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Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks can again accept credit card donations after Valitor hf, the Icelandic partner of MasterCard Inc. and Visa Europe Ltd., began processing payments after losing a court case.

Near Field Communication technology has many detractors, yet it continues to advance as a mobile payments instrument. Banks should thus view NFC as an opportunity to ensure they stay relevant to customers' payments, according to a new Celent report.

Advantage Refreshments knows its vending machines look just like those operated by rivals, so it's trying to attract repeat business with a loyalty program from payments hardware maker USA Technologies.

Koupah, which is providing a new point of sale card acceptance tablet, aims to offset credit card transaction fees with ads.

CardFlight aims to make in-person purchases easier by enabling merchants to accept swiped card payments within their own mobile apps.

U.K. retail giant Marks & Spencer is claiming big results in emerging payments technology.

Simplee uses a personal financial management-style system with payment capabilities to help healthcare providers cut costs by making bill payments more straightforward.

American Express is pursuing a new chief financial officer to help it manage the opportunities and financial stress borne by the future of digital commerce and emerging merchant acquisition strategies.

Alaric Systems Ltd. will add myPinPad software to its card-not-present security offerings for payments service providers.

American Express Co. said Chief Financial Officer Daniel T. Henry is retiring later this year.

Revel Systems Inc. is launching a system that adds security to swiped card payments by displaying the accountholder's photo on its iPad-based point of sale terminal.

CO-OP Financial Services is offering a card-based local merchant rewards program that encourages credit union members to shop within a small area.

Two payments technology veterans are working on a mobile wallet that would not require changes to the hardware and software at the point of sale.

Discover Financial Services and Network International, a Middle Eastern payment provider, have formed a strategic alliance to allow cross border card acceptance.

PageOnce is changing its name to Check, a rebranding that signals the mobile financial management company's new focus on payments.

MasterCard does not plan to mimic Visa's recent move to develop a private-label processing network for banks like JPMorgan Chase, but CEO Ajay Banga acknowledges that if more institutions pursue the strategy, the card network will have to consider it.

Canada is presenting many opportunities to the payments companies operating within its borders and in the U.S. Here are some of the most recent examples.

Groups opposing the Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. multibillion-dollar settlement of swipe-fee price-fixing claims won't be held in contempt by a federal judge for failing to fully correct websites he found misleading.

RentPaidOnline (RPO), an online payment service for property managers, and mobile commerce provider Spindle are partnering to develop a mobile version of RPO’s portal.

When the latest "As Seen on TV" must-have gadget appears on-screen, consumers may someday be able to make the first of their payments by pressing a few buttons on their remote control. It may seem far-fetched, but it's a future that Ingenico chairman and CEO Philippe Lazare says is well within reach.