read nowIRS 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.
read nowECB 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…
read nowAppeals 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…
read nowWincor 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.
read nowMobile 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…
read nowMost 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…
read nowHarsh 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…
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