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Beer and wine are often used to lower inhibitions about anything new. Why should payment technology be any different? Many companies that manufacture or sell alcohol are at the forefront of payments innovation.

As Stockpile prepares to launch its digital gift card for stock purchases, it is lining up partnerships with banks and credit unions to host its software.

Nigeria will work with MasterCard Inc. to deploy a new national identity card with a payment option to help broaden access to financial services in Africa's largest economy, President Goodluck Jonathan said.

Imagine arriving at an international airport and one of the first greetings you get is from your bank, welcoming you to the new country and saying where to find free ATMs.

Amadeus, a payments vendor for travel companies, has integrated UnionPay credit and debit cards into its platform.

Jamie Topolski, the new director of alternative payment strategies for the Output Solutions division of Fiserv, expects that the U.S. migration to EMV will take as many as 10 years to complete.

The Shazam electronic funds transfer network has appointed Paul Waltz as its president and chief operating officer in anticipation of CEO Michael Hollinger's retirement next year.

CPI Card Group, a provider of EMV payment services, has agreed to acquire EFT Source, a provider of personalized ATM products.

Payza, a payment processor and digital wallet provider based in London, has launched an eGift product for customers in the United States.

Getting payment cards operating under a Single Euro Payments Area framework is the next big hurdle facing those seeking a common system in Europe.

Underwriters Laboratories has been testing physical products for safety for more than 100 years, and the company has joined the payments industry at an opportune time.

Payment Alliance International reached an agreement with SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union to apply its brand to 109 automated teller machines located in Rite Aid pharmacies throughout Los Angeles.

Lamassu Bitcoin Ventures is sending its Bitcoin ATMs to areas that may not be completely welcoming to digital currency, with its newest machine touching down today in the West Village of New York City, the birthplace of the "BitLicense" regulatory concept.

Square won't require users of its $99 Square Stand to replace their hardware when they are ready to accept EMV-chip cards. Instead, the vendor will support EMV cards through the hardware's included USB hub.

The terminal maker Ingenico, payment processor FreedomPay and technology distributor ScanSource are teaming up to provide a point-to-point encryption system to North America with support for EMV-chip card payments.

Park Bank of Madison, Wis., is offering Buzz Points to provide consumers with bonus rewards for shopping at local merchants.

SmartMetric Inc., a maker of biometric smart cards, failed in its appeal of a court decision saying Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. don't infringe a patent for credit and debit cards containing chips.

Pockio, a U.K.-based company that re-sells gift cards for cryptocurrency, has expanded the number of brands it offers from 30 to 160 in only a couple of months.

HyperWallet Systems Inc. now offers companies in Nigeria the ability to send funds to consumers via direct-to-bank money transfers and reloadable prepaid debit cards.

Diebold, best known as an ATM manufacturer, is rebranding itself to banks to stay relevant in a digital age.