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American Express' recovery from losing its partnership with Costco got a boost as it reached an agreement with Starwood Hotels to introduce a new payment card.

Traditional assumptions about how demographic groups adopt digital channels are fading as comfort with new technology becomes common, according to new research from payment processor Total System Services (TSYS).

Visa and Verifone hope to reach merchants that are anxious to follow the shopping experience as consumers make purchases through a combination of apps, websites and in-store visits.

Revel Systems found its niche in the point-of-sale landscape by developing software that turned an iPad into a payment terminal. But a WiFi-based device such as a tablet is only as strong as the WiFi signal it's connected to.

Intuit, which works with numerous small-business owners through its QuickBooks software and other products, is learning that convincing merchants to adopt EMV technology will require more than just educating them on the technology and the consequences of missing the card networks' October deadline.

One of the iconic images to come out of Google's Android Pay presentation last week is its app loaded with one American Express card — and three retailer loyalty cards.

Retail chain Sally Beauty knows that it was sick and when. Now the challenge is to figure out what made it sick.

EVO Payments is set to purchase Deutsche Postbank’s merchant acquiring business, P.O.S. Transact.

As the deadline nears for U.S. EMV adoption, more processors are partnering up to help their clients speed through the certification process.

British online payments company Optimal Payments has acquired Canadian mobile platform developer FANS Entertainment for about $13 million.

The use of e-commerce payments technology as a portal to other business services is advancing rapidly, requiring point of sale companies to constantly add new tools that merchants and developers can use to add muscle to transaction venues.

U.S. acquirers are looking to expand their business in emerging markets, where small merchants are starting to enter the commercial framework.

PayPal's plan to expand its OneTouch instant checkout service has shifted into high gear via an update that will support all merchants using the e-commerce platform Bigcommerce.

A year after initialing establishing a presence in Australia with its mobile card reader, Square Inc. says it will open its fourth "global hub" in Melbourne to expand uptake of its Register tablet-based point of sale system.

Mobile wallets and digital currencies are providing an increasingly viable alternative to traditional card payments, prompting Visa Inc. to present a new value proposition to merchants.

WePay has pushed its tools for international e-commerce payments primarily to U.S.-based companies, and the vendor is now looking to extend its reach abroad through a fresh infusion of funds.

American Express estimates that about 750,000 merchants do business in Canada, and the card brand is relying on its successful OptBlue program to attract as many of them as possible.

Alternative payment systems like Visa Checkout promise to reduce cart abandonment compared to the more drawn-out process of typing in credit card and shipping information. According to recent figures from Visa Inc., Visa Checkout is delivering on that promise.

If Verifone wants to benefit from the major card brands' efforts to operate in China, it must confront a virtual army of independent sales organizations already selling low-cost payment terminals.

Payments startup iZettle AB, a Swedish rival to Jack Dorsey's Square Inc., will start selling a credit-card reader that lets shoppers pay by tapping the device with a smartphone or bank card.