2016-02-25 22:50
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2016-02-24 22:53
Finextra – 2/23/16: JPMorgan Chase is testing the use of distributed ledger technology to move US dollars between London and Tokyo, working with about 2200 clients on the trial ahead o… Read More
2016-02-24 22:46
TechCrunch – 2/24/16: Stripe today took a big step ahead in its bid to offer more tools for startups, beyond the basic payment services it already provides. The com… Read More
2016-02-23 22:32
SC Magazine – 2/22/16: A new survey of U.S. payment service providers revealed that approximately 37 percent of retailers were ready to process EMV payments by Feb. 1, 2016 &mdash&hell…Read More
2016-02-23 22:30
The Verge – 2/23/16: MasterCard says it plans to bring “selfie pay” security checks to more than a dozen countries. Last year, the company started trialing the technology … Read More
2016-02-22 23:20
NFC World – 2/22/16: Visa is expanding its Visa Ready certification program to include Internet of Things (IoT) companies such as manufacturers of wearables, automobiles, applianc… Read More
2016-02-19 17:01
NBC News – 2/19/16: By now, most Americans have gotten letters from their banks and credit card companies containing new “chip cards.” Touted as a feature to help improve s… Read More
2016-02-18 22:37
PaymentsSource – 2/18/16: Only 37% of U.S. merchant locations are fully equipped for EMV card acceptance, narrowly missing a projected 40% rate of deployment predicted by management co… Read More
2016-02-18 22:36
Finextra – 2/18/16: U.S. Bank is expanding its commercial payment suite to better serve the unique needs of its business customers. Along with the bank’s industry-leading Access… Read More
2016-02-18 22:34
Mobile Payments Today – 2/17/16: Heartland Payment Systems and the Smart Card Alliance have launched the National Center for Advanced Payments and Identity Security, a new training fac… Read More
2016-02-17 14:40
USA Today – 2/17/16: Businesses are falling behind schedule when it comes to being able to accept chip-enabled credit cards, a new survey finds. Despite an October milestone that… Read More
2016-02-17 14:39
Chicago Tribune – 2/17/16: If you’re like a majority of Americans, you’ve got at least one new, more-secure, chip-embedded credit or debit card. But it won’t make any… Read More
2016-02-16 22:52
Nasdaq – 2/16/16: Apple Inc.’s electronic payment service Apple Pay will be launching in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market, on February 18 at 5 a.m. local time… Read More
2016-02-16 22:50
Finextra – 2/16/16: Visa Europe is opening up its tokenisation service, letting banks, retailers and tech firms use the technology for a host of new payment options. Tokenisation repla… Read More
2016-02-15 23:04
Mobile World Live – 2/15/16: LG Electronics scrapped the launch of its anticipated LG Pay service at next week’s Mobile World Congress, because it could distract attention from G… Read More
2016-02-12 17:37
CBS News – 2/12/16: Visa is now a major shareholder in Square (SQ), the mobile payment services company co-founded and led by Jack Dorsey. Shares of Square rose more than 9 percent, to… Read More
2016-02-11 23:12
TechCrunch – 2/11/16: PayPal’s first acquisition after it separated from eBay in 2015 was of a young startup called Modest, which had built a platform for sma… Read More
2016-02-10 23:16
Finextra – 2/10/16: ANZ has followed in the footsteps of compatriot NAB with the launch of a new mobile payment service for Android smartphones, ANZ Mobile Pay, as the country’s… Read More
2016-02-09 18:54
BusinessWire – 2/9/16:Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation’s largest payment processors, today announced it has acquired privately held Beanstalk Data, a… Read More
2016-02-08 23:07
The Verge – 2/8/15: It took some time, but we’re starting to see a few promising smartstraps that add new features to the Pebble Time smartwatch. There’s one with a bu… Read More
2016-02-05 21:45
The Hill - 2/4/16: The House passed a bill Thursday that would make it harder for bank regulators to order banks to close certain accounts. The legislation, which passed by a… Read More
2016-02-04 21:21
Nasdaq – 2/4/16: Vantiv, Inc. announced today that Mercury Payment Systems, a leading provider of payments technology and services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), an… Read More
2016-02-03 22:58
Finextra – 2/3/16: DH Corporation (“D+H”) (TSX: DH), a leading provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, today announced that it has successfully… Read More
2016-02-01 23:27
BusinessWire – 1/29/16: Visa Inc. today announced the launch of Visa Commerce Network, a new way for merchants to create online and in-app commerce experiences to acquire new customers… Read More
2016-01-29 17:58
The Verge – 1/28/16: Contactless ATMs have been available in countries like Spain and Canada for some time, but they haven’t made their way to the US. That will soon change, than… Read More
2016-01-28 23:10
The Verge - 1/27/16: Venmo, the PayPal-owned app that lets you send money with your smartphone, is expanding from peer-to-peer payments to in-app purchases in a direct challenge to… Read More
2016-01-28 23:04
Reuters – 1/27/16: Burger chain operator Wendy’s Co (WEN.O) said on Wednesday it was investigating reports of unusual activity with payment cards used at some of its 5,700 locati… Read More
2016-01-27 15:53
Digital Transactions – 1/26/16: Processor Total System Services Inc. (TSYS) is buying acquirer TransFirst Holdings Inc. for $2.35 billion, Columbus, Ga.-based TSYS announced Tuesday. T… Read More
2016-01-26 21:30
BusinessWire – 1/26/16: TSYS® (NYSE: TSS), a leading global payment solutions provider, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vista Equity Partners t… Read More
2016-01-26 00:03
Apple Insider – 1/22/16: As most nationwide chains signed on within the first few months of Apple Pay’s launch in October 2014, most new issuers are small local institutions… Read More
2016-01-22 21:35
This week, TSG has released a new data to illustrate the performance of public payments companies.
