BitPay Adds 10 Languages and 150 Currencies to its Bitcoin Checkout

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BitPay, the world’s largest payment processor for virtual currencies, announces that it now offers translations into 10 languages plus English for their entire checkout experience. Merchants servicing international customers can now present bitcoin payment instructions in the buyer’s native language, allowing merchants to more easily conduct business in emerging markets. Recently at the European Bitcoin

Heartland Payment Systems® CEO Bob Carr Named Innovator of the Year

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Bob Carr, chairman and chief executive officer of Heartland Payment Systems, one of the US’s largest payments processors and a leading provider of merchant business solutions, has been named the 2013 Innovator of the Year by the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. Carr will be formally recognized at the Annual Business Leader Awards presentation and

PayPal and Viableware Streamline Digital Payments at Full-Service Restaurants

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Viableware announced that PayPal payments will be accepted on the RAIL payment platform, a mobile payment device that enables full-service restaurants to securely accept various forms of payment at the table. The integration expands PayPal’s presence in the dining vertical and will enable the payment service on all RAIL devices expected to be implemented by

Bank of America Opens New Generation of Banking Centers

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Bank of America announced the opening of a new generation of banking centers that provides customers with another convenient banking option. The first of these banking centers, known as “express,” opened in Manhattan on Aug. 26. Express banking centers offer a more flexible schedule than a full-service branch, while integrating more benefits of technology with

First Community Credit Union Launches NCR Video Teller

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First Community Credit Union (FCCU), which serves more than 96,000 members throughout the greater Houston area, has added a new branch location in the HEB grocery story on FM 1488 in The Woodlands with the help of interactive video technology from NCR Corporation. FCCU is the first financial institution in Houston to deploy NCR APTRA

Access Prepaid Worldwide appoints Regional Director for Middle East and Africa

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With an objective to reinforce and strengthen its presence in the Middle East and Africa region, Access Prepaid Worldwide, a MasterCard company, today announced the appointment of Rajeev Kumar as Regional Director and General Manager for the Middle East and Africa. In his new role, Rajeev will be responsible for overseeing the expansion strategies and

Paydiant and Future POS Launch Integrated Mobile Wallet Solution

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Paydiant, provider of a cloud-based mobile wallet, cardless ATM access, offer redemption and loyalty platform, announced it has integrated its mobile wallet solution with the Future POS restaurant and hospitality point-of-sale (POS) system. Nearly eight thousand Future POS customer locations can now offer mobile payments in a variety of checkout scenarios including pay-at-the-counter, pay-at-the-tablet/handheld and

Blackbaud Chooses ROAM to Enable Nonprofit Clients to Accept Card Payments Via Mobile Device

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ROAM an Ingenico company and the leading mobile commerce platform provider, announced that Blackbaud, a global provider of software and services for nonprofits, is using ROAM’s platform as the basis for a new mobile point of sale (mPOS) offering for nonprofit clients. Blackbaud MobilePay™ enables Blackbaud’s nonprofit clients to accept credit and debit card payments

Australia Declared Global Leader in Moving Towards Cashless Payments

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MasterCard has revealed in a new global report “The Cashless Journey” that Australia is a global leader in moving towards cashless payments. The Cashless Journey report tracks how 33 major economies are progressing from cash-based to cashless societies. In Australia, cash transactions account for less than 15 per cent of consumer payments, leading other major global economies including

Pay Your Bills in a Snap With the New Zapper App

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Zapper.com’s new Scan-to-Pay app uses the camera on your smartphone to make paying your bills as quick and easy as taking a photograph. Zapper.com allows businesses to generate unique QR Codes for bills. When you receive a bill with a Zapper QR Code on, you just open the app, scan the QR Code and confirm the amount