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Merchants wanting to integrate their transaction data into other business-management software have a new option.
October 12 -
VeriFone Systems Inc. said it is pressing ahead with its hostile takeover bid for Hypercom Corp., despite Hypercom's increasingly vocal rejection.
October 12 -
The Federal Trade Commission wants public comment on a proposed policy statement clarifying when the FTC will take action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the FTC Act against companies trying to collect the debts of deceased consumers.
October 9 -
Point-of-sale terminal maker VeriFone Systems Inc. says it will continue to try to buy Hypercom Corp., its Scottsdale, Ariz.-based rival, even though VeriFone’s $5.25 per share offer is more than a $1 shy of the $6.40 price of Hypercom shares Friday morning.
October 8 -
Merchants accepting payments via mobile phones experienced the highest card-not-present fraud volume in 2009, facing on average 3,385 attempts to commit fraudulent transactions each month, new research shows, suggesting the need for higher security as more merchants accept mobile payments.
October 8 -
Hypercom Corp. has withdrawn its lawsuit filed Sept. 23 against VeriFone Systems Inc. over allegations of violating a confidentiality agreement. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based terminal maker announced the withdrawal virtually seconds after PaymentsSource reported the lawsuit in a bulletin (see story).
October 7 -
Hypercom Corp. is suing VeriFone Systems Inc. for disclosing its $284 million bid for Hypercom, Bloomberg is reporting.
October 7 -
Trustwave, best known for testing and fixing payment-network vulnerabilities, believes the time is right to also offer a physical security-evaluation service.
October 7 -
CurveNorth Inc., a Silverado, Calif.-based company that makes operation-management software for independent sales organizations and acquirers, has added the merchant-screening service from CoreLogic Inc.’s CredCo division to its offerings, CoreLogic says Oct. 5.
October 7 -
It is no surprise that the maturing merchant-services industry constantly needs smart, well-trained sales agent. Agents leave the industry for a variety of reasons.
October 7
