iZettle today announces that its Chip & PIN and Chip & Signature mobile payments solutions has been approved by the Visa Ready Program, making iZettle mPOS solutions software and hardware Visa Ready. The approval applies to Visa Inc territories. This comes after iZettle’s successful enrollment last June in the Visa Ready Program, which is designed
MoneyGram, a global money transfer company, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Nexxo Financial’s full-service money transfer kiosk business and to become the preferred money transfer and bill payment partner for Nexxo Financial. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year subject to closing conditions. MoneyGram will acquire approximately
Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, announced its Retail Services business, which manages more than 120 branded credit programs, has come to multiple agreements with payments industry leader PayPal, an eBay Inc. subsidiary. Under a multi-year agreement with PayPal, Alliance Data will become an issuer for Bill Me Later®
VeriFone Systems, Inc. announced the launch of VeriFone Point, a payment-as-a-service solution that simplifies the complexities of payment for the company’s direct merchant customers and channel partners in the U.S. The growing burden of PCI compliance, EMV migration, and the emergence of mobile wallets and value-added service options is requiring merchants and service providers—such as ISVs, acquirers
The fact that 88.5 million Americans attempted to open account online or with a mobile device in the past 12 months underscores how far online account opening has come in a few short years. Nonetheless, its potential remains largely untapped, especially as consumers place growing importance on mobile capabilities. Today, Javelin Strategy & Research released
US debit and ATM network PULSE and Paydiant, a provider of a cloud-based mobile wallet and offer redemption platform, are working together to provide an easy-to-use mobile commerce solution for PULSE participants. The Paydiant solution will enable PULSE financial institution and merchant partners to quickly deploy contactless payment and cash access functionality to better serve their
American Express announced new technology capabilities to help make travel easier for today’s well-connected corporate traveler while also encouraging alignment with a company’s strategic travel and expense program. The capabilities announced today include a new platform that leverages social gaming mechanics to reward policy-adherent traveler behaviors; an integration with TripCase; a new capability that updates
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. one of America’s largest payment processors and leading provider of merchant business solutions, has announced Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share of $23.1 million and $0.62, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, compared to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share of $20.5 million and $0.51, respectively,
Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s leading suppliers of IT solutions for banks and retail companies, has expanded its range of robust, compact ATMs in the ProCash family with a new weatherized system. ProCash 285’s simple and intuitive design allows for easy cash withdrawals. The system can also be easily adapted to meet diverse, fast-changing
ACI Worldwide, a leading international provider of payment systems, announced that SWIFT has awarded the 2013 SWIFT Certified Application Payments label to ACI Money Transfer System™ for the sixteenth consecutive year. The SWIFT accreditation for payments recognizes that Money Transfer System supports SWIFT’s highest requirements for the processing of payments. ACI has also integrated the
