David Heun

Visa Inc. is providing payment technology developers and mobile network operators with a clearer path to the Visa network.

Paysafecard Group has added an online payment option that eliminates the need for users of the prepaid cards to enter PIN codes for each purchase.

Total System Services Inc. will begin processing LINK ATM transactions throughout the United Kingdom this year.

After gaining momentum last year for its Payzur person-to-person payment system, Atlanta-based online PIN debit provider Acculynk has gone into a higher gear with transactions routing over the Pulse network.

ATMs can serve as more than cash dispensers for gift cards — they can dispense the cards as well, Better ATM Services Inc. says.

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi is providing a customer service and security boost for its 570-unit ATM network throughout the United Arab Emirates.

Many merchant payment systems lack the technology needed to safely store card data, resulting in 70% of merchants not meeting data security requirements, a new report says.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has published its latest data security guidance for merchants accepting payments with smartphones or tablets.

By any measure, a 60-user rollout is small. But it gives MasterCard Inc. a MasterCard Mobile Wallet test that touches many Coles supermarkets across Australia.

With the clock ticking for ATM owners to begin accepting EMV chip cards, BPC Banking Technologies plans to bring software to the U.S. to help banks navigate the complex conversion to smart-card technology on their ATM fleets.

With the clock ticking for ATM owners to begin accepting EMV chip cards, BPC Banking Technologies plans to bring software to the U.S. to help banks navigate the complex conversion to smart-card technology on their ATM fleets.

The National ATM Council Inc. says MasterCard should delay its upcoming April 19 ATM liability shift deadline for its Maestro cards used at U.S. ATMs, based on the industry's slowness in deciding on a common code for EMV debit transactions to satisfy federal routing choice mandates.

Two companies that provide software for digital passes and coupons on Android and iOS devices say they have added Near Field Communication capabilities to allow consumers to redeem those passes by tapping together Android devices.

Buck Corp. plans to target small merchants who send out paper invoices with a mobile invoicing system that will eliminate both the paper and the time it takes to wait for a mailed payment.

The Currency Cloud says it has the answer for companies dealing with the costs of completing an international payment.

Merchant service providers need to be aware that payment gateway technology is likely to provide answers to most of the questions merchants may ask when navigating the dizzying array of new payment rules and technologies.

It's not going to garner the attention that Square Inc.'s pact with Starbucks created, but Square's latest deal shows it's still eager to brew partnerships with coffee shops.

Blackboard Transact has added the contactless payment technology of Mifare as an option for schools offering campus cards for students to access buildings or make payments.

Singapore-based Coda Payments will partner with Axis Telekom Indonesia, which has 17 million customers, to provide a carrier-billing mobile pay service for e-commerce merchants.

For mobile payments and analytics provider Bango.net Ltd., a recent shot in the arm from investors represents a chance to expand into emerging markets and help offset the company's costs for preparing for the next generation of BlackBerry phones.