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NCR Corp. added its name to the list of companies offering a mobile payment option for diners. The Duluth, Ga.-based payment terminal and ATM maker announced last week it would offer restaurant merchants NCR Mobile Pay to integrate with its NCR Aloha POS system.

NEW YORK -- A U.S. appeals court this morning refused to hear an expedited appeal of the preliminary approval of a $7.2 billion settlement between Visa, MasterCard and merchants over credit card fees.

Bitcoin-Central, a French digital currency exchange that handles the largely unregulated Bitcoin currency, now operates under French regulation after parent-company Paymium partnered with payment services provider Aqoba.

Intuit's 2012 New Year resolution for its GoPayment card reader was to take it around the world. It did so in bookend fashion.

Like many New Year's resolutions, this one got off to a great start and then languished. Intuit started the year by offering its GoPayment reader in Canada. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company's next significant international expansion was last week's push into the UK market with a pilot program called Intuit Pay.

Cheap travel and social media continue to connect people all over the world. Companies focusing on e-commerce and payments gateways could see success as the world becomes more globalized by helping merchants handle payments from those who want to spend beyond their borders.

LITTLETON, Colo. – Colorado CU has applied to state regulators to add more than 800,000 residents in two surrounding counties, Douglas and Jefferson, to its field of membership.

FORT WORTH< Texas – American Airlines FCU rolled out a priority checking account designed to appeal to ages 13-25 that rewards members for greater use.

GROTON Conn. – Charter Oak FCU paid each of its 3,300 Gold Rewards members a $100 cash bonus, a total of $330,000, the biggest payout in the three-year history of the rewards program.

U.S. consumer debt reached an all-time high in October as Americans used their credit cards more often and borrowed more money to attend school and buy cars.

Square and Lemon, two companies that offer mobile wallets on Apple's iPhone handsets, have updated their apps to work with Apple's Passbook wallet.