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Mobile
M-Payments Startup ShopKeep Grows POS Platform
March 26, 2015

Mobile point-of-sale startup ShopKeep has acquired its payment processing partner Payment Revolution, and will integrate both the technology and the people into its own operation, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday (March 25). Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Payment Revolution CEO Etie Hertz will...

Opentabs Taps PayPal For Mobile Ordering
March 25, 2015

German mobile-ordering and payment app Opentabs has added PayPal to its options for restaurant and bar payment, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Customers who previously had to use a credit or debit card to pay with the app can now use PayPal at participating restaurants, including...

Creditcall Enables Payter’s Contactless Payment Terminal Rollout
March 23, 2015

EMV-ready payment gateway provider Creditcall today announced that it has been chosen by Dutch contactless payment terminal provider Payter to enable the rollout of its new P6 series of contactless payment terminals. The P6 contactless payment terminal family will be used in unattended markets like...

International
Apple Pay Coming To China In April?
March 23, 2015

According to reports on kapron ASIA, it seems as though Apple and China Union Pay have finally struck a deal that had only existed in rumors until now, meaning that the Chinese version of Apple Pay could be set to roll in April. According to...

100 Innovations
From Cows To Mobile – The Ideas That Changed Payments
March 21, 2015

While the Code of Hammurabi is best known for the “eye for an eye” proclamation, it also deserves credit for being the first recorded instance in history where money was formally recognized as a tool of civil society. While less eye-catching than the retributive justice part,...

Mobile
PayPal Here Lands On Microsoft Surface
March 19, 2015

PayPal Here has finally landed on Microsoft’s Surface. The payments giant’s card-swipe device is now available with an app that runs under Windows 8.1 and a suite of small-business management software, the companies said on Wednesday (March 18). The Windows version, which the two companies...

News
Retailers To Senators: Don’t Hit Us With Bank-Style Security Rules
March 18, 2015

Banking data-security regulations would be a “poor fit” for retailers and other businesses that accept payment cards, the National Retail Federation said in a letter to a group of U.S. senators, according to The Hill. The letter comes as lawmakers are looking for ways to...

Dash Now Serving D.C.
March 17, 2015

Uber-like mobile dining app has added the nation’s capital to the menu, as it were. Washington follows New York and D.C., in joining Dash’s operating cities. The app allows users to pay bar and restaurant tabs directly from their phones. “We’re incredibly excited to announce...

How FIs Go From ‘Top-Of-Wallet’ To ‘Front-Of-Phone’
March 12, 2015

When it comes to getting consumers to use their cards on mobile devices, FIs need to find new ways to stay relevant in a highly competitive space. Card apps therefore need to offer more than just an on-off functionality, says Angel Siorek, VP of Channel...