Merchant

London-based technology company Birdback is bringing its card-linking platform to the U.S., where card-linked offers have been gaining momentum for several years.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued an unpublished opinion in Lynn v. Monarch Recovery Management Inc. that supports a ruling that the agency violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Square's diversification strategy has landed in coffee shops, as the company has upgraded an application that uses location-sensing technology to more closely match pre-order preparation with consumer arrival.

Pinnacle Corp. has partnered with Sionic Mobile to bring two emerging payments technology trends—beacon-aided transactions and tokenization—to thousands of Pinnacle's fuel retailers.

CardConnect, an independent sales organization of First Data Merchant Services, has hired payments veteran Scott Dowty as chief revenue officer.

Mobile payment platform P97 Networks and decoupled debit provider Zipline will collaborate on m-commerce products targeting merchant and fuel industry clients that face competitive pressure to adopt mobile payments.

AT&T Mobility LLC will pay $105 million to settle multi-agency charges it illegally billed third-party charges to consumers nationwide, federal authorities announced Wednesday.

The company attempted to claim tribal jurisdiction to avoid enforcement action.

Americans showed more caution in taking on non-mortgage debt in August, according to the latest consumer borrowing report from the Federal Reserve.

Congress should amend the bankruptcy code to permit borrowers to discharge student loan debt if their net monthly income is insufficient.