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February 25, 2013
Visa in deal with ROAM to increase retailers’ acceptance of mobile payments

Visa Inc. has entered into an agreement with mobile commerce provider ROAM, an Ingenico company, to enable merchants of all sizes to accept electronic payments using mobile technology.

New York -- Visa Inc. has entered into an agreement with mobile commerce provider ROAM, an Ingenico company, to enable merchants of all sizes to accept electronic payments using mobile technology. The companies aim to displace cash payments by expanding the reach of electronic payments to new merchant categories, and by making it easier for merchants and acquirers to take advantage of secure mobile acceptance solutions.

November 26, 2012
Gift Cards: Tips and Best Practices for Successful Management

By Randy Frischer and Patricia Brandstetter

By Randy Frischer and Patricia Brandstetter

August 7, 2012
Five Reasons Why Retailers Should Offer International Payment Services

By Merrick Theobald, iSend

By Merrick Theobald, info@isendonline.com

July 10, 2012
Survey: Mobile payment use more doubles in a year

Mobile payments have more than doubled in popularity reaching over 33% of survey respondents, according to IDC Financial Insights’ eighth annual Consumer Payments Survey.

Framingham, Mass. -- Mobile payments have more than doubled in popularity reaching over 33% of survey respondents, according to IDC Financial Insights’ eighth annual Consumer Payments Survey.

The new report, “Business Strategy: Results from the 2012 Consumer Payments Survey,” found that those that of whose had made a mobile payment, more than half used PayPal Mobile (56%), with Amazon Payments and Apple's iTunes service statistically tied at about 40%. 

February 22, 2012
Focus on: Payment Security

A shift in consumer payment habits has had a noticeable impact on merchants that process a large volume of low-value transactions. Credit cards, historically associated with payment for higher-priced items that required financing, have become a preferred payment method for routine purchases that once were covered by pocket change.

February 9, 2012
New POS Technology Available to Retailers in 2012

By Shannon Martin, shannon.martin@onlinemediapartner.com

There are a variety of new technologies that will become available throughout 2012 to small business owners looking for ways to process credit and debit cards. In the past, business have had to rely on costly terminals purchased from merchant account providers who charged not only for the equipment, but also for the processing of the cards used by a business’ customers.

January 17, 2012
New standard for retail payments

A new global standard for retail payments designed to help exchange data between payment terminals and POS terminals and support new payment technologies has been released by the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) and EPASOrg, which sets card payment standards in Europe.

New York City -- A new global standard for retail payments designed to help exchange data between payment terminals and POS terminals and support new payment technologies has been released by the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) and EPASOrg, which sets card payment standards in Europe.

December 12, 2011
Don’t Let Credit Card Fraud Leave You With Only Coal in Your Stocking

By Greg Hammermaster, president, Sage Payment Solutions

By Greg Hammermaster, Sage Payment Solutions

November 9, 2011
Cabela’s rolling out PayItFast service for in-store payment processing

Cabela's and US Dataworks announced the introduction of PayItFast for accepting Cabela's Club Visa card payments in all Cabela's U.S. stores.

Sidney, Neb. -- Cabela's and US Dataworks announced the introduction of PayItFast for accepting Cabela's Club Visa card payments in all Cabela's U.S. stores.

October 24, 2011
Office Depot and Century Payments to launch electronic payment processing service

Office Depot announced the launch of Office Depot Merchant Services, an electronic payment processing service for small and medium-sized businesses.

Boca Raton, Fla. -- Office Depot announced the launch of Office Depot Merchant Services, an electronic payment processing service for small and medium-sized businesses.

October 10, 2011
Subway to install MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment system

MasterCard Worldwide announced that Subway, the nation’s largest sandwich chain, will accept MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payments at more than 7,000 U.S. locations by the end of first quarter 2012.

Purchase, N.Y. -- MasterCard Worldwide announced that Subway, the nation’s largest sandwich chain, will accept MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payments at more than 7,000 U.S. locations by the end of first quarter 2012. 

Consumers will now have the option of paying for their meal by simply tapping a MasterCard PayPass-enabled card or device at the register. PayPass does not require customers to sign receipts for purchases under $50.

July 8, 2011
SpendingPulse Report: June results mixed

A report released Thursday by MasterCard Advisors, which tracked sales activity in the MasterCard payments network coupled with cash and check estimates, said that June sales continued May’s mixed bag with some sectors gaining and some losing momentum.

Purchase, N.Y. -- A report released Thursday by MasterCard Advisors, which tracked sales activity in the MasterCard payments network coupled with cash and check estimates, said that June sales continued May’s mixed bag with some sectors gaining and some losing momentum.

March 16, 2011
Google to test mobile-payment system with Verifone

A Wednesday report by Bloomberg said that Google plans to start testing a mobile-payment service at stores in New York and San Francisco within four months.

San Francisco -- A Wednesday report by Bloomberg said that Google plans to start testing a mobile-payment service at stores in New York and San Francisco within four months.

Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg said Google will pay to install thousands of special cash-register systems from VeriFone Systems at merchant locations. The plans haven’t yet been made public.

May 9, 2010
NRF asks Senate to require ‘reasonable and proportionate’ cards

The National Retail Federation on Monday urged the Senate to approve amendments to financial services...

October 5, 2009
Hess to accept MasterCard’s contactless payment card

MasterCard Worldwide announced that leading independent gasoline-convenience store retailer Hess will accept MasterCard PayPass at...

September 30, 2009
The Fight Against Fraud

Like to many companies with high-ticket items, Long Beach, Calif.-based vehicle accessory company Performance...

November 30, 2007
Good News at the Pump

As fuel costs continue to rise, further eroding consumers’ discretionary income, there is a glimmer...

September 30, 2007
The Color of E-Money

NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association has launched a green initiative and formed an industry coalition dedicated...

July 30, 2007
Cash-Only Customers

As surprising as it may seem, there are millions of American consumers who either have...

May 31, 2007
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Pet-Store Chain Adds Private-Label CreditEven the smallest retail chains can offer private-label credit-card services. Shake...

April 30, 2007
Fueling Savings at the Pump

Sam’s Mart Corp., based in Charlotte, N.C., selected Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Passport as the POS system...

February 28, 2007
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Get Smart: Use of Contactless-Payment Systems GrowingA berdeen Group of Boston released a benchmark report...

February 28, 2007
Making Electronic Check Conversion Pay

Converting paper checks to electronic deposits is a cumbersome and costly process for multi-lane stores....

August 27, 2006
New Blog Entry: Are Contactless Payments Getting Out of Hand?

Check out Chain...

November 6, 2005
Wawa Refits Its POS

Phoenix, Wawa, Inc....