Merchant

Encore Capital Group Inc., a large U.S.-based debt buyer, announced Monday that it will acquire UK-based debt buyer Marlin Financial Services for approximately $481 million through Cabot Credit Management, a UK subsidiary of Encore acquired last year.

DBA International elected Bryan Faliero as president during the association’s annual conference last week.

NBS Payment Solutions in Toronto, Canada, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Equinox Payments in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Payment infrastructure systems provider Pay.On plans to combine its distribution network with that of fraud prevention specialist Kount.

New York Foundling Hospital, a Manhattan-based provider of child foster care services, has reached a $250,000 settlement with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office to resolve allegations the hospital billed Medicaid for the care of children while they were absent from the program.

A class-action lawsuit in Albuquerque, N.M. claims the collection practices surrounding local red light camera and speed camera tickets violate the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

In 2014 retailers will focus on reshaping their businesses on products such as merchant-led mobile wallets, which help them engage with consumers throughout the shopping experience.

The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress Tuesday on the agency’s ongoing efforts to promote data security, and reiterated its support for enactment of a strong federal data security and breach notification law.

Debt buyer Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc., based in Norfolk, Va. and operating in the U.S. and U.K., announced Tuesday the acquisition of certain operating assets from Pamplona Capital Management LLP.

Federal legislation is needed to enhance cyber-threat information sharing so that good-faith responsive actions and information sharing will not trigger legal liability.