Merchant

Tablet point of sale technology provider Revel Systems has raised $10.1 million in expansion capital that it will use to increase staff as well as open new offices in Asia and Europe.

Small business online service provider Web.com has incorporated MasterCard's digital wallet, MasterPass, into its offerings, enabling MasterCard to dramatically and quickly expand MasterPass' merchant base.

One in five adults age 20 and older have student loan debt and more than half of them worry they may be unable to repay their obligations, according to a study from the Urban Institute's Opportunity and Ownership Project.

Square Inc. now allows its merchants to establish an online store through the Square Register app.

Choosing the right technology vendors can differentiate independent sales organizations and provide a competitive advantage.

Square Inc. is active in the U.S., Canada and Japan — and a recent post to its Twitter account indicates its next move is imminent.

Barclays has introduced a new feature on its Pingit person-to-person money transfer application that brings retailers in the U.K. into the mobile payments fold.

Intuit now lets iPad owners who use its GoPayment mobile card reader scan credit and debit cards with the tablet's built-in camera.

The Federal Trade Commission added eight new defendants to a credit card rate reduction case brought last year - including a payment processor that allegedly helped with the fraud.

SimpleTuition's SmarterBucks has launched a blog that's designed to add expert commentary to a program in which card payments contribute to student loan repayment.