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The Swedish mobile payments company Seamless has agreed to acquire Ingram Mobile Mobility's prepaid mobile operations in Sweden and Denmark.

State tolling agencies are increasingly adopting prepaid cards in their efforts to eliminate cash and coins at toll booths.

Macy's is using a mix of technology to pitch offers to consumers as they move within its store and shop across channels.

Green Dot plans to acquire Santa Barbara Tax Products Group (TPG) for about $320 million, a move that will allow the prepaid card provider to add tax refund processing services through partnerships with tax preparers.

DirectCash Payments has agreed to acquire Exeatm's ATM business in Australia for about $15.7 million.

Global Payments Inc. has reached an agreement to buy the payments technology company Ezidebit, which operates in Australia and New Zealand.

Blackhawk Network has completed the acquisition of CardLab, a Dallas-based online provider of business-to-business prepaid incentive and rewards cards.

The financial technology company Fiserv has added token-based security from Visa and MasterCard.

MoneyGram has acquired the assets of Nexxo Financial, a money transfer and prepaid technology provider in Burlingame, Calif.

Home Depot Inc. confirmed that hackers infiltrated its computer systems at stores in the U.S. and Canada.

In Indonesia, Bank Tabungan is partnering with financial services software company Compass Plus to navigate the issuance of EMV-chip cards ahead of its national deadline.

Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., a provider of cash solutions to the casino industry, agreed to acquire Multimedia Games Holding Co. for $1.2 billion in cash, gaining a creator of electronic-gaming units to American Indian casinos and lotteries.

The app automates allowance payments and uses an optional debit card to promote financial literacy.

VeriFone is developing a number of uses for the video screens on its point of sale terminals, which can display advertising and other content.

Swift Prepaid Solutions serves markets that undergo regular disruption – and any time a client changes, so must its cards.

While student-only payment methods might cater to an audience with a high turnover rate, that audience is filled with early adopters that merchants want to attract.

Building on technology it began developing three years ago, SmartMetric Inc. says it has developed a smaller and faster fingerprint reader that fits inside of a credit card.

Google Wallet users can now redeem and manage their gift cards through technology from the prepaid gift card provider Blackhawk Network.

The reduced pricing for Discover’s signature debit card network will apply to the more than 4,000 banks that are members of the American Bankers Association.

Nearly 50% of customers between 26 and 34 say they are likely to switch banks to get targeted rewards, according to a new whitepaper from Cardlytics.