Merchant

Canadian consumers historically wait until two days before Christmas to make key holiday purchases, according to data from the Interac PIN-debit network and Acxsys Corp.

Visa Inc. has launched a mobile shopping application for Apple Inc.’s iPhone to enable holders of Visa cards to access various merchant discounts using their mobile phones, the card company reported on Dec. 14.

An estimated 428 different collection agencies and creditors were sued under consumer statutes between Nov. 16-30, a drop from 497 in the first half of the month, according to data from U.S. District Courts. The tally likely dropped in part because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Consumer shopping in November reversed a five-month decrease in the average transaction size, transaction processor First Data Corp. notes in its November SpendTrend report.

Payment-terminal company RDM Corp. says Intuit Payment Solutions, a division of Intuit Inc., has certified its Synergy II payment terminal for use on Intuit’s National Check Deposit Network check-processing system.

Merchant-services company Newtek Business Services Inc. has become a member of Charge Anywhere LLC’s certified distributor program, South Plainfield, N.J.-based Charge Anywhere announced Dec. 7.

Assurance Investment Partners Inc. has added merchant-processing services to the list of offerings to its clients with its investment in Veritas Merchant Services LLC, a Louisville, Ky.-based independent sales organization, Assurance announced Dec. 8.

Assurance Investment Partners Inc. has added merchant-processing services to the list of offerings to its clients with its investment in Veritas Merchant Services LLC, a Louisville, Ky.-based independent sales organization, Assurance announced Dec. 8.

Beacon Financial Group Inc. has acquired Estate Recoveries Inc., a Baltimore-based accounts receivable management firm that specializes in deceased debt accounts, the companies announced Friday.

Payment Processing Technologies LLC has launched ISO Registration In A Box. The Warsaw, Ind.-based independent sales organization, also known as PayProTec, says it designed the service to make it easier for independent sales offices to grow their businesses.