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U.S. Bank is developing a mobile app that can provide physical stores with the sort of data that is typically only available to online and mobile shopping sites.

Two payments industry veterans have come up with a way to make mobile phones and terminals communicate wirelessly without a conventional wireless or Near Field Communication signal.

Amazon.com Inc.'s new "Login and Pay with Amazon" is designed to let merchants accept payments from online shoppers without requiring them to create a dedicated account.

ShopKeep POS has hired Drew Schwartz as vice president of product management and David Herzog as director of business development for the company's channel business.

A legal case involving a default on an Internet payday loan was settled Monday when the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the statute of limitations on bringing a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case starts when a consumer is notified of the violation rather than when a company takes the action.

PayPal is developing a new checkout process for its mobile app, allowing users to scan a QR code or type a PIN at the point of sale to authenticate purchases made with its cloud-based mobile payment app.

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is warning state residents of recurring scams involving callers being asked to send money to pay a debt or as a fee to receive prizes or merchandise.

Credit and debit card payments at vending machines could present a whole new realm of opportunity for independent sales organizations.

First Data's OfferWise platform, which allows consumers to obtain discounts linked to a pre-enrolled payment card, is now linked to Microsoft's Bing search engine.

Nearly a year after making its mobile card reader available in Canada, Square Inc. has decided to locate a permanent office in the country.