KAL joins effort to standardize global ATM transaction protocol

June 18, 2013

KAL ATM Software has joined EPASOrg, a European organization that aims to establish a series of global standards for payment cards, including the ATM-to-host…

Eliminating Currency Confusion at the ATM

PAI/Planet Payment ATMs generate new revenue and help foreign customers in the U.S. bank in familiar territory with Triton's Dynamic Currency Conversion custom…

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Life after Durbin

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

A recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City examines the current state of the debit card market. The report specifically looks at how that…

Visa sues Walmart to prevent another anti-trust action

June 14, 2013

The back-and-forth battle between the card associations and retailers who accuse them of rate-fixing is beginning to look like a tennis match — with a score…

FIME presents 'The NFC security quiz'

June 14, 2013

Get out your Big Chief tablet and No. 2 pencil, because consulting and testing provider FIME has six questions for you about NFC. Fortunately, they also have a…

Comdata, Infintech sign partnership deal

June 14, 2013

Electronic payment solutions provider Comdata has announced a formal referral agreement with Infintech, a merchant acquiring ISO. The partnership will help…

US Bank accepting ATM donations for OK tornado victims

June 14, 2013

U.S. bank will be accepting customer donations at its ATMs through Monday, June 17. More than 2,000 U.S. Bank ATMS in 25 states are enabled to support…

Dining in the cash-only heart of London

King Cash still reigns in Britain's seat of power.

Rototype rolls out a new cashless ATM

June 11, 2013

Self-service banking solutions provider Rototype Intl. unveiled its new CJD 8000 cashless ATM yesterday for a gathering of bank executives at its showroom on…

CardConnect launches CoPilot

June 11, 2013

Philadelphia-based payment processor CardConnect has introduced CoPilot, a business management tool for ISOs and agents.

Interswitch spins off core divisions to encourage growth

June 10, 2013

Pan-African integrated payment processing and transaction switching company Interswitch Transnational Holdings has announced the spin-off of its two core…

Barclaycard, Diners Club strike up partnership

June 6, 2013

Barclaycard Global Payment Acceptance and Diners Club Intl., a business unit of Discover Financial Services, have signed a joint agreement to allow the…

Pay.on, Web Shield join forces on acquirer risk management

June 6, 2013

Pay.on AG and Web Shield Ltd. have announced a joint service agreement to bolster risk management for acquirers, ISOs and PSPs. The deal will expand Pay.on…

Software defined data centers and you

by Marc Borbas — VP, Marketing, INETCO

Bernd Harzog, an Analyst for The Virtualization Practice and CEO and founder of APM Experts, has written an interesting piece, "SDDC Application Performance…

Workshop to deliver strategies for success in EMV, NFC and mobile markets

June 5, 2013

SCIL-EMV Academy and the Electronic Transactions Association have announced a comprehensive 2-day payments workshop covering business and technical…

China to MasterCard: No renminbi transactions

June 5, 2013

The People's Bank of China has told MasterCard that it may not process cross-border transactions in renminbi, and has told online payment platform EPayLinks…

Orion FCU turns to Bluepoint to fight check fraud

June 4, 2013

Bluepoint Solutions has announced that Memphis, Tenn.-based Orion Federal Credit Union has selected its ImagePoint Teller solution, which the FCU will…

Merchants continue to resist migration to EMV

by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc

Although networks, issuers, and acquirers are making strides in the switch to EMV, a significant number of retailers are resistant to making the required…

Technology from Gemalto to serve unbanked in Bangladesh

June 3, 2013

Digital security provider Gemalto is providing its smartcard-based solution to Dipon Consultancy Services Ltd. for a financial inclusion project in Bangladesh.

BBVA adds photo bill payment to mobile banking app

June 3, 2013

Financial institution BBVA Compass is jumping on the picture bill payment bandwagon, announcing it has added the feature to its iPhone app. With picture bill…