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London-based Flypay Ltd. plans to end what it refers to as the "10-minute restaurant bill chase" at the end of a meal by offering a mobile application that speeds up payment while providing more customer data to restaurant owners.

Aaron's Inc., a national rent-to-own retailer, settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it played a "direct and vital role" in its franchisees’ installation and use of software on rental computers that secretly monitored consumers, including taking webcam pictures of consumers in their homes.

These 20 women have reached impressive heights in a traditionally male dominated industry and have played a vital role in helping their organizations stay ahead of the curve.

While the Department of Education has developed tools for overseeing collection agencies that it works with to find borrowers and explain repayment options, key weaknesses have limited its ability to properly monitor agency performance, according to a Government Accountability Office report on federal student loans.

Digicash Payments, a Luxembourg-based mobile payments provider, is testing a system that uses a beacon at the point of sale to accept payments using Bluetooth, Near Field Communication and QR codes.

ACA International has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission in support of United Healthcare Services Inc.'s petition seeking to address mobile phone number reassignment issues under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

The DBA International Board of Directors and Certification Council have adopted version 2.0 of its Debt Buyer Certification Program.

The defendants behind the operation allegedly misrepresented their background and authority, disclosed debts to third parties and threatened consumers with arrest and other legal consequences.

Illinois taxpayers had to fund more than $318 million in interest payments in fiscal year 2013 to vendors who weren't paid as a result of the state's ongoing cash flow woes.

Micros, an international provider of checkout systems, is integrating Yapital Financial AG's cross-channel payment technology into its Micros POS systems.