Merchant

Oberthur Technologies of America Corp. is in talks with U.S. issuers planning to migrate their debit and credit card portfolios to EMV chip-and-PIN technology “over the next couple of quarters,” an executive for the card manufacturer tells PaymentsSource.

Cartera Commerce Inc. has integrated Groupon Inc.’s daily deals into its merchant network to enable consumers to earn rewards by purchasing a Groupon deal, Cartera Commerce reported earlier this month.

Hypercom Corp.’s shareholders have approved the $485 million merger with VeriFone Systems Inc., Hypercom announced Feb. 24.

Arcos Dorados, which manages McDonald’s restaurants in Latin America, plans to use payment software from VeriFone Systems Inc., the companies announced Feb. 28.

Citizens of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala may pay their property taxes online under an initiative launched Feb. 22

For nearly every sales force in nearly every industry, selling based on price can be a losing game; someone is always willing to sell for less.

The company behind the eBillme online-payment system has announced a partnership with Discover Financial Services that furthers the alternative payments provider’s strategy of aligning itself with mainstream players.

The Federal Reserve Board’s proposed new debit-interchange rates are unlikely to go into effect this summer without some significant changes, the co-chief of a large ISO speculates.

The Central Bank of Kenya has established new regulations for the country’s mobile funds-transfer market designed to protect consumers and mitigate market risk, a spokesperson for the bank tells PaymentsSource.

VeriFone Systems Inc.’s pending acquisition of rival terminal maker Hypercom Corp. moved a step closer Feb. 24 as Hypercom announced its shareholders had approved the companies’ merger agreement.