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EMV Migration Forum announces new leadership

February 24, 2015

The EMV Migration Forum recently announced a new slate of officers and steering committee members for 2015–2016.

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Allpoint, Star networks re-up surcharge-free ATM agreement

January 23, 2015

The relationship offers expanded surcharge-free access to StarSF member financial institutions and their cardholders.

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UL to assist First Data with EMV migration for merchants

January 14, 2015

The companies introduced a product intended to give large and mid-size merchants with integrated POS systems a one-stop EMV migration and certification…

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Prepaid cards rule in September spending; checks see rare increase

October 14, 2014

Total dollar volume was up year-over-year, but month-to-month growth slowed slightly as consumers took a breather between back-to-school and Halloween spending.

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Prepaid card use picks up in August, First Data reports

September 15, 2014

Vacations and back-to-school purchases spurred year-over-year growth of 6 percent in prepaid card use.

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Apple at the ATM: Will Apple Pay change the conversation about contactless cash transactions?

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

It doesn't seem too over-the-top to assume that the world's favorite smartphone ultimately will gain some foothold in the ATM world, so it's probably a good…

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Group forecasts issuance of 575 million chip cards in US by end of 2015

August 13, 2014

Estimates from nine major banks in the Payments Security Task Force indicate significant momentum behind the adoption of EMV-enabled chip cards in the US, Visa…

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First Data SpendTrend analysis: Credit cards tops in payments for July

August 12, 2014

The dominance of charge purchases reflects consumers' preference for credit when it comes to big ticket purchases like air travel and hotels.

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Prepaid cards No. 1 in growth for June

July 14, 2014

Prepaid cards took the biggest hike of any noncash payment method in June in terms of dollar volume — barely, beating out credit by just one-tenth of a percent.

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First Data betting on PayLucky Solutions

July 7, 2014

Payment technology and services provider First Data has introduced PayLucky Solutions for legalized online and offline gambling and gaming. The offering…

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Big-ticket purchases boost credit card use in May

June 11, 2014

First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for May 1–30, 2014, compared with May 2–31, 2013. The numbers showed a marked increase in…

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