Bank technology

MasterCard Inc. has developed a prepaid card that can be loaded with multiple currencies, each stored in a separate account.

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Moneta Corp. is changing its name to Rialto Commerce and refocusing its strategy. Instead of working directly with banks, it plans to work with service providers that can persuade their bank clients to adopt its online-payment service.

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The ongoing difficulties Canadian merchants have encountered in their conversion to the EMV Integrated Circuit Card Specifications has prompted a new, six-month extension from the card brands.

The company has refined a tool that can initiate transfers with texts, one of several efforts Obopay is making to shed the inefficiencies of its original consumer-facing mobile payments system and create a faster, simpler system that banks can offer to both consumers and small businesses.

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The South African payments technology company Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. has agreed to buy a 98.73% stake in KSNet Inc., a South Korean payment processor.

Customers of Banco Popular N.A. can now withdraw cash for free at an additional 33,000 ATMs under a deal with Cardtronics Inc.'s Allpoint surcharge-free network.

Tilono Corp., Kwedit's inventor, has rebranded both the company and Kwedit Direct as PayNearMe, and has retargeted the service to focus less on e-commerce and more on in-person payments.

Intuit Inc. aims to expand in the fast-growing markets in India and Southeast Asia where demand for its personal and small-business finance software is expected to pick up, its chief executive said.

Amex's launch of a social media application for Apple's iPhone that lets users share information about their purchases is a bold move.

The acquisition of FRSGlobal by Wolters Kluwer's financial services unit is notable because the two companies are focused on more than just regulatory compliance, according to analysts.

Pivotal Payments, a merchant acquirer in Melville, N.Y., has agreed to purchase up to 33,000 payment terminals from Hypercom Corp.

The Brookfield, Wis., banking technology vendor said Thursday that the $3.6 billion-asset Patelco is planning to implement its Acumen software to help its expansion efforts.

A judge has denied a motion by Visa and MasterCard to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by SmartMetric, according to court filings published Wednesday.

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A bank in the United Arab Emirates intends to launch a credit card designed for use exclusively at the online shopping service offered by Aramex Ltd., a Jordanian shipping company.

Increased use of its cashless vending machine technology drove up revenue and helped USA Technologies Inc. narrow its loss in its fiscal fourth quarter.

Intuit Inc. is adding a home valuation feature to its Mint.com financial management site through a partnership it announced Wednesday with Zillow Inc.