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The card manufacturer ABnote is working with SimplyTapp, a Near Field Communication technology provider, to support Host Card Emulation tech in a jointly developed product.

Bluetooth-based beacons, which detect when customers enter a merchant's store, will dramatically change how businesses manage identity, payments and customer engagement, said Patrick Gauthier, PayPal's head of emerging services.

The U.S. EMV migration is high stakes, complicated and probably won't get done on time to meet the deadlines set by the card networks, according to Vantiv's Patty Walters.

Bima plans to use its latest funding to get more people in emerging markets to obtain insurance by making it possible to pay their insurance premiums on mobile phones.

As more merchants demand mobile technology to accept payments in their stores, vendors like Total System Services must diversify their offerings.

BMO's changes to how it organizes treasury and corporate payments can help it streamline client sales and payments product bundling.

European companies aren't using credit cards much for payments, which may give Wells Fargo a chance to establish a presence as a corporate issuer.

Digital payments company Payfort, which is based in Dubai, is using local merchant networks and consumers' own homes to enable more travel payments.

Stockpile is selling what it describes as a new twist on gift cards. Instead of offering a card or a voucher, the startup allows consumers to give an investment in a publicly traded company.

Online apparel retailer Cory Vines positions itself as an alternative to much larger chains, so deciding to accept Bitcoin was a logical step. It also helps that its customers want to pay with the digital currency.

Total Systems Services (TSYS) is partnering with ShopKeep POS to extend the processor's range of mobile and tablet-based point of sale offerings.

Vending machine technology companies Byndl and USA Technologies are partnering to provide cross-channel marketing and customer service through mobile devices.

Google is testing a way to use its Wallet on Google Glass through verbal commands, according to a report by TechCrunch.

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel is stepping down as chairman, president and CEO, effective immediately, Target's board announced May 5.

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel is stepping down as chairman, president and CEO, effective immediately, Target's board announced May 5.

North American Bancard (NAB) is adding technology from Moki in an attempt to secure and manage its in-store mobile point of sale system.

Security can be difficult to improve at gas stations because payment hardware is built into the pumps, making it costly and difficult to upgrade. First Data and VeriFone are teaming up to overcome this challenge.

Wells Fargo is expanding its commercial card portfolio to Europe with the launch of a European Commercial Card.

The fallout from Russia's encroachment into Ukraine has reached MasterCard's headquarters in Purchase, N.Y., where the card network’s top executives expressed concern about lost business and Russia's moves to localize its payments infrastructure in response to sanctions from the West.

Sports Fusion and MasterCard processing subsidiary DataCash are working to unify the normally siloed purchasing experiences at sporting events.