Technology

Identification card manufacturer Datacard Group has completed its acquisition of digital identity and information firm Entrust.

Microsoft has made a series of recent partnerships with payments companies such as AnywhereCommerce, Vantiv and FreedomPay.

AT&T and Vantiv have partnered to offer mobile card readers and in-store payment technology.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it replaced 2 million payment cards after the breach of consumer data at retailers including Target Corp.

Heartland Payment Systems has partnered with AJB Software Design to offer security-related technology and services.

Bad-debt classification practices across Europe show "material differences that, if not considered, would severely affect the consistency and credibility of the exercise," according to a European Central Bank document obtained by Bloomberg News.

Square Inc., the payments startup co-founded by Twitter Inc. Chairman Jack Dorsey, has authorized a tender offer of 1 million shares at $135.28 each, valuing the closely held company at $5 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

For the first merchants to adopt the Isis mobile wallet, the loyalty and data opportunities that it presents are of far greater value than the contactless payment capabilities it provides.

Toshiba's new entry into the crowded retail mobile payments market is a tablet that can quickly morph back and forth between mobile and more conventional payment methods.

Platforms that serve as a gateway between retailers' existing systems and new mobile technologies can simplify the process of adding new mobile-based capabilities, including payments.