John Adams

Intuit now lets iPad owners who use its GoPayment mobile card reader scan credit and debit cards with the tablet's built-in camera.

Olafur Vignir Sigurvinsson, a director of payments processor DataCell, is offering to transport whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden to Iceland if that country grants him asylum, according to Reuters.

SimpleTuition's SmarterBucks has launched a blog that's designed to add expert commentary to a program in which card payments contribute to student loan repayment.

Celltick is bringing its mobile payments coupon service to countries such as Indonesia and Russia — moves that confront some cultural hurdles for it to overcome.

Iyzi Payments has raised $1.4 million from a group of undisclosed angel investors, and it will use the funds to build a new payments platform in Turkey.

The Mississippi Department of Revenue is providing its agents with mobile devices to accept credit or debit cards for tax payments.

Online ticket payment provider Picatic has the business model of a museum—its customers are expected to pay, but the amount is at least partly up to the patron.

MasterCard and Western Union have launched an international payments service that allows small to medium sized U.S. businesses to execute cross border transactions.

Electronic payments company Ixaris, which has about 20 corporate clients using its Ixaris Payments Server, will target corporate prepaid card-issuing financial institutions with the same technology.

Xoom has developed native Apple and Android applications for its money transfer service.

Core banking provider Computer Services Inc. (CSI) has introduced the Social Payments Instant Network, or SPIN, which supports person-to-person payments through mobile and online banking.

Punchey's tossing its hat into the mobile payments ring with a mix of mobile card acceptance, social network-driven marketing and other services designed for merchants that handle larger payments.

For digital payments to flourish, they must get bigger — and bigger payments require stronger authentication.

Tristan O'Tierney, one of Square's team of co-founders is leaving the mobile payments company after four years.

McDonald's and Kuwait International Bank are partnering with Seamless to pilot Seamless' SEQR mobile payment system in Kuwait.

Self-serve digital payments company USA Technologies will be the service provider for Setomatic Systems, a company that provides payment systems to the laundry industry.

Corporate cardholders have complex needs, Citi Commercial Cards has learned in developing its mobile corporate card portal.

Prepaid card program manager Praxell is partnering with card marketer and producer Arroweye Solutions and identity provider ABnote to produce a card that combines municipal identification and payments.

Electronic commerce services provider Billeo has purchased Swag.io, an e-commerce platform provider that allows companies to place purchase links directly into social media posts.

ShopKeep POS is adding credit card acceptance through PayPal at a 2.7% per-transaction fee, which it says is competitive with other processing options.