Merchant

Fifty-three percent of respondents to an online poll by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling have never noticed the phone number directing them to a credit counseling agency that's listed on their credit card statement.

Samsung is broadening its mobile wallet through new partnerships with companies in transportation, coupons and hospitality.

Merchant Warehouse is trying make the differences between competing mobile payments technology – such as Near Field Communication chips and QR codes – invisible to merchants.

Digital content providers will have more options to accept payments through Live Gamer Inc.'s Pay+ product.

New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs on Friday filed a complaint to ban National Credit Adjusters LLC, a Hutchinson, Kan.-based collection agency, from operating in the city.

Philadelphia's City Council has approved a bill that lawmakers hope will lead the city into selling tax liens to private collection agencies.

LevelUp is launching a "connected app" technology that lets merchants tap into its mobile payment system for online commerce and a variety of other uses.

Pioneer Credit Recovery has been ranked No. 1 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 on a contract to recover past-due accounts owed to government agencies.

The defendants have collected and processed millions of dollars in payment for phantom debts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Their practices generated almost 3,000 complaints to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) wants to drastically boost membership in its loyalty program, a move that will necessitate going well beyond its typical geographic and demographic boundaries.