Stephanie Bell

Blackboard Inc. and PE Systems LLC are partnering to help colleges and universities reduce their payment card acceptance costs.

Omnego Inc. has launched a mobile wallet application that converts physical loyalty cards including stores’ coupons, rewards and other merchant updates into digital formats usable on mobile devices such as smart phones, the Toronto-based mobile technology company recently announced.

Colorado State University has launched a revised campus card to attract more revenue from students and visitors.

CardSmith LLC announced its ninth U.S. high school to use its multifunction school identification card. Windward School, a college-preparatory school in Los Angeles, launched the card Nov. 1.

Consumers may earn rewards, discounts and comparative pricing tied to their purchase histories under a program from BillShrink Inc.

MBNA Europe Bank Ltd. will issue roughly 5 million contactless credit cards to its customers in the United Kingdom as part of a two-year initiative.

Online Resources Corp.'s efforts to encourage payment card acceptance by utilities are beginning to receive the backing of other card brands after its initial success with MasterCard Inc.

After a strong third quarter, American Express Co. still has to contend with a Justice Department lawsuit that alleges merchant steering and that might affect the brand's cardholders.

After a strong third quarter, American Express Co. still has to contend with a Justice Department lawsuit that alleges merchant steering and that might affect the brand's cardholders.

PayPal Inc. and Bill Me Later have good momentum as they expand into mobile and contactless payments, their parent company said.

EBay Inc.'s payment unit, which includes PayPal Inc. and Bill Me Later, continues to gain momentum as it expands its offerings into mobile and contactless payments.

Transport for London said it hopes to see a cross-border contactless transit and payment card rolled out by 2012 that would support access to transportation services domestically and overseas.

Merchants accepting payments by mobile phones had the highest card-not-present fraud volume in 2009, a Javelin Strategy and Research survey found.

The London payments technology vendor Masabi Ltd. said Wednesday it has raised $2 million in capital to help market its mobile phone transit fare system.

Customers of Banco Popular N.A. can now withdraw cash for free at an additional 33,000 ATMs under a deal with Cardtronics Inc.'s Allpoint surcharge-free network.

Western Union Co. and the Canadian payments technology provider EnStream LP will test a person-to-person mobile transfer system starting in December.

With interest in mobile payments growing, First Data Corp. and South Korea-based SK C&C Co. Ltd. reportedly plan to collaborate to enable consumers in the United States, Canada and Mexico to use their mobile phones in place of physical wallets to initiate payment.

UMonitor’s financial-institution customers now may offer consumers person-to-person funds-transfer services to make payments via mobile phones or e-mail, the Web-based division of Memphis, Tenn.-based Parsam Technologies LLC reported on Sept. 14.

First National Bank of Omaha is offering a rewards program from Cardlytics that lets customers access merchant offers through First National's FNBO Direct online banking service.

People who use Exxon Mobil Corp.'s proprietary Personal Card to purchase gas at Exxon and Mobil service stations can receive gift certificates for Restaurant.com under a promotion the petroleum retailer announced Sept. 1.