ISOs

Harbortouch is offering a $10,000 prize this summer to the retailer who submits the best video on how the winnings would advance his or her business.

US Merchant Systems, an ISO serving more than 100,000 businesses, is providing data analytics to customers through Womply Insights.

Cash is flourishing in the digital era, “Freakonomics” author Stephen Dubner asserts in a video the ATM Industry Association posted on YouTube and other social-media sites.

Priority Payment Systems is offering a new payments platform called Priority MedPay that the company says speeds up collections and reduces administrative costs for medical providers.

A company that helps e-commerce merchants take domestic and international payments is looking for ISOs to promote its platform.

Newtek Business Services, a New York-based national super-ISO, intends to expand its stable of 10 or so active independent sales organizations to as many as 250.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council is introducing a security credential for people who set up transaction services for merchants.

Newtek Business Services, a New York-based national super-ISO, intends to expand its stable of 10 or so active ISOs to as many as 250.

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, and they plan to split the resulting fees with ISOs.

The biggest names in digital payments — PayPal, Isis, Google — have one thing in common: they all have a relationship with Discover Financial Services.

Consultants Deana Rich and Todd Ablowitz explain how ISOs can benefit by combining small merchants into a single account.

Big merchants are embracing mobile card acceptance to save floor space and because affluent shoppers want it.

Rage at the very thought of upgrading point-of-sale systems to accept EMV cards is becoming a theme among retailers.

Like wildcatters drilling for black gold, ISOs are beginning to harness a gusher of data and offer it to merchants as a value-added service.

Some big retailers are still lashing out against the expectation that they upgrade their point of sale hardware.

Medical marijuana dispensaries may not be ideal clients for ISOs unless they and their sale agents exercise caution, observers say.

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and some dispensaries enjoy millions of dollars in annual sales. However, such establishments may not be ideal clients for ISOs unless they and their sale agents exercise caution, say those who work with the medical marijuana industry.

Financial Transaction Services is rebranding by taking on the name of its recently acquired payments gateway—CardConnect.

The Electronic Transactions Association is taking the first step in what could become a new mission as an international trade group.

Plug’nPay and CardCharge Calculator have an offering that helps ISOs respond to merchants interested in surcharging.