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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is all about money — but is it about protecting money or making money?

Differences in culture and business practices can baffle U.S. ISOs that venture into Canada.

Priority Payment Systems LLC has signed up for payment processing services from TSYS, or Total System Services Inc.

Square made its name with micromerchants, but the company says it’s proven it can serve the needs of larger retailers.

While the banking industry was recovering from a global financial crisis and reacting to the prospects of new regulations, smart entrepreneurs were finding new and better solutions to people's problems.

The Electronic Transactions Association plans to award a cash prize and launch an innovation zone on the floor of its trade show with the help of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

As technology companies move into the payments industry, a Silicon Valley data company is providing tools intended to help old-school acquirers maintain market share.

Keeping up with technology could pose one of the greatest challenges for the acquiring industry in the coming year.

The new app gives users access to a Green Dot savings or checking account on their iPhone or Android, with fees optional.

The acquiring industry’s established players are joining forces with the tech companies entering the business.

It's not enough to be multichannel anymore, says author and Movenbank founder Brett King. Banks need to help people bank within the context of their lives.

Acquirers consider data security standards slightly more important for revenue than security, new survey data indicates.

The ZingCheckout iPad application is now available on the App Store with integration for PaySaber Clip, a USAePay mobile hardware product.

Madison Dearborn Partners is buying a minority stake in EVO Payments International and helping to fund the acquirer’s doemstic and international expansion.

Merchant Warehouse has announced that Combase USA has been certified as an integrated partner with the Genius ITX Customer Engagement Platform.

ATM deployers aren’t likely to experience many years as interesting – or challenging – as 2012.

Harbortouch is continuing its transition from an ISO to a hybrid that manufactures point-of-sale systems as well as promoting card services