Merchant

The lawsuit stands out as the first major legal action by a state against a credit bureau in recent years, but it may pressure other states and federal agencies to take public action.

Swedish mobile payments provider Seamless has entered a distribution deal with retail tech provider PCMS Group.

PNC Financial Services has begun offering a new tool for merchants to accept payments on their mobile devices.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is alerting residents about an email scam that uses her office’s name and falsely threatens prosecution to collect on supposed debts.

An operation that sent millions of spam text messages to consumers across the U.S. with false promises of gift cards to retailers has settled FTC charges.

Vantiv has completed its acquisition of Mercury Payment Systems.

The operators of a massive mobile cramming scheme will surrender more than $10 million in assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges.

DBA International voiced support for the federal enforcement action against the owner of Florida-based debt buyer United Credit Recovery.

Mobile POS (mPOS) at retail delivers numerous benefits, including line-busting, managing showrooming, stimulating add-on sales and ordering out-of-stock items. Plus, mobile devices equip associates to run customer loyalty programs, manage inventory and change prices—all from the palm of their hand.

API Software Inc. has created a mobile app for independent sales organizations to help merchants tabulate the best payment services deals.