Technology

As credit card issuers retool their offerings to cope with new industry regulations and a more-cautious consumer mood following the recession, Barclaycard US hopes to succeed by bucking a few key trends.

An unnamed quick-serve restaurant chain is testing Apple Inc.’s iPad portable computer as a customer-facing ordering and payment device, according to OrderTalk Inc., which makes online ordering systems for restaurants.

U.S. Bankcard Services Inc., an Industry, Calif.-based independent sales organization, has added China UnionPay card acceptance to its list of merchant services.

Trifish Finance Inc. in May selected ACH Federal to provide automated clearinghouse payment processing to its customers after learning its previous provider, MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc., stopped processing ACH payments, ACH Federal announced last week.

Why would a merchant need to identify the card in any case? The "Honor all Cards" rules set forth by the card networks apply to all products.

Jack Henry & Associates Inc. said Friday that the president of its Symitar division, which serves credit unions, would step down in October.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has removed two Ingenico S.A. PIN pads from the list of approved PIN-entry devices following reports they are susceptible to breaches.

To better compete in the Single Euro Payment Area market, transaction processors Sermepa SAU and Redes y Procesos SA have agreed to merge their bankcard processing units, forming a new company called RedSys, the two Spain-based companies announced earlier this week.

Bling Nation Ltd. has struck a partnership with PayPal Inc. that could help the mobile payments network operator expand beyond its hyperlocal business model.

FICO, formerly called Fair Isaac Corp., has expanded its relationship with Middle East and Africa sales partner PIC Solutions to include the insurance and retail sectors, the financial services company announced Wednesday.