Merchant

Jane Thompson, the president of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s financial services unit, plans to retire at the end of June, she told PaymentsSource sister publication American Banker on June 3.

Any independent sales organization contemplating a merchant cash-advance business should review the best-practice recommendations of the North American Merchant Advance Association, the group’s president advises.

VeriFone Systems Inc. is making more investments to expand beyond just building payment terminals.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Public Interest Group, the leading consumer lobby on Capitol Hill, called on lawmakers to reject efforts to delay implementation of the cuts in debit fees, saying the issue has been studied long enough and the cuts will help consumers.

PayPal Inc. is ending its relationship with a unit of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Ltd., the eBay Inc. subsidiary said June 3 in a blog post.

Debt buyer Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. (PRA), based in Norfolk, Va., has announced the launch of a program designed to help individuals who have been victims of identity theft.

VeriFone Systems Inc. on June 2 reported a 24.8% rise in second quarter net income, to $25.2 million from $20.2 million the same period a year earlier. Net revenue rose 21.5%, to $292.4 million in the quarter ended April 30 from $$240.7 million.

Credit unions around the country are blocking thousands of debit cards as they struggle to contain the latest nationwide data breach at Michaels Stores.

Merchants that want to accept payments from Google Inc.’s mobile wallet must go through a few more steps than simply enabling customers to “tap and pay.”

The CEO and founder of the company behind the "wealth-building" program “Winning in the Cash Flow Business,” has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission with defrauding consumers.