The ‘TSG Payments Index‘ (TSGPX) is calculated on a value weighted basis using… Read More
2016-01-21 23:08
Bllomberg – 1/20/16: Consumers trolling Shop.com may have noticed a marketing hook more often associated with big-box stores like Best Buy than an online retailer. Under the product de… Read More
2016-01-20 22:52
The Irish Times – 1/20/16: US financial technology company First Data is to create up to 300 jobs at a research and development (R&D) centre in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. The compa… Read More
2016-01-20 22:50
Finextra – 1/20/16: Global Payments Inc., a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, announced an agreement with Mobeewave, a Montreal-based technology company, to of… Read More
2016-01-19 23:34
NFC World – 1/18/16: Android Pay users across the US will soon be able to earn rewards such as Google Store credit, Google Play Music subscriptions and Chromecast devices when&nbs&hell…Read More
2016-01-18 19:07
TechCrunch – 1/15/16: It faces several formidable rivals, but Minkasu believes it has developed the easiest way to make mobile payments. The startup’s iOS and Android app st… Read More
2016-01-15 17:28
The Green Sheet – 1/11/16: Influenced by a positive economic climate amid six consecutive years of U.S. stock market gains, initial public offering (IPO) activity in recent years has b… Read More
2016-01-15 17:27
Re/code – 1/14/16: Adyen is not a household name in U.S. business circles, even with a $2 billion-plus valuation. It hopes that opening up about its financial performance will help cha… Read More
2016-01-14 22:29
No one can predict the future, but those with the right knowledge and experience can make some great educated guesses. It’s the time of year when payment industry experts turn to predi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Mobile Payments Today – 1/13/16: Recently, Netflix launched its streaming service to more than 130 new countries. However, according to Netflix CFO David Wells, payments remain a chall… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Finextra – 1/14/15: Verifone today announced its partnership with Microsoft to provide comprehensive EMV-ready Payment as a Service solutions certified for Microsoft Dynamics AX for Re… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
TechCrunch – 1/12/15: Today, Visa Checkout announced that some major new companies would se starting to utilize the service. Starbucks, Walgreens, NFL Shop, HSN and Matc… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Finextra – 1/12/15: From this month if you’re in London and hopping into a Black Cab, there is a growing likelihood that you will be able to pay for your ride with a debit or Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Benzinga – 11/7/15: First American Payment Systems, a leader in payment processing, has purchased the entire portfolio of Independent Sales Organization (ISO) accounts and associated c… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Mobile Payments Today - 1/8/16: Samsung plans to extend Samsung Pay to three more countries this year as the company moves bring its mobile wallet to more consumers world… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Mobile Payments Today – 1/4/15: Elavon, a payments solution provider in Canada and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, today announced that it now offers its customer access to Apple Pay, acco… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
American Banker – 12/30/15: As the Federal Reserve continues its push to establish faster payments in the U.S., other organizations are developing the pieces it needs to assemble a wor… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Mobile Payments Today – 12/29/15: Ooredoo Group, a telecommunications provider that operates in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, has selected GoSwiff to deploy its int… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Fortune – 12/28/15: Samsung Electronics plans to expand its fledgling mobile payment service in the United States next year, allowing users to shop online and with more smartphone… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
ZDNet – 4/3/14: PayPal has released its revamped PayPal Here credit card reading device for smartphones in Australia, with the new system to be generally available later this year. The… Read More
MIKE STRAWHECKER NAMED FINALIST FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION’S MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
2006-06-07 11:16
OMAHA, NE (4/2/14) – Mike Strawhecker of The Strawhecker Group (TSG) has been named one of three finalist for the Electronic Transaction Association’s (ETA) prestigious Member of… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
MarketWatch – 4/1/14: Buzz Points, Inc., a leader in connecting local merchants, community financial institutions and consumers through rewards, today announced that DFS Services LLC… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
GigaOM – 3/31/14: If you have the urgent desire to pay for embroidered pillows or a pound of Ugandan coffee using bitcoin, then Square will scratch that itch. On its engineering b… Read More
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