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The mobile point of sale provider ShopKeep is releasing hardware that is compatible with Apple Pay's Near Field Communication payment system and EMV-chip cards.

After spending 2014 digging out of fiscal slump, Verifone is setting up for an aggressive product rollout in the year ahead as it recovery shifts into high gear.

The e-commerce provider Spindle has partnered with the payment processor TekTango to provide point of sale hardware with bundled payment processing services.

RapidValue is tapping emerging mobile communication technology to allow retailers to offer coupons, marketing and other communications tied to payments.

As mobile wallet providers seek to add value to their services in the payments market, account aggregator Yodlee says it has a data analysis tool that will help that expansion.

American Express Co. renewed its agreement with Delta Air Lines Inc. to be the carrier’s exclusive credit-card issuer.

American Express Co., the biggest credit-card issuer by purchases, reported Dec. 1 was the best day for card spending by customers in the company’s history.

?Square Inc. has hired former Visa marketing executive Kevin Burke to lead its customer acquisition initiatives in retail, paid, Web and events marketing channels.??

Commonfund, an investment management firm in Wilton, Conn., has hired Catherine Keating as its chief executive.

Abila, a software provider for nonprofits, is working with two payment processors to expand its cloud-based relationship management platform.

Revel Systems plans to expand in Europe after securing a $1.2 million grant from Invest Northern Ireland.

Lateral moves can be a way for women in banking to expand their knowledge base and make themselves more appealing candidates for upper management positions, according to the head of TD Bank's consumer bank Nandita Bakhshi.

Millennial women are making great strides in the workforce, but still "channel their inner ninth grade insecure freshman when it comes to financial matters," according to Fidelity's head of personal investing.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey told CNN that his company wants to help businesses accept all payment forms, including Apple Pay.

Total System Services will offer merchants link2pay's single-point login for payment acceptance.

Square is adding global support for its Register merchant services app, a move that allows the company to measure demand in new markets before investing in the distribution of its hardware and other services.

U.K.-based terminal maker Spire Payments has purchased the electronic funds transfer division of STS, a company that provides point of sale payment devices to more than 40 customers across the Middle East.

Mobile payments provider iZettle is expanding into the Netherlands with its payments application, mobile card reader and business management software.

Swipely began promoting its services through ISOs, value-added resellers and other third parties about a year ago, and the channel now accounts for a third to a half of the company's new customers.

It's not just merchants, issuers and technology companies that are using mobile technology to sell new payment services. As a business software provider, Intuit has been uniquely positioned to link its products to a number of payment initiatives.