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Apple and Samsung joined the Electronic Transactions Association this week, furthering the acquiring industry trade group's efforts to welcome technology companies as members.
By Ed McKinleyOctober 16 -
PALM BEACH, Fla.Handling transactions is secondary for the tech giants now entering the payments industry, says Diane Offereins, Discover Financial Services executive vice president of payments.
By Ed McKinleyOctober 14 -
PALM BEACH, Fla.Few at the Electronic Transaction Association's Strategic Leadership Forum would deny Apple Pay could help prepare the nation for mobile payments and rescue Near Field Communication from obscurity.
By Ed McKinleyOctober 10 -
Providers of rapidly changing payments products such as prepaid cards, automated payments and dispute resolution are continuing to turn to independent sales organizations to reach targeted merchants.
By Ed McKinleyOctober 7 -
The Justice Department's Operation Choke Point isn't really about combatting fraud, says Jason Oxman, CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association. Federal regulators simply don't like high-risk merchants, such as payday lenders and guns dealers, he says.
By Ed McKinleyJuly 18 -
A veteran acquiring executive describes recent changes at First Data Corp. as "the awakening of a sleeping giant" that has placed a renewed emphasis on independent sales organizations and sales agents.
By Ed McKinleyJuly 1 -
Independent Resource Network Corp., a Westbury, N.Y.-based independent sales organization, recently agreed to pay $400,000 and waived its right to funds in a merchant's reserve account to settle a civil suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission.
By Ed McKinleyJune 20 -
Online payments provider 2Checkout is introducing application programming interface libraries that enable merchants to customize the shopping experience.
By Ed McKinleyMay 14